May 8, 2007

On Sale Now
Save 20% through May 20th on 19 pages of new images!
A sampling of the new images is shown below. Click here to see them all.

New Custom Stamp Designs!
Hurry! The current offer for custom designs will be open through May 15th, 2007.
Delivery can be expected late May.
FREE shipping on unmounted custom stamps anywhere in the world!
Most designs are also available mounted though our partner company.
Click here to see all of the custom stamp offering and order now!

New Round Personal Motifs!
Click here for details and ordering information

New! Custom Critters
Click here for details and ordering information

Birthday Winners
Congratulations to our May 2007 Birthday Drawing winners:

Evelyn Bucci - Noblesville, Indiana
MaryAnn Donovan - Pomfret Center, Connecticut
Susanne Schneider - Munich, Germany

All fans of Third Coast please take note: Now, when you join or confirm your existing NewsPost subscription, you will be entered to win FREE Third Coast stamps in our new monthly birthday drawings. Simply fill out the form completely to be entered. If you are already on the NewPost mailing list, filling out the form and including your month of birth is required to be entered in the drawings. We'll draw three names each month from the list of active NewsPost subscribers, and each winner will receive a $25 Third Coast Gift Certificate as a birthday gift!

Fresh Idea:
Beverly's Brainstorm - Creative Ways to Use Your Round Custom Stamps

Beverly created the six images below using her Celtic Custom Stamp and our Celtic round symbols.
Many of our other Round Personal Motifs are sized perfectly for this project as well.

Beverly ordered her Celtic Custom Stamp with her address and the bee symbol. She also purchased the stag and butterfly symbols (non-custom) separately.

She suggests inking the lettering of your custom stamp with a marker then stamping. Or, make a circle mask for the inside symbol, apply to the stamp, ink it up, remove the mask and stamp. Next, using a stamp positioner, you can change the inside symbol whenever you like. The ability to change the center image on a whim makes your custom stamp more versatile!

Another option: The original address image can be stamped, then a different symbol can be stamped on a separate piece of paper, embellished, cut out and attached over the original. Beverly says there is also a circle punch which works wonderfully size-wise (1-1/2" in diameter) for the Celtic stamps. (See her green and purple card below.)

Also, when using the stamp positioner, the lettering can be embossed then the image positioned and stamped normally, or vice versa.

Beverly suggests using your custom Celtic stamp as a business card, note card, or signature stationary with your family crest and colors.

Featured Art
By Cindy Milliron

Images used: CM-047-P, Native American Maiden; CM-010-D, Wolf Moon - Small; CM-007-L, Wolf Pups - Large; CM-006-A, Wolf Stalking - Small; CM-074-M, Southwestern Panorama; CM-075-I, Stone Mesa; CM-080-C, rocky & Grassy Ground - Small; CM-079-G, Rocky & Grassy Ground - Large.

Cindy not only created this card, she is the artist that drew all of the stamp images. Click here to view Cindy's other creations in her personal Gallery.

The Rubber Stamper Magazine Survey

Third Coast is pleased to sponsor the current survey at The Rubber Stamper magazine Web site. Everyone who completes the survey will be automatically entered in their random drawing which will take place on June 12, 2007. One lucky winner will receive a $100 gift certificate from Third Coast, plus a one-year subscription to The Rubber Stamper. If you are already a subscriber to The Rubber Stamper, they will extend your current subscription for one year. We'd love to see a Third Coast customer win!
Click here to take the survey.

Thank you for your time and interest in Third Coast!

~ Val