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by Julie Pialet (My Heart Stamps For You )
Save money & space by using UM stamps
You will save lots of money on your stamps once you
switch over to using unmounted rubber. It is so easy, and will also
save you space! 200 unmounted stamps take up hardly any room as opposed
to 200 mounted stamps.
Most customers wonder what took them so long to switch to unmounted
stamps once they try this system! Crystal clear acrylic mounts let
you see exactly where you are stamping your image! No more stamping
crooked sayings, or wondering if you are going to get the image straight.
How to use this system:
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Make sure your Unmounted stamp is closely trimmed.
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Stick your UM to double sticky stamp cushion, and trim evenly with the edges of your UM. You can use scissors, but they tend to get gummy after awhile, so I recommend you use an exacto knife for trimming the stamp on the cushion.
- Peel off backing paper and stick the UM to the vinyl cling. Now you trim this with scissors, but I like to leave about 1/4" around the image so I have something to grab on to when I am done stamping the image, it also helps to break the "seal."
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Once you have trimmed your image on the vinyl cling material, you can peel the backing paper off of the vinyl. You now have an UM that is ready to stamp!
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Stick the Um to the acrylic mount as use as if it were a wood mounted stamp, except that you will like it a lot better!
- If you have trouble getting an image to really stick to the acrylics, wipe the image as well as the acrylic clean. The vinyl cling method works basically like vinyl window decorations...it needs to be clean and it will stick. Only every once in a blue moon will you have to replace the vinyl cling on an image. (depending on how much glitter, embossing powders, etx...your stamps pick up on them.
Your UMs can be stored in a drawer, or in a box with envelopes for different categories or by company. It is easy then to just flip through the envelopes and find what you need if you stamp the images on the front of the envelope they are in.
Many RSmakers.org member including My Heart Stamps For You, carry systems for mounting UM stamps. They also sell UM stamps individually or by the sheet.
My Heart Stamps For You carries a 5 pc. Acrylic Mount set that comes in all the basic sizes you will need for most images. They also have an X-large size for oversized stamps.