Thursday, December 24, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Fun With Fibers
A technique tip from Sunshine... you simply ink up a rubber stamp image (using a Brillance or a juicy pigment inkpad).... pull fibers (Angelina fibers... scroll down page a bit to see the individual packs... "hot fix" ones... http://www.sewthankful.com/AngelinaFibers.html) apart and place about 3 or 4 thin layers of them on TOP of the inked image... cover with a small piece of parchment baking paper... and firmly press with an iron (using WARM setting)... for just a few seconds... keep the iron moving so the fibers do not burn to the paper... then you pull the paper off the stamp... and the image has been transferred onto the "fused" fibers... now I want to try this with ALL my rubber stamps (and I have HUNDREDS of them)... sigh... the first one (using a lady image bought at Stampo's), is my absolute FAVORITE one... so far... lol...
Viva Las Vegastamps! November Newsletter
View our November Newsletter by clicking on the Title of this post.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
YouTube - Viva Las Vegastamps!
Kevin Nakagawa of Stampscapes has made a great video of my store and posted it on YouTube... thanks, Kevin! Always fun to talk with you at my store.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Viva Las Vegastamps! Rubber Buffet
For your shopping enjoyment, we have unmounted rubber dies for $1 each/$10 per dozen and used mounted rubber stamps for just $2! Some people spend several days going through our Rubber Buffet which is on two retired BlackJack Tables from the old Vegas World (where the Stratosphere is now).
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Rubber Stamp Paradise in Las Vegas
As the only Rubber Stamp Store in Las Vegas, we attract stampers from all corners of the world since sooner or later, everyone comes to Las Vegas! And we have lots of eye candy for your visit... in addition to our Rubber Stamps! Now if I could only get my paper to organize itself... I swear I'm a paper magnet and it multiplies overnight... you also see me at my bank of computer monitors it takes to run Viva Las Vegastamps! and you see the dog beds under my desk... looks like NASA, doesn't it? LOL
Viva Las Vegastamps! Checkout
For your viewing pleasure... I'm as obsessive in collecting thingies and neon as I am rubber stamps!
Viva Las Vegastamps! Checkout
More, More, More... nothing succeeds like excess... especially in Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegastamps! Checkout
Our Checkout area in my "cage" just keeps getting more and more collectibles to dazzle your eyes! We hope to have the train in the counter running soon... still laying track.
Winning Scrapbook Page
Mary Helen Sims won the Circle Of Crafters Challenge for Scrapbook entries with this Scrapbook Page of Viva Las Vegastamps! Congratulations, Mary and thanks for your support of Viva Las Vegastamps!
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Viva Las Vegastamps! is GREEN!
Viva Las Vegastamps! has taken "Going Green" to a totally new level! Today I received my order and had my laugh for the day. My husband brought in the mail and wanted to know who was mailing me a Stauffer's Meatloaf Dinner!! When I saw the return address, I cracked up! What a GREAT and UNIQUE idea!!! Thanks for the laugh!!> > Nancy
Viva Las Vegastamps Factory Fire
Viva Las Vegastamps! fire pictures... this was our factory... the fire department created a lot of damage getting in through two wrought iron gates, the door... and then they cut a hole in the ceiling... with the a/c down, we're unable to press in this heat... we're very fortunate nothing was burned inside but it's a pain nonetheless with the damage to the roof and a/c... waiting for a report from the fire department as I'm not sure whether the a/c caught on fire or it was arson.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Visiting your amazing stamp store from Israel
My name is Efrat and I'm from Israel.I visited your wonderful stamp store about three weeks ago,when I was in Vegas with my daughter and her family.I got the address from the great Polymer Clay artist Julie Picarello!! It was such a pleasure to visit in this amazing world of stamps!!!I wish I had more time there... I took some pix and I'm sendind them to you.I also wrote about this wonderland of stamps in our Polymer Clay Forum !! Best regards Efrat Ra'anana Israel
On the Midwest Stampers' List
You MUST visit Viva Las Vegastamps. It is a delightful store packed full of stamps, and you will find yourself walking around the store laughing out loud at the funny stuff and being amazed by the variety of images. Things you would never have thought of as a stamp will be on the shelves. Stampo also has a blackjack table in there with a pile of rubber on top, and that's the rubber pit. Lots and lots of wonderful images at discount prices in the rubber pit. He also bought out inventory from the recently closed store Las Vegas Art Stamps, which was also a really nice store.
It's not easy to find, because even though the address is on Sahara Avenue, it's actually in a little "office mall" type place down a short alley off of Sahara Avenue. It's not too far off of Las Vegas Blvd, and when you see the Keys Lounge (or Keyes Lounge -- but I don't think it has the "e" on Keys), there is a little alleyway next to it. It's just down that little alley (it's not really an alley, but rather, a very small street -- the word "alley" denotes a creepy feeling, and it's not creepy at all... just an extension of the street). I highly recommend calling them before you go to get directions; for all I know, by now the Keys Lounge has changed names!)
It is a WONDERFUL place and well worth the trouble of finding it!!!! I've actually only been there once, and it was easily 10 years ago, and the memories of that visit are firmly in my brain....that's how great I found that store!
Patty
PS from Stampo... Keys Lounge is now called Square Apple and we're right behind it... and we've doubled the size of our store.
It's not easy to find, because even though the address is on Sahara Avenue, it's actually in a little "office mall" type place down a short alley off of Sahara Avenue. It's not too far off of Las Vegas Blvd, and when you see the Keys Lounge (or Keyes Lounge -- but I don't think it has the "e" on Keys), there is a little alleyway next to it. It's just down that little alley (it's not really an alley, but rather, a very small street -- the word "alley" denotes a creepy feeling, and it's not creepy at all... just an extension of the street). I highly recommend calling them before you go to get directions; for all I know, by now the Keys Lounge has changed names!)
It is a WONDERFUL place and well worth the trouble of finding it!!!! I've actually only been there once, and it was easily 10 years ago, and the memories of that visit are firmly in my brain....that's how great I found that store!
Patty
PS from Stampo... Keys Lounge is now called Square Apple and we're right behind it... and we've doubled the size of our store.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Viva Las Vegastamps! is THE Stamp Store Not To Be Missed!
Guess you can kind of tell by now - WHY you can't just pop in and out of this little shop - quickly, hmmm???... oh and I see my beloved Miracle Tape by the cars... love to all, Sunshine
We gotta have showgirls - it's VEGAS!!...
I bought this 8mm film of Las Vegas on my first visit in 1978 and watched it over and over... who knew?
Celebrities abound at Viva Las Vegastamps!
He also has most of the classic movie stars... gotta love Marilyn...
New Improved CheckOut Area at Viva Las Vegastamps!
Stampo straightened his "cage area" up a bit... hmmm.....(I was so shocked to see the mess it was in Sunshine's last picture, I had to re-do the whole counter area... it's been added to since this picture and I've been hoping Sunshine will come take some pictures... it used to be more closed in as I had to fit in all the merchandise from Las Vegas Art Stamps when they closed but I've re-opened the counter area so it's not so claustrophobic and it doesn't look like I'm a pawn broker as one customer described my setup.)
Lee Steele visits Viva Las Vegastamps! from Texas
Lee sent this blast from the past taken in front of the Rubber Buffet at Viva Las Vegastamps!Saturday, May 09, 2009
Stampo's Lair Inside Viva Las Vegastamps!
Even sneaked in a pic of the inside area of the "cage" - where Stampo sits and works the cash register and computer... with the help of his four dogs and the occasional cat... Sunshine
Viva Las Vegastamps! Official Greeter
And I LOVE this little gal, just inside the shop door... she has "STYLE" (and a really good bra, I guess)... Sunshine
Sunshine's Latest Visit to Viva Las Vegastamps!
All of these were taken at Stampo's store - Viva Las Vegastamps! I took a lot of his "card displays" this time - they are up above his rubber stamps, on all the wall areas....cutesy and fascinating... as many times as I have visited his store, I ALWAYS find something new to look at... (and buy)... lol... he makes ALL of his own stamp images... love, Sunshine
Friday, May 08, 2009
A Quote from Kevin Nakagawa, Stampscapes
"If anyone reading this is in Las Vegas, be sure and visit Wayne's store -- Viva Las Vegastamps! No matter how many stamp stores you've been to, you'll never see one like this."- Kevin Nakagawa, Stampscapes
Saturday, May 02, 2009
VLVS! April Sketch Challenge Winner
Congratulations to Crystal Boling who won the $100 Gift Certificate in the April Sketch Challenge using all stamps from Viva Las Vegastamps!... and thanks to all who participated... I'll get your cards uploaded into the VLVS! Mail Art Gallery.
SIT - EAT - PAY - LEAVE!
If I was a waitress, this is what I would have tattooed on my forehead!!!! I feel sorry for some waitresses....the people that they have to put up with is horrible. Think about it, their on their feet for many hours, toting people food and trying to keep glasses refilled and clean up messes that people leave. Have you ever noticed parents with small kids, the kids are throwing food on the floor and the parents are leisurely eating their meal like they don't see it.... HA. Then there are the impatient patrons that as soon as the waitress has left the table they're looking for her to get another refill, or extra 'whatever'..... Recently I was sitting down at a adjoining booth and I heard the guy sitting directly behind me "gulp" down his sweet tea, I thought glass and all were going to be sucked down his throat... then he tells the person he was sitting with "Where's that waitress, I need more tea!" I know for a fact she just left the table with their order. OMGoodness....If you were that thirsty, I'm sure they could have hooked up the water hose and run it to your table....bwahahahahaha.
Ok, enough gabbing, this cutesy little card was made for a sketch challenge at Rubberstamp Chat...hosted by Viva Las Vegastamps. They have some cute stuff you guys.... very retro, if you are into that sort of thing. But they have others too. The stamps that I used are:
Waitress Item #2728, Steak Item #12568, and Drumstick Item #5544. I had a lot of fun putting this card together. I used color pencils, gamsol, and a stump... sorta like watercoloring... I also use my water pencils on occasion. Love to color in images, it reminds me of coloring in a coloring book when I was a little girl...
Ok, enough gabbing, this cutesy little card was made for a sketch challenge at Rubberstamp Chat...hosted by Viva Las Vegastamps. They have some cute stuff you guys.... very retro, if you are into that sort of thing. But they have others too. The stamps that I used are:
Waitress Item #2728, Steak Item #12568, and Drumstick Item #5544. I had a lot of fun putting this card together. I used color pencils, gamsol, and a stump... sorta like watercoloring... I also use my water pencils on occasion. Love to color in images, it reminds me of coloring in a coloring book when I was a little girl...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Just inside the entrance to the shop... Hey, it's VEGAS, baby...
Shortly after 9am, we headed over to my dear friend (STAMPO)'s Las Vegas stamp store (thusly, the VIVA LAS VEGASTAMPS name).... it IS a wee bit tricky to find (being on Sahara and Sahara)... I actually drove past it and had to make a U-turn - even though I KNOW where it is!!.... sigh....
Anyway, we spent well over an hour there.... took lots of pics (so I could share them with all of you and make you jealous).... lol.... I stocked up on his "Miracle Tape" (as I always do when I visit Boss).... by the way, I CALL him Boss - because I WORKED for him for 3 days, years ago (after I retired from the Mirage).... I HAD to quit this fun job though.... at the end of each day, I ended up paying HIM more (for all the goodies I kept buying, while I was supposed to be working), than what he paid ME!!.... if I had stayed any longer, I would be the only person to take on a new job and go bankrupt.... but he was a sweetheart to work for, ladies....
I took so MANY pics of the store, that I will spread them over another 3 emails to follow this one.... will also give you a link to his site, in case you want to browse thru' his 15,000 stamps (and growing).... he MAKES his OWN rubberstamps.... it would be difficult to want an image that he DOESN'T have.... (I know)..... by the way, his main sales are over the Internet (International also).... and, if you prefer - he will sell you just the RUBBER image itself (for 60% of the price of the wood-mounted ones)..... a unique feature, which also keeps shipping costs very reasonable... Poor Ray is kind enough to mount them on a block of wood for me (if I BEG him on bended knee)....
Ok, Boss.... how's THAT for an "off the cuff" sales job???.... lol.... now you owe ME again....
Anyway, we spent well over an hour there.... took lots of pics (so I could share them with all of you and make you jealous).... lol.... I stocked up on his "Miracle Tape" (as I always do when I visit Boss).... by the way, I CALL him Boss - because I WORKED for him for 3 days, years ago (after I retired from the Mirage).... I HAD to quit this fun job though.... at the end of each day, I ended up paying HIM more (for all the goodies I kept buying, while I was supposed to be working), than what he paid ME!!.... if I had stayed any longer, I would be the only person to take on a new job and go bankrupt.... but he was a sweetheart to work for, ladies....
I took so MANY pics of the store, that I will spread them over another 3 emails to follow this one.... will also give you a link to his site, in case you want to browse thru' his 15,000 stamps (and growing).... he MAKES his OWN rubberstamps.... it would be difficult to want an image that he DOESN'T have.... (I know)..... by the way, his main sales are over the Internet (International also).... and, if you prefer - he will sell you just the RUBBER image itself (for 60% of the price of the wood-mounted ones)..... a unique feature, which also keeps shipping costs very reasonable... Poor Ray is kind enough to mount them on a block of wood for me (if I BEG him on bended knee)....
Ok, Boss.... how's THAT for an "off the cuff" sales job???.... lol.... now you owe ME again....
World Famous Rubber Buffet with thousands of Unmounted stamps for a buck each or 12 for just $10!
And on the other side.... a mountain of $2 Used Mounted Stamps on the Rubber Buffet(you can spend hours here alone)...
ELVIS lives... at Viva Las Vegastamps!
Viva, Viva Las Vegastamps!
Bright light city gonna set my soulGonna set my soul on fireGot a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,So get those stakes up higherThere's a thousand pretty women waitin' out thereAnd they're all livin' devil may careAnd I'm just the devil with love to spareViva Las Vegas, Viva Las VegasHow I wish that there were moreThan the twenty-four hours in the day'Cause even if there were forty moreI wouldn't sleep a minute awayOh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheelA fortune won and lost on every dealAll you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steelViva Las Vegas, Viva Las VegasViva Las Vegas with you neon flashin'And your one armbandits crashin'All those hopes down the drainViva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttimeTurnin' night into daytimeIf you see it onceYou'll never be the same againI'm gonna keep on the runI'm gonna have me some funIf it costs me my very last dimeIf I wind up broke up wellI'll always remember that I had a swingin' timeI'm gonna give it everything I've gotLady luck please let the dice stay hotLet me shoot a seven with every shotViva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas,Viva Las VegasViva, Viva Las Vegastamps!
Sunshine Goes Wild at Viva Las Vegastamps!
I DID mention there are well over 15,000 DIFFERENT stamps (and growing), didn't I???...
Miracle Tape, Sheets & Dispensers... Oh My!
To the left of the door, are the various size rolls of the "Miracle Tape" that I always pick up....
Sunshine's visit to Viva Las Vegastamps!
A few of you asked where I got the "lady face" stamps, I used on several of the cards I made.... you might see them on this group of shelves here....
Monday, June 23, 2008
Shannon Horch is my Heroine!
Many, many thanks to Shannon Horch for the wonderful banner she's designed for the Blog... hope you love it as much as I do... she did a great job of capturing just what Viva Las Vegastamps! is all about. Let's hear it for Shannon you VLVS! junkies!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!
When Google took over the blog thingie, I couldn't figure out how to get back on and update my blogs but now I have and will post regularly about all the happenings at Viva Las Vegastamps! We now have over 15,000 images, we have a nifty new shopping cart that has taken untold months of labor, we're now the ONLY Rubber Stamp store in Las Vegas (there used to be six) and certainly a highlight of any stamper's or scrapper's visit to Las Vegas.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Brenda Gabet of Kitchener, Ontario was the lucky winner of the Pinata full of Viva Las Vegastamps! rubber at one of the Las Vegas Rubber Conventions.
Finding Viva Las Vegastamps! can be tricky if you don't have a map! We're directly behind Square Apple (shown as Zingers on the map and Signarama has gone too) and you need to turn north off East Sahara Avenue on the street named 1004-1044 East Sahara or the street by City Impact (Trinity Christian Center). Square Apple has giant billboards on top of it pointing to Imperial Spa and also pointing to our store. For some strange reason, there are streets that run north off East Sahara Avenue that are STILL called East Sahara Avenue! Only in Las Vegas. Further directions can be found on our Web Site at www.stampo.com/map.html
Catalog is now 576 pages and we're adding new stamps all the time! Check it out at www.stampo.com/catalog and better still, check out our shopping cart at www.stampostore.com where we have about 4,000 NEW stamps not in any printed catalog!
What a perfect license plate for my van! I was thrilled when they brought out these Las Vegas Centennial plates with the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign on it... our logo! And, of course, VLVS is short for "Viva Las Vegastamps!"
This was the front entrance to Viva Las Vegastamps! prior to our expansion into three buildings... this door now serves as a dog door for my six dogs to go in and out through. Manufacturing and the Retail Store were housed in this one building for many years until we expanded.
This is the side parking lot of Viva Las Vegastamps! The door on the left of the picture leads to the manufacturing facility. And behind the glass block and stucco wall is a desert landscaped yard with a fish pond and palm trees... still need to get some cacti planted! My six dogs romp in the yard when they're on breaks from working hard in the store... you can see them at work at http://www.stampovlvs.blogspot.com/
Showgirls, Slot Machines, Nuns, Neon and Stamps, Stamps, Stamps! Obviously, this picture was taken before the ugly fluorescent lights were replaced with fabulous neon on the ceiling!
Our Logo sign mimics the famous Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas sign... you can see how much I love Glass Block as well in the decor of the World Headquarters of Viva Las Vegastamps!
Monday, June 13, 2005
You'll see our sign welcoming you to Fabulous Viva Las Vegastamps! as soon as you turn north off East Sahara on 1004-1044 East Sahara.
Stampo... curator of the Viva Las Vegastamps! RubberArt Gallery... one of these days, we'll get a picture of Ginger Krudup, our talented docent and creator of many of the wondrous works of Stamped Art in the Gallery.
The world famous Rubber Buffet covers an entire BlackJack Table from the old Vegas World, site of the Stratosphere. You can also go through our catalog and order any of our 10,000 different images unmounted.
The RubberArt Gallery is starting to shape up... we need lots more stamped art from talented artists using our unique images and sayings.
And here's Li'l Herman... the latest addition to Stampo's menagerie... he's a rescue who flew in from Texas and has his own blog!
Here's the checkout counter and yes, that's a giant flamingo on the counter... do you start to get the feeling we like flamingos! The sunflowers were a welcome to Li'l Herman from my good friend Petchy and her Bichons and other dogs from Santa Fe. She also sent four pounds of jerky treats that were well received!
This is the entrance to Viva Las Vegastamps! before the RubberArt Gallery was set up. Yes, those are giant flamingos welcoming you!
Viva Las Vegastamps!
The Viva Las Vegastamps! Retail Store has the most rubber stamps under any one roof in the world! You can view our catalog of unique rubber stamps at www.stampo.com/catalog
and we ship wholesale and retail orders all over the world.
Viva Las Vegastamps! was founded in 1991 and we have a separate manufacturing facility behind our Retail Store... our complex of buildings features a RubberArt Gallery as well and is directly behind Square Apple NightClub... you have to turn north off East Sahara Avenue either on the street to the east of Square Apple or the one by City Impact/Trinity Life Center... as soon as you turn down either one of these streets, you'll see our signs directing you to our Retail Store... we're just one mile east of the fabulous Las Vegas Strip... come see us! For a map and directions to our store, visit www.stampo.com/map.html
and we ship wholesale and retail orders all over the world.
Viva Las Vegastamps! was founded in 1991 and we have a separate manufacturing facility behind our Retail Store... our complex of buildings features a RubberArt Gallery as well and is directly behind Square Apple NightClub... you have to turn north off East Sahara Avenue either on the street to the east of Square Apple or the one by City Impact/Trinity Life Center... as soon as you turn down either one of these streets, you'll see our signs directing you to our Retail Store... we're just one mile east of the fabulous Las Vegas Strip... come see us! For a map and directions to our store, visit www.stampo.com/map.html
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