View Full Version : Rock-a-blocks
tru-ella
28-03-2009, 04:29 PM
Does anyone have these and if so do they work?
Reason I am asking is that I have some Cuddlybuddly unmounted rubber stamps and for the life of me cant get a good image. Keep getting ink on places on the inside of the image.
Didn't know if the roc-a-blocks would help, or if the rubber is just not deep enough on my Cuddlybuddly.
Any advise welcome
jeanfan
28-03-2009, 04:31 PM
I bought some but couldn`t get on with them at all,sold them to a friend who uses them all the time.
There are some members here who have them and love them. Can't think who though? I'm sure they'll be along later. :)
Marie
28-03-2009, 08:48 PM
There are some members here who have them and love them. Can't think who though? I'm sure they'll be along later. :)
I'm one Anne! I've been using mine with some of the Graphicus stamps, especially the larger ones as I have small hands and find that larger acrylic blocks are quite heavy to use. It did take me a little while to get the hang of using them but now I have, I find that I can get much more reliable results than using acrylic blocks.
I used to worry that using the Rock A Blocks was cheating and not proper stamping. But then I decided that life is too short to worry about whether or not using them is cheating, lol!! Now I enjoy my stamping much more :D
fabyon
28-03-2009, 09:08 PM
Isn't it Sharon Duncan that sells a similar product (and cheaper) made by QuickKutz ?
Rentochops
28-03-2009, 09:31 PM
Isn't it Sharon Duncan that sells a similar product (and cheaper) made by QuickKutz ?
not sure Fab, but I have seen them here:
http://www.artandcraftworld.com/latest+promotions/Latest+March+Docrafts+Promo/QUI+00871/Quickutz+Clear+Stamp+Rocker+2X2+%284+Pack%29.html
(my local craft shop)
I think RAB are great, but they don't work as well if you mount the stamps on U mount (for me anyway). You just have to not use your inkpad horizontally when tapping, bur vertically so you don't get ink on the guide rails.
fabyon
28-03-2009, 11:21 PM
not sure Fab, but I have seen them here:
http://www.artandcraftworld.com/latest+promotions/Latest+March+Docrafts+Promo/QUI+00871/Quickutz+Clear+Stamp+Rocker+2X2+%284+Pack%29.html
(my local craft shop)
I think RAB are great, but they don't work as well if you mount the stamps on U mount (for me anyway). You just have to not use your inkpad horizontally when tapping, bur vertically so you don't get ink on the guide rails.
Never heard of them but I simply love their site, very well thought of and ........first time ever I see the bigger image popup done properly on a website sparing me to click again to see a bigger image. At times I click when it says look at bigger picture and some websites have a popup that makes it smaller ! :eek: Go and figure what they thought. So a joy to use that website and the prices seem ok.
blarf
29-03-2009, 11:43 AM
I love my rock a blocks too, brilliant invention. However, stampman's aspects of design aren't on thick enough rubber and so I still beep my old acrylic blocks around for those. If it helps put it in perspective, I'm seriously thinking of taking all my stamps of their wooden blocks as rock a blocks are so much easier.
sugarplum
29-03-2009, 03:46 PM
I am really tempted as I am forever wasting card when I catch ink on a stamped image. The more I conccentrate on stamping the more I think these may be for me.
Rentochops
29-03-2009, 04:16 PM
Never heard of them but I simply love their site, very well thought of and ........first time ever I see the bigger image popup done properly on a website sparing me to click again to see a bigger image. At times I click when it says look at bigger picture and some websites have a popup that makes it smaller ! :eek: Go and figure what they thought. So a joy to use that website and the prices seem ok.
Well they don't have to charge VAT Fabs, the site is better than the shop!
The shop is actually called Paperclix and you can't park or get in for kids!