Difference between double time and OSW

[Angie Humphrey]

Ok, so double time and osw seem to be the same. What is the difference? Is it that OSW you do several projects from a specific template and that double time you might use the sheet to do a big batch of swaps or something that you need to make alot of?

[Angie Humphrey]

Hey! Is there anyone out there?

[mommakate]

I have always thought the terms we interchangable....

OSW just seems a shorter acronym to use.

Smiles

kate

[laurelwright]

I never heard of Double time... I'll watch you post for the difference too!

[padlam]

I'm here, but don't have an anwer! Inquiring minds want to know...

[Angie Humphrey]

They do seem to be interchangeable. I guess when I've dont the double time (which is stamping on a sheet of paper, just like OSW) I was preparing for a swap. So rather than stamping each individual 2 inch square (for the swap I was doing I had three 2 in squares on the card) buy anyways, instead of stamping each individual square you would stamp one sheet and then cut up your squares. Maybe that's the only difference. With OSW you are doing 10-15 coordinating cards of misc stuff and with double time you are doing duplicates of one card. Hhmmm.... have I answered my own question? That's just a guess. Would still love to hear the opinion of some of the more "experienced" stampers out there.

[Lorri]

The way I understand it, the basic technique is the same - stamping the same image(s) all over a single sheet of cardstock. With the OSW, you cut that cardstock into multiple different projects. With double-time, you use the stamped cardstock to create multiples of the same project, like a layer on a card, or a cello bag topper. HTH

[StarLitStudio]

I learned this here a few weeks ago!

I had never heard of double time technique until it was described and I said, "Hey, that's the one-sheet wonder!"

So I asked what was up and was told the double time technique is what is used to produce the one-sheet wonder (OSW).

So my understanding is the term OSW is the finished product, double time is the technique used.

[labullard]

Well, here is Kim McNutt's detailed description of the Double Time technique, which sounds the same as the OSW to me:

http://www.nuttnhoney.net/DoubleTimeSamples/index.html

So maybe we are just using a newer term for an older technique! Linda

[Angie Humphrey]

I think that double time probably started out as doing multiple of the same card. Then someone said "Wow! I can make 10 different projects out of this one sheet, what a wonder!" Hence, one sheet wonder.
Ok, maybe I'm stretching. But it could have happened.

Anyways, either way, they are both great.

Hhmmm. Double time is a technique that you use and OSW is a template to make projects out of the paper that was double time stamped.
Sounds good to me.

[JulieHRR]

Double Time was the original term for the concept of cutting apart a randomly stamped sheet for mass quanitities of a particular item.

Karen Gregorian is to be credited for making her variation, "The One Sheet Wonder" (OSW) a household name . . .