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Post by kmage on Sept 12, 2022 2:49:21 GMT
My mom picked up a bunch of wood block stamps circa 2004 at a garage sale. None of them are chase rare stamps, I checked. Problem is, most of them are florals. How on earth do you get the stem green? I tried a few and by the time I got enough ink on the flower part, then stamped the stem, the flower was kind of dry. Do you stamp the stem, clean the stamp and then the flower? But because it is a wood stamp, you cannot see through to where to stamp the flower, so that was hard to do!
With my clear floral stamps (like Gina k) most of the florals are separate. Even when they are not, I can see where the flower should go. I think I kind of dislike wood block stamps...Edited to add, I think she should just donate them to goodwill or something, she was excited to get them because the lady told her they were "retired" sigh...yeah, but it doesn't matter if they are not useable. At least she only charged her a couple bucks a set. She got 3 sets. Does anyone even like wood block stamps/buy wood block stamps anymore? Sometimes I see them at my Michaels, and they have the same ones they had 5+ years ago...and they are expensive!
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 12, 2022 4:15:46 GMT
You can use water-based coloring markers to color the stem green than the flower part in pink( you can use a couple different pinks for extra intrest)....than to re moisten the ink you breathe a puff of wet air on it. This should give you a sharp image. For more a watercolor look spray water on it instead of the puff of air. I use the mini misters and watercolor paper. You can use a mica mist too, for extra sparkles. I hope this helps. Found this video for some ideas youtu.be/YB-LI8TQCIw |
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Post by CardBoxer on Sept 12, 2022 11:49:40 GMT
Not a silly question at all. And ditto azcrafty . She knows All the Things. Coloring the stamp with Gelatos is very similar. Lightly spritz with water and stamp for a loose watercolor look that I love for some images.* If you (anyone) decide to unmount the stamps and use a stamping platform, position the stamp on the platform, cover (mask) part of the stamp—say the stem—with masking paper, Post-It tape or a Post-It. Ink the flower and stamp. Then mask off the flower and ink the stamp with only the stem visible, stamp. An inexpensive stamp positioner designed for wood mounted stamps is another option. You’d mask like above. A few: Inkadinkado’s Stamp-a-ma-jig is an oldie but goodie that’s still available in a few places: youtu.be/tkQjPkzmDxIwww.amazon.com/Success-Stamp-Ma-Jig-Stamp-Positioning/dp/B001ION0LSA type that’s more widely available, like on scrapbook.com, Simon, Amazon, 123stitch: www.artimpressions.com/shop/4774-stamp-positioner/Jennifer McGuire demos it here, first with a wood mounted stamp, then clear. www.jennifermcguireink.com/2019/07/best-stamp-layering-methods-with-an-acrylic-block.htmlWendy Vecchi has a magnetic version, shown with unmounted rubber stamps but mounted should work. It could be used on her Make Art Station or a magnetic glass mat, if you happen to have one. www.scrapbook.com/store/ri-wva69119.htmlI haven’t seen Wendy Vecchi’s but it’s tempting, being magnetic (I have a magnetic glass mat). Last, there are videos about how to use a wood mounted stamp in a misti but I haven’t watched any. * ETA I bought one of the new Tim Holtz watercolor pencil sets, and am going to see if the same technique works on a rubber stamp. Color, spritz, stamp. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 12, 2022 14:11:10 GMT
As mentioned above, color with water based markers.
Bonus - Does anyone remember your SU! consultant telling you to color the stamp, then huff on them right before stamping? (to remoisten the ink)
I have the Stamp-a-ma-jig and still use it when I'm using mounted or unmounted rubber stamps.
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Post by babylou on Sept 12, 2022 14:50:12 GMT
I guess I would stamp in black or grey and color in with markers, or pencils, or watercolor, etc.
You can also stamp in like a clear or matching color so that the lines aren't noticeable, and then color.
Or...you can take the stamps off the wood blocks and use them in the Misti or other stamp platform. You would have to put a backing on them so that they cling.
I'm an amateur when compared to a lot of these ladies, but these are the first ideas I had! LOL!
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 12, 2022 15:45:07 GMT
Color the stamp with markers.
OR you could remove the stamp from the wood block and turn it into a peel and stick stamp, so you can use a stamp platform. Depending on the stamp, you can use small inkpads (cat eye shaped stamp pads work best for this), ink the stem with green, stamp it, clean it, then ink the flower part.
I converted all my wood mounted rubber stamos before we moved in order to cut down on the weight. The wood blocks really added up (I have been collecting stamps for years). I now use those stamps more since I can use them with my platform.
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Post by kmage on Sept 12, 2022 16:41:47 GMT
Thanks all. They aren't really coloring stamps, (like have an outline) more just solid. I am going to tell my mom to play around with them, and maybe I will try and help her unmount them. The only markers she has are alcohol markers, and I don't think you can stamp with them, right? Appreciate all the advice!
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 12, 2022 17:00:32 GMT
If they are more solid instead of outlines, you can use markers on them, but I’m not sure what type markers work well. However, since you say you are going to unmount them, you might consider using a craft knife to cut apart the flower from the stem/leaves and turn it into two separate stamps.
At the very least, unmounting them will make them easier to use, even if you don’t cut the flower and leaves apart.
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 12, 2022 19:35:16 GMT
Thanks all. They aren't really coloring stamps, (like have an outline) more just solid. I am going to tell my mom to play around with them, and maybe I will try and help her unmount them. The only markers she has are alcohol markers, and I don't think you can stamp with them, right? Appreciate all the advice! Just check out the video I linked above and you'll see what we mean to use markers to color the rubber stamp itself than, huff on it and than stamp. Its a very easy old school technique but you need water-based markers. You can just get some Crayola kid markers to keep it inexpensive. Another idea to use a light colored inkpad to stamp the image and color it with the markers she already has. It would be the no line coloring technique. You can use them as silhouette stamps. Create a blended background than just stamp with a black color...like what Gina K does. |
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Post by kmage on Sept 12, 2022 22:06:24 GMT
Create a blended background than just stamp with a black color...like what Gina K does. That is a FANTASTIC idea! I have a set of those stamps from Gina K and my mom loves them. I should have totally thought of that.  |
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Post by MichyM on Sept 12, 2022 22:41:14 GMT
Could I possibly piggy-back on this thread with a question about un-mounting stamps? If so, please talk to me like I’m 6 and know nothing about rubber stamps on wood blocks, because I don’t!
I have 5 old wood mounted rubber stamps that I’d like to take off the wood, but I really don’t want to spend more than like $5 total to do so. Is that even feasible?
1. When I separate them from the block, does the gray padding between the rubber and the wood stay with the block, or with the stamp?
2. Any tips or tricks for un-mounting that I should look into?
3. How do I get the newly un-mounted stamps to stick to my stamp platform/acrylic block?
I am probably overthinking this, but when I googled this earlier in the spring when it got into card-making I felt like it wasn’t clear to me as to what to do…so I’ve just let them sit. Thanks so much!
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Post by Embri on Sept 19, 2022 10:57:48 GMT
So unmounting rubber stamps is a bit of a gamble. There's no standard answer because it comes down to what adhesive and foam were used, how old the stamp is and what condition it's in.
If you're lucky, you can pry the foam+rubber off the wooden block with little trouble. A metal ruler or other thin bladed tool can assist. If the foam is in poor condition, or the adhesive has depolymerized to the point where it's no longer sticky, you may have to pry the rubber off the foam and replace it. I've seen some people recommend microwaving their stamps slightly to help loosen the adhesive but I never tried that, seemed unnecessarily risky.
I've used vinyl + double sided permanent adhesive + foam sheet + Tombow Mono Multi to remount stamps before where the original couldn't be salvaged, but it's not the best long-term. There's also foam you can buy for remounting block stamps, but it'll run more than five bucks.
Ideally you want to keep the rubber and foam stuck together, and you can use either something like Tombow that dries tacky to provide the adhesion to a stamp block, or remount with cling vinyl.
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