Last week I shared how I prepare my photopolymer stamps. Today I am sharing how I prepare my cling stamp sets.
For the longest time I avoided cling stamps as I struggled with placement and also stickiness. However, Stampin’ Up! have developed a cling adhesive backing which is super super sticky and with more practice and stamping I have gotten better with stamping. Of course I still make errors but I am getting better.
Before stamping my cling stamps, I check all the stamps are there, that the stamps are the correct stamp set in the correct language. If it is a two part cling set I check that I have each part. After I have checked that the stamp sets are correct, I check the stamps outline. Stampin’ Up! stamps are cut on machines ( i think) and if they are lined up incorrectly there can be insufficent space around the stamp and therefore can affect how the image is stamped (this has only happened to me once with the Panda’s from Sale-a-bration a few years ago.
After my checks I add the cling stickers to the back of my stamps, it is easiest to add the cling if yoiu remove the backing one by one. You need to line up the stickers, as they can not be removed once they are stuck on the back. If you try to remove them they can remove the foam from the stamp which can affect the way it stamps.
I then stamp out the stamps on scrap paper to check how they stamp and to ensure that all the residue from the production process is removed. The video below shows the process that I use. It depends on the stamp set whether I use the Stamparatus or just using blocks.
I also create masks when I stamped the stamps, I use some gorgeous masking paper by Inkadinkado, which I cut out with scissors. Do you create masks for your stamps?
