Ryan wrote: > After stamping the cards, you could try a light coating > of the fixative used for pastel drawings. I also did a Google search for "permanent ink stamp pad" and found this page of specialty stamping pads. Some of the inks there mention "heat setting" the ink for a permanent bond on glossy surfaces. Elsewhere on the web site it says, "some suggested heat sources are an embossing heat tool, toaster, light bulb, hot plate, or iron." The toaster idea sounds dangerous, but the light bulb idea sounds pretty safe. I'd probably use an iron set to low with no steam, and a piece of tissue paper between the iron and the card. -- Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans eeyore@xxxxxxxx