Well, those new CLEAR BLOCKS are all the buzz among us stampers!!! Here are a few tips to get your stamp to adhere well to the blocks as you use them...
--BREATHE on the block just before applying the rubber stamp (like when you breath/huff on your rubber stamp after coloring with markers...breath from your lungs, don't just blow...).
--Press the stamp against the clear block and try to 'get the bubbles out'.
BIG TIP #1: I store my new clear block stamps IN their case - and then sit the case on a shelf (like books on a shelf) or in a 'CD' storage container (I cannot imagine storing them out of the pkg., as I would never find which stamp I wanted !!). To make it even easier on me, I actually keep photo copies of each stamp set in a 3-ring binder. I give each photo and each set a corresponding number. Then, when I want to stamp, I just browse through my notebook, decide on which stamp set(s) I want to use, and then reach for that # on my shelf. When I am through, it goes right back on the shelf. EZ-PZ : )
BIG TIP #2--How to mount your stamp arrow-straight: Have you noticed how EZ it is to affix the words STRAIGHT when using your clear blocks? First, place your clear blocks on your GRID paper. When you put a word stamp on your clear block, you can just follow that grid line right through the clear block underneath the beginning of your word to the end of your word...and it is arrow straight every time!! I actually do that with my wood block stamps too -- only the 'line' has to be sort of imaginary since I cannot see through the wood - lol!!
BIG TIP #3--What size clear block do I need?: Make a template out of acetate for each size clear block. Hold your template together with a key ring. Now you can use your template to help you decide which size block you need to use or purchase for a particular stamp.
Any questions? Contact me: Brenda / 919-929-1412 / btapp@msn.com
HAPPY STAMPING!!
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