5 tips for using your Stampin’ Up!® Clear Mount stamps

Mar 7, 2010
Clear-mount-stamps

Today I thought I'd share some tips for using your new Stampin' Up!® Clear Mount Stamps:

  1. Press the stamp firmly onto the acrylic block for a few moments to give the cling backing a chance to adhere.  (Remember the stamp has a "cling" surface, NOT "adhesive", so you must press it into place.)  Also, do the same when you return the stamps to their storage container so they'll adhere to the inner surface of the case and not tumble all over inside – or worse yet, fly out at you when you open it!
  2. When you clean these stamps on your Stampin' Scrub, be careful not to over-saturate the pad with Stampin' Mist.  If you work up a foam, it may interfere with the cling properties.
  3. Take it easy with the "scrubbing" action.  If you've developed a strong-arm scrubbing technique over time with your wood-mount stamps, remember this temporary cling will require developing a more gentle habit; intense scrubbing will pop the stamp right off the block!  And for those really tiny stamps that will hardly tolerate ANY scrubbing, it's probably just easier to remove them from the block altogether before cleaning 'em.
  4. Grease from your fingers, or dust, glitter, or pet hair may eventually interfere with the clingability of these stamps.  But a quick gentle bath with some dishwashing liquid (such as Dawn®), followed by a good rinse and drying with a lint-free towel should fix that right up.
  5. Your Clear Mount stamps come ready to mount and use as soon as you punch them out from the rubber sheet and pull off the protective tab from the back.  But most people like to add their optional labels, too.  If you choose to put the included optional labels on your Clear Mount stamps don't handle the label with your fingers as you apply it.  Instead, remove the protective cover from the label, but leave the label itself ON THE LABEL SHEET.  Then after you've removed the protective cover from the back of the stamp, lay the stamp down onto the label, matching the shape of the stamp to the outer shape of the label. (Additional tip:  if you have trouble getting the protective cover off the label while it's still on the sheet, carefully work the tip of your Paper Snips into the slit in the middle of the protective cover, then make a little snip to the edge of one end of that slit. This will make it easier to grab 'hold of that protective cover to remove it.)

Stay tuned for 5 more tips to follow…….