| Rubber stamps have been around for generations | | | | once making sure that each card has the images in |
| without much innovation or alteration in their design. Until | | | | the exact same position. |
| now that is. The world of rubber stamping has finally | | | | The new and innovative world of cling mount stamps |
| been updated with a 21st century spin, the cling mount | | | | is not without its flaws. The stamps do not come with |
| stamp. Cling mount stamps are used in the same | | | | a mounting base like traditional stamps where it is all |
| manner as traditional rubber stamps except they do | | | | one complete unit which means that you will need to |
| not come permanently pre-mounted on a wooden | | | | purchase acrylic blocks for your stamps. The blocks |
| block. Cling mount stamps have two sides; one side | | | | can seen costly at first but it is important to remember |
| has the raised image that holds the ink for stamping | | | | that you do not need to have a block for every |
| and the other side is coated with a repositionable cling | | | | individual stamps since you remove the stamps after |
| surface which holds or mounts to a piece of acrylic | | | | using them; ideally you should have a couple acrylic |
| which replaces the wooded block. | | | | blocks in sizes you use a lot so that you can stamp |
| Cling mount stamps have a lot of benefits over | | | | with multiple images without having to remove them in |
| traditional wood mounted rubber stamps. One of the | | | | between depending on the project you are working on. |
| best bonuses is the lower cost of cling mounted | | | | Some cling mount stamps do not hold the ink as well |
| stamps with stamp sets selling for a reduced price | | | | as others with the ink pooling and pulling off parts of |
| compared to traditional stamps with more stamps in | | | | the image producing a spotty or streaked stamped |
| the set too! They are more compact for storage | | | | image. Also, if you are short on time this type of |
| often being packaged in a thin plastic bag or DVD | | | | stamps might not suit your needs because you will |
| case which makes owning and organizing multiple | | | | need to take the time to mount each stamp, remove |
| stamp sets a breeze; unlike the days of trying to find | | | | each stamp, and then put the stamp and block away |
| suitable storage for bulky and various sized wooden | | | | separately. |
| blocks. With the cling mount stamps positioning the | | | | There are a couple choices when it comes to |
| stamps exactly where you want them is a dream | | | | choosing the type of material the stamp is made from, |
| because you can see the stamp through the clear | | | | plastic or rubber. The material the stamp is made from |
| acrylic block so there is no more guess work about | | | | impacts image quality. I have used both the clear |
| the exact position of the image under a wooden block; | | | | plastic and rubber cling mount stamps. The winner in |
| I know most of you have experienced a stamp that | | | | my book is the rubber cling mount stamps, like those |
| was not mounted quite right so the stamped image | | | | by Stampin' Up, because they produce the same |
| was slightly off where you wanted it to be. The cling | | | | quality stamped image that we are all accustomed to |
| mount stamps clean up the same way as your | | | | with our traditional stamps. Some of the plastic cling |
| traditional stamps so you can continue using your | | | | mount stamps look great and promise wonderful |
| cleaner of choice. Finally, you can make collages of | | | | stamped images but do not deliver, including the sets |
| images or use a block the size of your card and | | | | by The Stamps of Life, the ink does not hold as well |
| positional the stamps at once and only have to stamp | | | | resulting in a streaked image. |