This was one of the last ones I did in February and it has all kinds of problems. I had run out of the magnified stamps - and I kept thinking grrrrrr - so the tiger seemed like a good option. It was annoying to make so many mistakes because I had worked out the whole name on scratch paper. The quality of the paper was very nice - so I was enjoying that part. I have no idea why I kept messing up. Maybe I'll give it another try with different paper and different colors. The concept is fun.
There is a huge learning lesson coming up -- if I make myself try several times, I often make progress. So this style might be worth trying again. I didn't look at any fonts - I just worked it out in my head. Maybe it wants to be less regimented - maybe it wants to be wonkier.
I put a special note on the back for the West Des Moines postal workers who have returned way too many envelopes to Patty as well as to people who are trying to send mail to Patty. There is a weird force field around her address.
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Well, this is strange. I was at OfficeMaxDepot making some enlargements and at the little work station I found 3 random markers - Bic Intensity Fine - So, I tried all the colors. They felt as nice as a Pigma. I checked the price and they are cheaper - so maybe worth a try if you are not already a marker junky with too many markers as am I - $7 for 10 Bic markers vs $14 for Pigma Micron - although prices vary and shipping could change things.
Whilst looking through the Intensity options, I spotted this - temporary markers that are safe to use on skin. When my kids were little I used to write on them once in a while and it never crossed my mind that one should not use permanent markers on skin. There are some other sets with different colors.
Here's what the Bic Intensity fine markers look like. Interesting - they have gray - but no yellow which I think is a good choice.
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