Fortunately, titles are not protected by copyright, or we’d be in trouble for pilfering blogger quinncreative’s title: “Living (Happily) With Copyright” (As a side note, slogans and phrases are not generally copyrightable either, though there have been some exceptions to that.)

At any rate, quinncreative has a republished (her own) article (link above, obviously) that provides a brief introduction to copyright. Also includes a short list of other sites with additional information.

Despite the efforts of many people online, there are still large numbers of people that think anything they find on the Internet is free for the taking.

Rubber stampers familiar with the term “angel company” are generally more aware of copyright than the general populace, but it’s still a good idea to read about copyright now and again just to refresh your memory. And, don’t forget to share the knowledge with your friends!

Dating, as in with a rubber stamp, that is. In her LoveLife blog, Kal Barteski has a superb idea for using date stamps to create a texture: “Colours in context” Scroll down to Step 6 if you want to see how the date stamp is used to create a texture. Neat-o!

But, give the whole entry a read to see hwo she uses a black & white photo with colored pencils and rubber stamps to create a fabulous art piece. Forget the scrapbook! This is something that would look great as a framed piece.

Discarded books can be remade into works of art. Though we like that “Linda Reese of Penfield used buttons, rubber stamps and stuck twigs on the outside spine to change the composition of a discarded book about handcrafts,” the bit that sounded the most interesting and fun was this:

“There’s even an encyclopedia on insects with the corners of its pages cut to look as if they were actually chewed by bugs.”

Cool.

It’s unfortunate there aren’t more pictures with the article. But, it is a rather neat idea to coordinate the content of the book with the modifications done to it to make it into a unique art piece.

“Forgotten books will inspire again”
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 24, 2007

Blogger Well Said Cards has experimented this week with creating notecards using watercolors on rubber stamps. Friday’s attempts have a brushed look to them that make them appear to have been hand-painted rather than stamped. But Wednesday’s card is simply gorgeous.