Jun 7th 2010 11:41:48 am

Carving your own custom stamps is easier than one might think. You can make them out of special linoleum blocks, or out of simple erasers. This week’s featured swap is the coordinated by and it is your chance to give stamp carving a try! It is an international sender’s choice swap, which means you can hand carve any type of image on your stamp that you choose. Each participant has just one partner to send to, and the only requirement is that your stamp be at least 1 inch by 1 inch in size. You must have completed at least ten mail swaps in order to participate.

Check out to learn how to carve your own stamps. And click , , , and to see hand carved stamps created by a few of your fellow Swap-botters. There are some cute stamps out there!!

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Jun 3rd 2010 08:27:05 am

Better late than never! Today is the LAST DAY to sign up for the World Cup ATC swap hosted by carrie1010. The 2010 World Cup (the biggest soccer/football tournament in the world) starts next Friday, June 11th in South Africa. Millions of people from all over the world will be following the World Cup games and cheering for their teams! Why not make an ATC supporting your favorite team? For the international swap, create one World Cup themed ATC for your one partner and get is mailed by June 24th.

For more info about the World Cup, check out the official FIFA site. For artistic inspiration, check out these 2010 World Cup murals from ESPN.

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