| For me it all started with these rubber stamps. That's | | | | your card stock. This gives you less room for error |
| right this cute little butterfly art stamp and this set of | | | | (even though there is never an error in art, it just |
| alphabet stamps. | | | | makes a different masterpiece then you expected). |
| I can remember my first rubber stamps. My brother | | | | What I love about the acrylic block rubber stamps is |
| gave them to me for my birthday. It was a butterfly | | | | when you are working with alphabet stamps. The |
| art stamp, and an alphabet stamp set, that was 15 | | | | reason is you can have the correct spacing between |
| years ago. I can remember thinking to myself "what | | | | each letter and word. When I have used alphabet |
| am I going to do with these rubber stamps"? Boy did I | | | | stamps that were wood mounted, I usually had |
| find out what to do with them. I made cute little | | | | crooked words and phrases on my card or scrapbook |
| butterfly note cards and I remember coloring them with | | | | page. |
| a colored pencil (since that is all that I had back then or | | | | Another cool thing about these clear un-mounted |
| crayons), then with the alphabet stamps I stamped my | | | | rubber stamps is that they do not take up so much |
| family and friends name and of course finished it with | | | | room as the original wood block art stamps. So if you |
| a butterfly. Holy crow, he is the one that created my | | | | do not have a lot of space to store your rubber |
| obsession with art stamps, and I am so happy that he | | | | stamps then this is the ideal way to go. I have two |
| did, thanks Mike. | | | | ways that I store my clear un-mounted rubber stamps. |
| What can I say; I Love Rubber Art Stamps and all the | | | | One is in a 3 ring binder, and the other in my Crop in |
| rubber stamping supplies that go along with them. Take | | | | Style Stamp Store tote. The stamp store can hold |
| a look at just some of the art stamps that I have. I | | | | hundreds in the drawers. |
| have labeled each drawer and bin so I kind of know | | | | There are also red rubber un-mounted stamps that |
| what is inside. I also have a few scattered around my | | | | you can purchase. They are cheaper than mounted |
| craft studio on shelves. I told you that I Love Art | | | | rubber stamps. You can then mount them any way |
| Stamps. Now do you believe me? | | | | that you want; either on a wood block or use the |
| Rubber stamps have come a long way. There are a | | | | ez-mount foam system (I will explain that in a near |
| ton of manufacturers for Art Stamps, depending on | | | | future article) |
| what you are looking for. A long time ago the only kind | | | | The last kind of rubber stamps that I can think of is the |
| of art stamp that was available was the red rubber | | | | pre-inked art stamps. I have some art stamps that are |
| stamp mounted on a wood block. Now, those stamps | | | | pre-inked wheels. They are great for backgrounds or |
| are still available but there are also clear un-mounted | | | | borders. All you do is insert the small cartridge of ink |
| art stamps that you take off of a cling sheet and | | | | into the handle of the rubber stamps wheel, insert the |
| adhere to an acrylic block. When you are done you | | | | wheel and away you go. |
| just clean the stamp and take off the acrylic block and | | | | Well, as you can see I have a lot of rubber stamps. |
| out back on the plastic sheet or in a clear plastic CD | | | | And with all these art stamps I do not have any |
| case. | | | | duplicates and I can honestly say that I use or have |
| The great thing about these art stamps is that you can | | | | used each and every one. |
| see exactly where your image will be stamped on | | | | |