Inks are yet another way that you can exult in your creativity in the stamping world. Inks are the way that you bring the creative shapes in your stamps to colorful life or appear on the page in stunning black, perhaps. Before you go out to the store and buy whichever ink strikes your fancy or happens to be on sale, it would be better to know a little bit about the different types and [...] Read more »
When it comes to stamping, you’re going to need more than just stamps and ink. To get the most out of your hobby, you’re going to need some corresponding tools to help you along the way. These tools will help you make your stamping more interesting and apply your stamps wherever your want them. Many of these tools you might already have, especially if you have a complementary scrapbook hobby, but if you want to [...] Read more »
Foam stamps are a powerful tool in a stamper’s arsenal. They can be just the tool you need if you are trying to fill large spaces, like when decorating a poster board or other display. Stampings from foam stamps can also make great additions to a scrapbook design or even liven up a ceramic pot. But in order to get all these great results, you’ll need to have the tools and the know-how to ink [...] Read more »
Cleaning your stamps is just a chore that you’ll have to come to terms with if you are going to spend any significant amount of time with this hobby. Now, when I say that it is a chore, don’t think that this will be so onerous that it will embitter you against the whole hobby. Quite to the contrary, cleaning your stamps is not difficult or overly time consuming. Want to know more about this [...] Read more »
Your stamping supplies are, rightly considered, an investment. You need to treat them properly, so that they last a long time, and have them organized, so that you will be able to get the most out of them. If you read below, you’ll find out how to do both of these things so that you can enjoy your stamping hobby for many years to come. Organizing your stamping supplies is not optional, but can be [...] Read more »