A small notebook lying clipped open stamped with XOXO in rainbow colors. The stamp sits next to the impression. A multi-colored stamp pad and a purple pencil are visible around it.

XOXO is happening one more time in Portland (OR) right now! I couldn’t be there this year but, I made some rubber XOXO stamps and, sent them off to people who will be there. They are using them to encourage community and interaction. If you are there and have something you want stamped, look and ask around in person or in slack.

I made a short of assembling the stamps. I may do a video on rubber stamp design and file prep, if there is interest.

Update: I collected some photos of the stamps and impressions from the stamps in the wild (mainly at the festival).  Thank you so much to everyone for sharing your photos!

If you have any photos that include (intentionally or incidentally) the XOXO stamps or impressions from them that are not here already, please contact me to get them added.

XOXO stamps, face-up, with flower-shaped rainbow stamp pad and spray bottle on a round table with a grey tablecloth in the park
Photo by Jeremy Salmon
Stamped button, blue on white with the date 24 AUG 2024 stamped below, sitting on top of an XOXO festival pass and lanyard adorned with assorted pins.
Stamped XOXO button. Photo by Booky Margoof.
XOXO stamp, rainbow stamp pad, spray bottle, paper towels and, 2024 edition XOXO Field Notes on a picnic table.
XOXO stamp, rainbow stamp pad, spray bottle, paper towels and, 2024 edition XOXO Field Notes on a picnic table. Photo by Simon S Sotelo.
XOXO stamps with impressions in a small grid-ruled notebook on a granite surface with a rainbow flower stamp pad and fingers with intricately-patterned nails.
XOXO stamps with impressions in a small grid-ruled notebook on a granite surface with a rainbow flower stamp pad. Photo by Simon S Sotelo.
Members of the #stationery group wrote and decorated notes at XOXO to send to community members that could not be there.
Members of the group wrote and decorated notes at XOXO to send to community members that could not be there. Photo by Lorien Williams.
Artistic shot of an XOXO stamp sitting on a wrinkled paper towel stained with ink. Another stamp is visible out-of-focus in the background.
XOXO stamps between impressions. Photo by Brad Barrish.
XOXO stamps with rainbow flower stamp pad on picnic table B12 with a They/Them pronoun pin.
XOXO stamps with rainbow flower stamp pad on picnic table B12 with a They/Them pronoun pin. Photo by Simon S Sotelo.
Portrait featuring a Flo Mask whose filter has been stamped with the XOXO stamp in blue
Photo by Molly McLeod
3/4 shot wearing a Flo Mask that has been stamped with XOXO
Photo by Molly McLeod.
Sketches of the Andys in a small sketchbook becing stamped with the XOXO stamp
Sketch of the Andys being stamped. Photo by Molly McLeod.
Sketches of the Andys with XOXO stamped in red next to them
Stamped sketch of the Andys. Photo by Molly McLeod.
KN95 masks in blue and two shades of green, stamped with XOXO
Photo by Molly McLeod
Wolf Nails pen sketch with XOXO stamps
Photo and art by Susan Lin
Book of XOXO festival paper ephemera bound into a small book with Erin McFadden's badge as the covers.
Photo by Erin McFadden.
Book of XOXO festival paper ephemera bound into a small book with Erin McFadden's badge as the covers.
Photo by Erin McFadden.
Joe Crawford's XOXO badge with pins and stickers on a stamped piece of paper
XOXO badge, pins and stamp impressions. Photo by Joe Crawford
Two columns of multi-color impressions from the XOXO stamps fill a page in a small grid notebook
Impressions from all of the XOXO stamps made on one page.
An envelope Addressed to Andrew Crawford (rest of the address and return address redacted), decorated with stickers and stamps. A card behind reads hi, XOXO friend!
The lovely folks in the XOXO group sent me one of their fun decorated letters (front).
The back of an envelope with XOXO stamped in multiple colors on the flap, decorated with stickers. The corner of a card sticks out from the bottom with a stylized mountain and some pine trees.
The lovely folks in the XOXO group sent me one of their fun decorated letters (reverse).
A section of a cork board covered with paper ephemera, pins, buttons, stickers, postcards, small handmade items too numerous to enumerate.
My letter from XOXO has joined the inspirational chaos of the cork board in the studio!
A dot grid Field Notes page with a list of places to get tacos in Portland with a stamp from Seven Virtues Coffee Roasters and the XOXO stamp in rainbow colors.
Photo by David Millar.

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