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