These came in the mail this week.
I finally acquired some fancy acrylic stamps and ink pads that i have been wanting for a while. The stamps came from Taiwan and inkpads from Scotland - all possible via Ebay! (At the rate am getting me stuff off that site and raving about it on this blog they should consider paying me to advertise for them!) :)
Am now considering whether i should buy more acrylic blocks of various sizes to mount the stamps - which would then lead to the issue of storage ... or leave them the way they are - in flat sheet, so easy to store, so easy to lose 'em too - with all the bits of paper and embellishments lying about!
Reckon before i embark on more scrap tools acquisitions, i ought to learn how to really use me stamps. So far, without the mounts, stamping quality isn't exactly satsifactory. Its a little blurred, or unclear in certain parts. Maybe am not applying enough EVEN pressure on stamps ... or maybe my technique of stamping is just wrong.
I've got a self inking initial stamp and even that doesn't quite come out nicely! :P
Must ask an expert ... or at least read up on techniques of stamping.
They (stamps manufacturers) also promised that stamps can be easily cleaned - either by wiping residue off with tissue of washing stamps out ... that's not exactly true either. I've got one red inkpad that ink seems to stick like glue on stamps no matter how much i wash them out!
There's yet alot to be learnt with stamps and inkpads!
2 comments:
didn't know you're into clear stamp pads. yeah, they're difficut to use without the blocks. i bought 2 small stamp pads for you fr the states. didn;t buy the blocks though. did notknow you need them.
jasmine
Stampblocks are fairly expensive - was thinking perhaps a cheaper alternative is to go to the trophy shop (i don't know how you call em) and ask if you could buy their acrylic blocks ... am sure they'll be able to cut some out to size ... will go and test that idea out one of these days ...
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