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Terms
Terms used to relate to the actual rubber stamping
BACKING OR CUSHION
This is the foam part between the rubber die and the mount. The quality and height of these differ. A good cushion between the die and the wood prevents a shadowing of ink around the stamp when you do your stamping. Our cushion is a very dense cushion that is 1/8 inch thick. We have found that if you use acrylic blocks with unmounted stamps you do not have to have a cushion if you trim your die very close to the rubber image. If the die itself is over a 5 by 4 inch die you might want to have the cushion. This is a matter of preference.
EMBOSSING
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How to emboss -
You will first need an embossing pad, a stamp, embossing powder, and cardstock to stamp on as well as a source of heat like a Heat Tool. To emboss you need to use an Embossing Pad. Take your favorite stamp and hold it in your hand. Bring the embossing pad to the stamp and tap the stamp with the embossing pad several times. Do this until the stamp is covered with embossing ink. Make sure you check that you have ink on all pats of the stamp. This is very important to get a clear image. I prefer tinted embossing pads as they are a little easier to see on your stamps as well as on your cardstock.
Next stamp your image onto the cardstock. Then sprinkle a liberal amount of embossing powder of your choice, over the image you have stamped onto the cardstock. If you have used the tinted embossing pad, you will be able to clearly se your image so you will not miss getting embossing powder onto any of the image.
Then tap off the excess embossing powder. Return the unused embossing powder into the jar. Using a small, soft, dry paint brush remove any small particles of embossing powder that has stuck to your card anywhere except on the image.
Now you are ready to emboss the image. Use a heat tool to heat up the image until you see it rise on the cardstock. You will know your image is completely embossed when it is not longer dull. Be careful during this step not to overheat the card.
The embossing is now finished. You can either leave it just as it is a very nice elegant embossed card or you can add color to any part of your image with markers, colored pencils or chalks. For additional ways to finish your card you may layer it with contrasting colored cardstock.
MOUNT
This is the handle of the rubber stamp that the rubber die is adhered to. Our mounts for our mounted stamps are hourglass shaped and made out of high quality Hard Rock Maple. We also sell an hourglass shaped, highly polished acrylic block to be used in connection with unmounted stamps. Other types of mounts that are with rubber stamps are wooden dowels, wooden squares or blocks, thick hard foam and acrylic blocks.
MOUNTED RUBBER STAMP
This is a stamp that comes complete and ready to use. It has the die, the cushion and a mount. A good wooden mounted rubber stamp will have the rubber and cushion closely trimmed so that you will get a good clean impression.
UNMOUNTED RUBBER STAMP (IMAGE)
This is the part of the rubber stamp that is the rubber only. It does not include the backing, or the wooden mount. It is often called an image or a die or a rubber die.
Last Update: 02/01/2008