Trying out the Easymount.

 Since I purchased the Stamparatus  I ve been wishing I had bought more of the clear mount stamps rather than the wood mount.

So last week I bought some Easymount and have begun to peel some of my rubber stamps off  the wood blocks ( the ones I would have trouble getting an even print  with) and stick them onto the static cling

Easymount….This stuff is pretty expensive and if you ask me it's over priced. I found it was cheaper to order it and have it shipped here  from the USA than it was to buy it direct from the Crafters Companion here in the UK. How stupid is that?


                                                         The first stamp I peeled from the block was this retire paisley background stamp. I have to confess I tore the foam backing as I peeled it from the block. So I had to be really careful peeling the rest of the foam off.
Fortunately   I managed to get it off without doing too much more damage to the foam.  I  added the Easymount over the foam and that has not only concealed  the tear it  is also holding the foam together.

There is a very sticky residue left on the wooden block after peeling off the rubber so after mounting the stamp onto the Easymount I used the peel off paper to cover the adhesive left on the block to stop it collecting dust and fibres.

It was then time to test the stamp out on the Stamparatus. 

As you can see in the image above, it's not a perfect image it's a little pale too. But hey, ... I have the Stamparatus and this thing has saved dozens of pieces of card stock from the bin in  very short the short time I have owned it.  All I had to do was ink up the stamp and stamp it again over the first image. 

In the next photo you can see the missed areas have been filled in and the colour is more intense too. 

I am so glad I changed my mind about  buying this tool... it's brilliant!! 

The one thing  everyone warns you about with the stamparatus is NOT to let the very strong magnets click together as they will break.

So I have been ultra careful with my magnets, that is,  until a couple of days ago.............Now I have twice as many magnets as I did....Ooops.

Stamparatus Positioning Tool

 When Stampin' Up launched the Stamparatus positioning tool,  I thought what on earth is all the fuss about.  It's no good to me as I buy the wood mounted stamps, so I had no intention whatsoever in purchasing this gadget.
A few months later and after watching a couple of Stampin' up's videos,  I started to think,  this thing might actually be useful.
Not only could it be useful, but it could eventually save me money and space. 
The clear stamp cases are half the thickness of the wood mounted cases so that means,  I can fit twice as many stamp sets on my shelves.

As the clear sets are considerably  cheaper than the wood mounted sets the Stamparatus will pay for itself  in next to no time.

You can guess what I did next..... Yes,  I ordered it.

I have been playing with the Stamparatus for a couple of days now. 
I have to say, I am so pleased I talked myself into buying it. 

 How many times have you stamped an image and have it turn out patchy like this. 
There is nothing you can do to salvage it. You just have to turn the card over and try again.
Well, that is not the case anymore if you use the Stamparatus and  the clear or polymer stamps.

It is now possible to re ink the stamp and over stamp the first image with complete accuracy.
I didn't choose the best stamp to demonstrate this as this stamp,  is meant to give a distressed image.
 I  re inked the stamp and over stamped the first image. As you can see it looks far better for a second coat of ink.

My  next experiment was to forget to re ink the stamp before stamping.
This time I chose a stamp with a fine line design to see if I lost the fine line if I stamped over the image a second time.

As you can see the design is still clear and crisp and the bauble is a nice solid colour.
This is the main reason I am delighted with this tool.

Peaceful Place stamp set.

A Peaceful Place is a new set from S.U. this year.  Look s nice and peaceful, but I can't help thinking what it will be like in a storm. lol.

I coloured  the image with Copic markers. 

The sentiment on this one is from the new accented blooms set. I bought the accented blooms set in clear  along with the  

Stamparatus . I had no intention of buying the Stamparatus  as I usually buy the wod set. But when it comes to  predominantly solid stamps   I usually get  a less than perfect image.  It's virtually impossible to over stamp to fill in the misses.....until now,  with the Stamparatus you can over stamp and fill in the misses perfectly. 

I stamped  over this sentiment to fill in the missed areas without losing the very fine line wording. Here is a link to a video on the Stamparatus. There are a lot of benefits to owning one of these toys, over stamping is just one and it's explained at   5:10 point in the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3teCr7Xo4G8I