Review: Roller Marker Stamp by Yamahachi Chemical

 

I can't help myself every time I spot a new stamp product. 

I had to buy the Roller marker stamp and review it for you. 

I picked up 2 designs, 'deco' in yellow and 'dot' in grey. 

Both designs have a width of 4mm, however, one is rated for 100m of use, the other 200m.

I'm not quite sure why this is as both look to be the same dimensions. 

It took a few tries to get the hang of using the roller stamp but once I got it going, I thought it looked good. 

The ink is pigmented and the colour stands out, which would make it useful for journalling, school or even work documents. 

Pairing either stamp with writing worked out well. 

The stamp itself is light and easy to use, however, I wouldn't buy more than a few, especially if you were planning to carry these around. That would get bulky very easily. 

I think this is a cute product, what about you? 

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Pochitto6 Push Button Stamp by Kodomo no Kao

Button X Stamp

That's the tagline of the really cute Pochitto6 by Kodomo no Kao.  

It's an easy to press button shaped stamp set. 

Each Pochitto6 has 6 different symbol stamps, each one is self inking and can be used independently. 

 

At the moment of this blogpost, there are 12 different sets available. 

The 3 I have are the 'Attention here!', 'Notebook and stationery' and 'Schedule book'.  

Other sets available include 'Fruits', 'Healthcare' and 'Baby health', all very useful for diaries.

Strangely enough, the one symbol I would like, a telephone for when I schedule work calls, is not featured on any of the existing sets. 

Another minor thing is that the sets are fixed, the designs are not interchangeable. 

But they do come with a cover which makes them very portable, you can stick them in a pencil case easily. 

I test printed the stamps and on a flat surface they performed pretty well.

It takes a few tries to get the pressure right, too much and it smudges and bleeds. 

According to the packaging, you use water based pens on the black and white stamps to add colour, which is pretty cool. 

I also tested the stamps in my diary 

Unfortunately, the pages are not as flat so it required different pressure, also, depending on the paper there might be a bit of bleeding. 

Overall, I think these are cute novelty stamps, great if you don't have your stamp collection within arm's reach usually. 

I'm still hoping for a phone symbol. I hope they release more of these. 

What do you think? Is this something you might be interested in? 

 

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HOW TO: Take your rubber stamps on the road #stickerhacks

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Welcome to another edition of Sticker Hacks! In today's episode, accompanied by our first ever video, I show you how to turn your favourite rubber stamps into stickers. 

Why? you ask. 

I love my rubber stamps but I find it hard to pick a few to travel with plus, there's ink pads, they're bulky and heavy, not very good to travel with. 

I did 2 different versions of stickers in the video. The first one is a clear sticker, I recommend the use of Tsukineko's Stazon line of inkpads. It's permanent and works on a lot of unusual surfaces and the colours are vibrant, do allow time for the ink to dry. I also used a gyrocut (which I will cover in a future blogpost) to cut the sticker. 

For the second sticker  I used uncut matte sticker paper, it's like copy paper so feel free to use any ink. You can also use the gyrocut or just a cutter and ruler like I did in the video. 

If you do not have a gyrocut or don't wish to purchase one, a plain pair of scissors will work really well too. 

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Traveler's Notebook 'Departed' Stamp

This week, we're totally loving this Traveler's Notebook 'Departed' stamp. It has a solid wooden handle, brass plate and the stamp has all the makings of a passport-worthy stamp*. We sure are excited about filling in the date field, as long as it's not too close to the arrival date. 

The biggest question now is, where to next? We'd love to hear about your exciting travel plans so do share in the comments, it might inspire us to book our next trip!

*Please don't use it in your passport, we're not sure if that's legal. 

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Traveler's Factory Order Name Stamp

In the last blog post, I talked about the Traveler's Factory. Whilst I was there, I picked up a kit for the 'Traveler's Factory Order Name Stamp' 

The kit comes in an kraft envelope, like the ones the TN notebook covers come in. Inside, you'll find an instruction sheet, a FAQ sheet, an order sheet and a prepaid return envelope. 

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There are 5 different designs you can choose from, names can only be written using the english alphabet (numbers and certain symbols included), both lower and uppercase letters can be used and character limits vary from design to design. 

Also, the stamps need a month to be made before they are sent and therefore, can only be mailed to a Japanese address. 

I sent the form off after a couple of days of mulling over what design to get and a month (and a bit) later, it arrived. The self inking stamp came in a small plastic sleeve and its small rectangular size made it very compact and portable. 

I chose the pen design, just because I thought I would feel fancy signing off letters and mail with this stamp. I use it to personalise stationery from time to time and it feels really great. 

My only complaint with it is that there's a sweet spot when pressing down on the stamp and thatt takes a few tries to get it, so definitely test it before you stamp the real thing. 

For more information (Japanese Only)

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