How to protect ink stamps and personalized stamp creation

There is one problem that many ink stamps collectors face nowadays, and that is finding the best way to display mint or unused stamps while protecting them at the same time. Perhaps is sounds like something very easy to do, but it is not, because ink stamps are so vulnerable to dust, wind, water, etc. Scrapbooking, making cards and decorating with rubber ink stamps is a lot of fun. People also use rubber stamps at work to stamp dates and messages on documents and files. Either way, it’s important to keep your ink stamps clean to ensure a nice, clear image every time you stamp.

The first step you need to follow is taking baby wipes, basically start applying the ink stamps on the baby wipe or pick the stamp up and wipe it off systematically. Then dry the ink stamps on a clean and absorbent paper towel. Finally, make sure the stamp is completely dry before reusing it. The second step you need to follow is use an ink stamps scrubber, a 4.1/2″ x 7.1/2″ plastic case with a scrubbing pad inside the case and add a little water and dish detergent or stamp cleaner on half of the scrubbing pad and leave the other half dry. When you are finished using a particular stamp, drag the stamp across the wet half of the scrubbing pad and after the ink stamps are clean, continue pressing the stamps into the dry part of the scrubber. Remember to make sure the stamp is completely dry before reusing it. The third step you need to follow is damp a sponge using water and a drop or two of dish detergent, then rub the ink stamp over the sponge until it is clean. Meticulously, dry the stamp using a paper towel and as a warning: do not use rubbing alcohol on rubber ink stamps or on acrylic stamp blocks, because it can damage them.

After knowing how to protect your ink stamps, I think it is important for you to have an idea of how you can create your own personalized stamps, because by creating your own stamps you will save money and add a touch of personality and creativity to your details. Before you create your personalized stamp, you need the following materials to proceed: a Utility or Exacto knife, a large pink eraser, pen, a photocopy of your design and fingernail polish remover (acetate). These materials are not hard to find, you can visit an art or crafts shop, and they will make it easier for you to create your personalized stamps.

The personalized ink stamp method we are going to use is called the Simple Method. First, place the items you will need in a well lit, neat and ventilated workspace. Then trace or draw the pattern you want onto the eraser. Then write any words backwards before carving and see the picture at right for an example of a personalized stamp created with this method. Shape away everything but the design; fasten the eraser to a wood block for durability and user-friendliness.

As you were able to see in this article, creating personalized stamps will add creativity to your envelopes as well as it will make feel your special someone very special! Put your hands on and create your own personalized stamps now to impress everyone!