Rubber Stamps

Ever since I’ve been a kid, the thrill of opening a pack of hockey cards was indescribable. When you’re a kid, you know nothing of boundaries. I would imagine that there were a million cards and every pack I opened would bring forth new and wonderous pictures, teams and players. I would always cherish when I pulled a card of a team captain. Every year I would look forward to buying the new season of O-Pee-Chee hockey cards. It was fun and cheap for a kid to collect. Each pack was only 35 cents.

Something happened in the early 1990’s which changed the industry forever. It seems someone woke up one day and decided hockey cards were valuable. Overnight prices started to skyrocket and new companies started producing hockey cards at an alarming rate. All of a sudden it did not cost 35 cents anymore for a pack of cards, it was now 3, 4, and 5 dollars a pack. As a kid who loved to collect, I relished in the idea that my old cards were worth something. I bought, traded and sold many cards during the excitement of the early 1990’s. All of a sudden it seemed to come all crashing down. Companies had overproduced the cards and many cards people thought were worth big money, now no one wanted. Why? Because we all had the same cards, there was no standard in the industry. Greedy companies made big money selling way too many cards to everyone. It seemed the industry soured.

Over the next several years many card companies went out of business. No one wanted regular overpriced cards. It was just these past few years that standards and value have been added back into the industry. Hockey cards are for the most part still expensive, but now people have taken collecting to the next level. Gone are the days of a plain card. Now you can get autographs, game used memorabilia, short prints, variations and all sorts of different kinds of beautiful cards in different sets. The thrill of hockey cards seems to have returned for card collectors, although these days it seems more like a lottery ticket or investment than good youthful exuberance. One thing that has remained constant has been the thrill of pulling the first card of that next great player. This card is affectionately known as the “Rookie Card”. Ever since I was a kid, it was exciting to pull that new player every year… the good young player that everyone wanted to have. The rookie card. Every year there are a new batch of young players who enter the NHL searching for greatness. This is the reason I am still an avid collector. Big companies and special cards and sets will come and go. The constant is the thrill of pulling that next great player. This still brings the little boy out of me, which is to me the passion of hobby card collecting.

Canada Card World is a leading provider of Sports and Non-Sports cards in Canada with specialty in Hockey Hobby Boxes.

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How to use Acrylic Stamp

Simply Chic acrylic stamp set – “Friends and Flowers” $2.99

SIMPLY CHIC ACRYLIC STAMP SET “FUN FLOWERS” $1.99

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Apple Pie Memories Apple Pie Memories Acrylic Stamp Block Set, 3/Pkg $3.39 APPLE PIE MEMORIES-A set of 3 acrylic stamping blocks for use with clear stamps. Sizes: 1.25×1.25 2×2 and 2.5×3.5. All have 0.5 thick laser polished rounded corners. The great advantage in using see-through crystal-clear acrylic stamping blocks for unmounted stamps is that you can see exactly where you are placing the stamped image on your work! Made in USA….

Acrylic Stamps 5.5X7 Sheet $9.99 These stamps are are easy to use – simply peel a stamp off the backing sheet, place it on an acrylic holder, ink it up, and stamp! Clean your stamp with a stamp cleaner or soap and water, then return it to the sheet, positioning it to match the printed image. This special acrylic won’t turn yellow. Can be used to create cards, tags, scrapbook pages, mini books, and other paper crafts. Stamp sheet …

Apple Pie Memories KITAH007 1/2 Inch Thick Acrylic Stamp Block, Set Of 3 $9.36 A set of 3 acrylic stamping blocks for use with clear stamps. 1 is 3″ x 4″, 1 is 2″ x 8″, and 1 is 4″ x 5″, all are 1/2″ thick. The great advantage in using see-through, crystal-clear acrylic stamping blocks for unmounted stamps is that you can see exactly where you are placing the stamped image on your work! Made in USA….

Fixed Focused Acrylic Base 8x Magnifier Loupe $27.99 Professional quality 8x fixed focus inspection magnifier loupe. Suitable for industrial and medical use ..as well as general magnifying. 1″ inch lens with 1.75 Inch Viewing area. Clear Acrylic desktop storage case for protective desktop storage….