{"product_id":"rubber-stamp-sourcebook-david-ward","title":"Rubber Stamp Sourcebook * David Ward","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Complete Guide to Images, Projects, Resources. This ultimate, comprehensive directory maps out the vast landscape of the mid-1990s rubber stamping community, gathering detailed catalog pages, visual product lines, and address registries for 120 independent stamping companies worldwide to act as a permanent creative encyclopedia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Compiled and edited by prominent stamp enthusiast and archivist David Ward, this monumental 1995 first edition stands as a rare, fascinating time capsule of the pre-internet crafting boom. The book completely avoids look-alike, repetitive commercial summaries typical of mass-market magazines. Instead, Ward establishes a thorough, reference-heavy archive showing that discovering unique artistic styles relies on supporting independent, boutique plate makers and niche mail-order businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compendium takes printmakers, scrapbookers, and fine artists through an incredibly dense, 334-page visual landscape. The layout organizes its directories across hundreds of heavily illustrated pages - meticulously detailing thousands of available stamp images ranging from intricate botanical illustrations and vintage alphabets to quirky cartoon icons and abstract holiday shapes. The text unpeels exactly how to connect with distinct designers, tracking precise phone numbers, physical warehouse locations, and custom catalog ordering steps before digital web storefronts existed.Rather than reading like a dry telephone directory, the volume functions as a warm, inspiring companion for creative expression. Ward details unique showcase projects throughout the pages, including master-class guides on mixing inks, layered cardmaking, and building complex mail art layouts. Published as a heavy-weight trade paperback by Cornucopia Press, this out-of-print classic remains an essential addition to design history, papercrafting, and specialty home workshop shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Serious papercrafters, mixed-media artists, and stamp collectors looking for an uncomplicated, highly visual reference book to track down rare vintage stamp designs; graphic designers interested in mid-century and retro commercial illustration styles; and library collections archiving the historical roots of independent American craft movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 1995 by Cornucopia Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrafts \u0026amp; Hobbies \/ Papercrafts \u0026amp; Scrapbooking \/ Rubber Stamping Directories \/ Mixed Media Arts \/ Vintage Crafting Catalogs \/ Creative Mail Art Reference Books\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jody Jean Saltz SPAA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67776992837875,"sku":"202610170005","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/1000018597.jpg?v=1792266672","url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/products\/rubber-stamp-sourcebook-david-ward","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}