Sentiments
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Determining if a Stamp is a Sentiment
When determining whether or not we give a particular stamp its own entry in Sentiments+, we use a few guidelines: In general, to qualify as a sentiment, a stamp has to be primarily word or number-based. While not all of the words featured in a stamp set are always full sentiments, we still catal... -
Determining a Sentiment Category
Each sentiment in our database has at least one category. We use a variety of guidelines to determine categories and try to be as consistent as possible. However, just like crafting, sometimes this does take some creativity and flexibilty. Some categories, such as for "Happy Birthday," are fairl... -
Block size suggestions are provided for two main reasons: Give you a rough representation of the size of a particular sentiment. Help guide your crafting so you can grab the correct block size for the sentiment you'd like to use. Our system uses the height and width of a sentiment to match it ...
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Yes, we miss blocks A, G and I too. Blocks A, G and I were discontinued in 2024. Because of this, we do not list them in our menus or use them as suggested blocks (we launched in 2025, so in the life of this site, there was never a time when these blocks were sold directly to customers). We do, ...
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When you're searching for that perfect sentiment, it's obviously important to be able to see what each stamp looks like. One of the key parts of Sentiments+ is the images we use to show you a sentiment. Because Sentiments+ is designed to be viewed on a variety of devices, there is no reliable wa...
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Initially, we are only featuring stamp sets meant for English-speaking audiences. We hope to expand to include French and Spanish stamps soon. We may also expand our service to include stamp sets marketed to other markets in other languages.
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Our system does include select Paper Pumpkin stamp sets. These are priced on a per-calendar year basis (January through December). Your one-time payment will include access to all sentiment stamps included in kits for that year. If you subscribe in the middle of a year, you will automatically ge...
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There a variety of cases when a stamp is meant to be a word or phrase but does not follow the conventional rules of spelling or grammar: Stamps with wordplay or puns. Stamps where a word or letter is replaced with an shape, emoji-style image or other image (such as a sun in place of an "O" like ...
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Non-English Words in English Sets
There are some instances where a stamp set that is marketed toward the U.S. English-speaking market contains one or more words in another language. We enter these sentiments exactly as shown on the stamp, as published in the U.S. market, including any non-English words. Some examples are Hebrew ... -
Details about cling and photopolymer and why this information is listed.
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The "Typography Styles" filter lets you narrow down your sentiment stamp searches for a specific style, mood or look. This is especially helpful for stamps with common words such as "Happy" — you might want a fun, casual look for a kid's birthday card but a more elegant script typeface for a holi...