| If you are new to card making and looking for card | | | | are great for beginners as you can see exactly where |
| making ideas, rubber stamps are a perfect addition to | | | | you are stamping leaving less room for error. |
| your craft box. Rubber stamps can be used in a | | | | The biggest tip I can give when using rubber stamps |
| variety of ways so they are well worth investing in. | | | | that you will emboss is to lightly brush the area of card |
| When you begin crafting or card making it is important | | | | you are going to stamp on with talc this will stop the |
| that you do not rush out and buy everything you see, | | | | embossing powder sticking to other parts of the card |
| you will save a huge amount of money if you | | | | as well as the ink. |
| purchase a few items, some stamps and embossing | | | | Always lay you stamp flat and take the ink pad to it |
| powders until you discover some card making ideas or | | | | rather than pushing the stamp into the ink pad, this will |
| find what your special interest is whether it be animal | | | | ensure the entire design on the stamp is evenly |
| stamps or flowers or what ever interests you. | | | | covered in the ink. |
| Never by cheap stamps for your card making ideas, | | | | Remember once you have used the stamp it is |
| although some stamps are quite expensive they will | | | | important to clean the stamp and remove the entire ink |
| produce a much better print and have a crisper look if | | | | residue. Depending on the type of in you have used |
| they have been properly made. | | | | for your card making ideas it may not be necessary to |
| Rubber stamps range in price, usually the larger or | | | | use expensive ink removers, I find an acid free baby |
| more detailed the more expensive it will be, I always | | | | wipe works just as well as some of the chemical |
| consider how many times I can use a stamp for my | | | | solutions you can buy from craft shops. |
| card making ideas before I purchase one. Some of the | | | | Always store your ink pads level and upside down this |
| larger stamps can also be repeatedly stamped and | | | | will prevent uneven ink distribution and keep the ink on |
| used for decoupage, which will create a completely | | | | the top of the pad ready for its next use. |
| different type of card. | | | | Rubber-stamping can be used for all your card making |
| If you do decide to use a rubber stamp for decoupage | | | | ideas and also for scrap booking, however it is |
| never cut into the embossed lines as this may cause | | | | important that you use ink that is acid free and fade |
| the embossing powder to flake off and look | | | | resistant to keep your project looking bright and |
| unattractive. | | | | effective. |
| I find the stamps that are mounted on a clear block | | | | |