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Mounting Unmounted Rubber Stamps |
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Written by Jennifer Thompson
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Mounting
Unmounted Rubber Stamps
 Materials:
Double-sided
sticky foam for padded backing
Clear static cling vinyl
Sharp scissors - two pair on hand is helpful
Unmounted stamps
Goo gone or similar cleaner (for cleaning your sissors afterwards)
Directions:
1. Trim your
unmounted stamps close to the image.
2. Cut a piece of the grey foam close to the size you will need for
your stamp.
3. Peel off the paper from one side of the grey foam and stick your
stamp to it.
4. Trim away the extra grey foam, being careful not to cut your stamp.
A little extra foam around the edge of the stamp is OK.
5. Cut a rectangular piece of the cling vinyl so that you have a piece
that's bigger than your stamp. I usually have a half an inch to an inch
extra around my stamp. This is where a second pair of scissors comes
in handy. Cutting up the grey foam can make your scissors get sticky
and gunky.
6. Peel off the other backing paper from the foam. Peel off the backing
from the vinyl. Stick them together.
7. That's it! To use your stamp, stick the vinyl to your acrylic block.
If you need more static cling, rub your stamp's vinyl against fabric
or carpet.
To give you an idea on cost...
I went to a stamp show and purchased everything you see in the first
picture for under $35 - and I now have eighteen stamps! If you've purchased
mounted stamps before, you know how much they are. Buying unmounted
stamps will save you a great deal of money.
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