| A few decades back, stamp lovers only have one | | | | you will somehow come off as odd or strange. Today, |
| option - the standard wood rubber stamp. The | | | | with rubber stamping becoming more and more |
| majority of old rubber stamps are available with | | | | popular due to its convenience and ease of use, you |
| handles, very much like most office stamps today, | | | | will find lots of people with stamps filling up their |
| while the other kind had simple pegs attached to it. As | | | | cabinets and closets. This increasing demand had |
| stamps become more popular in modern times, more | | | | manufacturers making more stamp storage units. |
| manufacturers are creating a wide variety of | | | | Some crafters prefer to buy unmounted rubber |
| decorative rubber stamps. You have lots of options to | | | | stamps since the mounted kind with a wooden mount |
| choose from - clear acrylic, unmounted, foam, | | | | tends to be bulky and take up a lot of storage space. |
| mounted, by the sheet or individually. Do a brief check | | | | These stamps can be bought individually but if you |
| online and you will discover lots of companies who sell | | | | have a great need for them and you would want to |
| different types. Now you may be wondering what | | | | save money, you can buy them by the bulk. |
| stamp would work for you best. I hope that I have a | | | | Unmounted stamps are normally attached to static |
| direct answer to that, but each kind of stamp has | | | | cling foam or magnets so you can decide on what will |
| features that make them work better than the other. | | | | work better for you. There are people who choose |
| Let's take the mystery out of what stamp will work | | | | traditional rubber stamps which can be mounted pretty |
| best for what purpose. | | | | easily. These stamps are usually placed on static cling |
| Originally foam stamps were made to be used by kids. | | | | foam and they have been closely trimmed to the |
| While this fact may have been true a couple of years | | | | design. |
| ago, decorative rubber stamp manufacturers have | | | | The most recent rubber stamps are the acrylic kind. If |
| created high quality foam stamps that can be readily | | | | you want to go for acrylic, make sure that you buy the |
| bought today. If you are planning to add a bit of | | | | best clear stamps so you won't end up disappointed. |
| artwork to your walls or on fabric, then foam stamps | | | | This type of stamp is normally placed on a clear |
| are a wonderful choice. This type of stamp is relatively | | | | acrylic block to achieve accuracy in stamping and |
| cheap and it's a great choice if you prefer to have a | | | | good ink coverage. |
| deep image on uneven or irregular surfaces. Are you | | | | When buying decorative rubber stamps, the biggest |
| planning to stamp on denim, fabric, walls, tin or plastic? | | | | concern usually is the cost. With unmounted stamps |
| If yes, then foam stamps are your best bet. | | | | you are assured of inexpensive shipping. Be careful |
| Two decades back, if you were to tell someone that | | | | not to purchase stamps that come in bargain bags |
| you have stocked an entire closet with rubber stamps, | | | | because most of them have poor designs and quality. |