Sometimes I carve right around the outline of an image that is a shape like the stars in the post below. With a word stamp I will often leave at least one straight edge, marked with a gridded clear ruler or triangle so the edge is square with the image. This gives me the opportunity to line up a stamp if I want to.
And a few more visuals - when I carve out a crowded area I like to use my exacto. I tend to use the 'V' and 'U' shaped carving tools for cleaning out the blanker areas. I don't always trust myself with the 'V' to make all those curvey cuts. I always cut on the right side of an image - constantly moving the stamp. Often I can't remember if I've cut a line so a bend the stamp a little to see where my lines are.
OFF TOPIC: are there any other typepad users who have noticed funky things happening with their photo albums? My thumbnails in the side bar keep changing. They used to all be the same size and from time to time one or more get smaller. I opened a help ticket but haven't heard - was wondering if you had the same thing going on?
