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Stamping
| What you
need to know about stamping in your scrapbooks! |
- Use the right ink. Just like your pens,
your stamping ink needs to be permanent, fade proof, water
proof, etc. I highly recommend Color Box/ Clearsnap
products. The owner of the company is very knowledgeable on
the subject of safety because he has done a lot of research.
The company standards are very high and because of this I
trust their products implicitly.
- Stamping can be very economical if you
buy the right stamps.
- Stamping techniques can be used to
create beautiful background papers for your books.
- If you are nervous stamping on your
scrapbook page, stamp on a piece of white cardstock instead.
Then when it is stamped and colored in, cut out the image
and use adhesive to place it in your books, like a sticker.
- If you need instruction buy ANY book by
Dee Gruenig. She has several great books.
- Think about the stamps you are buying
before you spend the money. Will you use the same Christmas
tree stamp every year in your album, I doubt it. However, if
you made Christmas cards with it one year and use it in your
albums a few times, then it has paid for itself.
- Remember to share/pool stamps with your
friends. On your scrapbooking night have a special stamping
night where everyone brings rubber stamps to share. If you
see a stamp you might want to use, stamp the image on
cardstock and file it away like you would a sticker for
future use.
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