Tag Archive for ‘Shelly’s tips’
Heat Embossing Hints
by: Shelly Newkirk
Your goal when heat embossing is to melt the embossing powder to the paper. This can be done without a heat gun if you are desperate, but I would not advise it on a regular basis. When I have tried it over a toaster, candle or stove burner, I usually had one of [...]
Inking Detailed Stamps
These stamps are also called art stamps and photo art stamps. They are very highly detailed and are often taken from vintage photos or clip art. It can be very frustrating to get the right amount of ink distributed evenly over the entire stamp.
One of the problems is that the tiny crevasses can become filled [...]
Handle Your Heat Gun
If you are a stamper then you probably own a heat gun. It is usually one of the essential tools after stamps and ink. I have stamped for 17+ years and have owned two makes of heat guns in that time.
My first three heat guns came from the same manufacturer. The first of those lasted [...]
Cleaning rubber stamps
Have a stamp that is terribly ink stained and it is making you crazy? Here is a simple, and often good way, to clean up your stamps:
Place a folded paper towel in a paper plate and soak it with Simple Green. (properly diluted according to the directions) I will often pick up the stamp and [...]
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