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Global Shipping Paper, ink, stamps and wax come together to create unique paper crafts. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-302

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Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza create a caddy decorated with vintage stamps and labels to help keep all your supplies organized.

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Vintage Stamp Shipping Caddy

Vintage Stamp Shipping Caddy

Materials:

vintage "train case" suitcases
large assortment of stamps
découpage medium
small paintbrush
foam paintbrush
large tag-shaped punch
medium-size stamp punch
scrapbook paper
rubber stamp letters
inkpad

Note: Stamps can be bought in bulk from online auctions for just a few dollars (figure A).

1. Use a paintbrush and découpage medium to neatly glue the stamps to the train case (figure B). Allow to dry.

Figure A

Figure B

2. Using the tag-shaped punches and scrapbook paper (figure C), make enough paper punches to match the letters in the chosen name (figure D). Next, make a matching number of stamp punches (figure E).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

3. Decorate each stamp shape with a letter (figure F). Découpage each letter stamp to a tag stamp (figure G), until the spelling of each name is complete (figure H).

Figure F

Figure G

Figure H

4. Coat the back of each tag shape with découpage medium and affix to the case.

5. Fill with shipping supplies, stamps, tape, markers, scissors and labels.

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