After a really fun trip to see my new grandson in Idaho, I am home and trying to catch up from where I left off. One of those things was to post my remaining 5 tips to help you love your clear-mount stamps! (See my initial 5 tips here.) So here are those next 5 tips:
- Don't use Stazon Cleaner on your clear-mount stamps…… or at least not while they're still mounted to the block. The Stazon Cleaner can cause damage to the acrylic block.
- Trying to decide which blocks to order? I recommend beginning your block collection by purchasing the entire bundle of 9 blocks (item #118491). This will give you one each of any block size you may need – while saving more than 10% of the cost of acquiring them individually. But if you tend to work with a lot of stamps going at the same time (like I do), then you may eventually want to add another of each of the 4 smaller sizes, too.
- Have you noticed the thumbnail images on the spines of your clear-mount storage cases? This clever and useful feature will help you keep track of the images you have in your collection – whether you stack or stand the cases on a shelf, or line them up in a deep drawer.
- Your Stampin' Up!® clear-mount stamps arrive die cut, as do today's wood-mount stamps. While this is just fine for the majority of stampers, if you happen to be fussy like I am, you may prefer to trim them closer yet. If so, be sure to do your trimming AFTER you've applied the labels – being careful not to undercut the supporting foam. The foam layer must remain the same size – if not larger than – the rubber layer.
- Don't leave your clear-mount stamps on their blocks for long, long periods of time. I once left a stamp on its block for a couple of weeks, and when I was ready to remove it, the label came right off the stamp and stayed on the block! Talk about "cling" power, lol!
If you still have any remaining questions about Stampin' Up!'s Clear-Mount stamps, please click the comment link (below), and just ask!
