Printable Version

Our stamps come to you unmounted. That means that you are only getting the rubber portion of the stamp, no wood, no cushion. There are several systems for using your stamps on the market. You can either mount them permanently on wood like some stamp manufacturers do or you can use a temporary mounting system. We've supplied the directions for mounting your dies on wood or our own favorite temporary system. We sell non-adhesive red rubber here.

Cut the dies apart from one another with small tipped scissors. Closely trim to the edge of each image, being careful to keep your scissors angled out and away from the bottom of the rubber so the dies are not undercut. (Undercutting the die results in "shadows" and blurred printing.)

Puzzle piece your dies on a piece of cushion. Leave enough space to cut between the dies. Trace around the dies with a permanent marker. Do not cut the cushion yet. Trim off any portion of the cushion not being used.

Put a small amount of rubber cement on the back of the dies. Apply rubber cement to the sheet of cushion. Allow the rubber cement to dry, approximately 15 minutes. Apply just a thin film.

Careful place the dies into their spaces on the cushion. Once the two come into contact, it’s hard to reposition. Cut them out again being careful not to undercut. It is not necessary to trim the cushion exactly to the edge of the image as you did with the die. Trim it closely enough so that it prints with no "shadows."

Apply the Tack It Over and Over Glue to the cushion on the back of the dies. Be VERY liberal with the glue. Allow to dry for at least 24 hours and the glue has turned clear.

Store the dies on MATTE sheet protectors in binders. The smaller 1 ½" binders work better than larger binders. With larger binders, the heavy pages can sag. Remove and apply to the acrylic blocks when you want to stamp. Clean as you would any other stamps with water or stamp cleaner before returning the die to the binders.

Cut the dies apart from one another with small tipped scissors. Closely trim to the edge of each image, being careful to keep your scissors angled out and away from the bottom of the rubber so the dies are not undercut. (Undercutting the die results in "shadows" and blurred printing.)

Puzzle piece your dies on a piece of cushion. Leave enough space to cut between the dies. Trace around the dies with a permanent marker. Do not cut the cushion yet. Trim off any portion of the cushion not being used.

Put a small amount of rubber cement on the back of the dies. Apply rubber cement to the sheet of the cushion. Allow the rubber cement to dry, approximately 15 minutes. Apply just a thin film.

Careful place the dies into their spaces on the cushion. Once the two come into contact, it’s hard to reposition. Cut them out again being careful not to undercut. It is not necessary to trim the cushion exactly to the edge of the image as you did with the die. Trim it closely enough so that it prints with no "shadows."

Ink the cushioned die with pigment or crafters ink and print the image on the top side of the wooden mounting block and let it dry. Spray with a clear Polyurethane or other clear finish. Coat the bottom of the block and the back of the cushioned die with rubber cement. Let the cement cure for at least 15 minutes, then press the cushioned die onto the bottom of the block precisely under the image printed on top. Carefully aligning the die underneath the index on top of the block enables you to position your images more accurately when stamping.