Stamp Starter Kit is another week gone and we are back with a new edition of the Stempeleinmaleins. This Saturday there is a special edition stamp for beginners. Over the last 14 months we have received many inquiries which one should start with the punches as best and today we take up this issue.
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Again a week is gone and we are back with another issue of Stempeleinmaleins. This Saturday we have a special issue for stamping beginners. During the last 14 months we have been asked several times what a beginner stamping need to have so this is our theme today.
SEME The team has many thoughts on "punch-starter" and made the following list of accessories is not a must, of course, no rules, to which one must adhere, it is our ideas and experiences. May like to 'be the list in the comments also expanded, if any of you have an absolute "must-have accessories" comes to mind.
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SEME The team thought a long time about the "stamping starter kit". The following list is not a rule or a must have or do list, it's only about our ideas and experiences. Of course you are welcome to add things in the comments to our list that are in your opinion on absolutely must have supply.
General Supplies - what was missing from any crafts table
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General craft supplies - what you need on your crafting desk
- Craft surface (cutting mat )
- scissors
- Cutter
- ruler (possibly metal ruler or cutting edge) or set square
- pencil, sharpener and eraser
- bonefolder
- paper cutter (cutter or trimmer)
- double-sided tape (acid free)
- may also glue stick or liquid glue (Tombow) (acid-free)
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- cutting mat
- scissors
- cutter
- ruler (or metal ruler with cutting edge) or set square
- pencil, sharpener and rubber
- bone folder
- paper cutting tool
- double sided tape
- maybe a glue stick or fluid glue (Tombow) (acid free)
Have you already purchased Rubber Stamps or do you begin now to hold on until then for? Please note that there are different types of stamps, it could be mounted, unmounted, buy EZ Mount (ez mounted) or as Clear Stamp! And here it is perhaps even before the first hurdle.
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Did you already buy stamps or are you just starting to look for them? Please consider that there are different kinds of stamps, you can buy them as mounted, unmounted, or mounted ez clear stamps! And maybe this is your first cradle.
Mounted Stamp *** wood mounted stamps a mounted stamp is a stamp mounted on wood. You all have such a determined ever seen or held in the hand. The prices seem at first sight really outrageously expensive considering, but that you can use your punch again and again and thus he is his money worth it.
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A (wood) mounted stamp is a stamp mounted on a wood block. I guess you all have seen a stamp like this before. At first sight the prices are really high but please keep in mind that you can use a stamp again and again and so it's worth the money.
unmounted
An unmounted stamp is a stamp that consists only of the pure rubber stamp. You say you can now determine how to stamp please. There are various means by which one can make the unmounted stamp "for stamping. The theme of "stamp assembly" we will address the SEME as soon as possible! Unmounted stamps are naturally at first a lot cheaper than mounted stamps, but you will need this even more accessories!
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An unmounted stamp is a stamp Which is the only rubber. Now you are asking yourself how to stamp with the rubber-in, right? There are different ways to mount the unmounted rubber stamp. We will tell you more about stamp mounting on SEME as soon as possible! Of course unmounted stamps are cheaper than at first sight mounted stamps but you need several supplies to stamp with them! stamps on EZ Mount
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EZ Mounted stamps
EZ Mount is a kind of foam rubber, adhesive on one side, and severally from the other side. On the adhesive side of the rubber stamp (with the flat side!) Adhered is cut out and glued to an acrylic block (with the adhesive side). are pre-assembled EZ stamp to buy it today a lot. Bearing in mind that their purpose is always a need of the appropriate size acrylic block!
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EZ mount is kind of a cellular rubber, one side is ticky and the other one just adhesive. You have to add the unmounted rubber (with it's back side) onto the sticky side, cut the stamp out and add it to on acrylic block (with it's adhesive side) to stamp it. You can buy a lot of pre SR mounted stamps today. Please remember that you need an acrylic block in a matching size to use them! Clear Stamps 
= Clear Stamps Clear Stamps. This Stamps are not made from the normal cellular rubber, as they usually know, but from a clear photo polymer or silicone. It is so to speak, clear adhesive rubber stamp. So here you need a suitable size of the acrylic block! In the Clear Stamps, there are large differences in the quality of the stamp! Watch the best out Photopolymer Clear Stamps to buy because they have the best quality and do not fall off after the third use of the acrylic block.
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= Clear stamps clear stamps. These stamps are not normally made from rubber like you know them but normally from photo polymer or silicone. They are selfadhesive. You also need an acrylic block in a matching size for them! You have to know that there are big differences in Clear Stamp's qualities! You should buy photopolymer stamps, because they have a better quality and will not fall off your acrylic block after using them three times.
Allen stamp beginners we give the advice may at first with one or more to begin on wood mounted stamps, as created here no assembly costs and how the majority actually took a Colorationsvorlage, namely when the wooden temple is a colorful have printed label (such as the (wood) stamp designs by Penny Black, House Mouse, Whipper Snapper Design, Forever Friends, Hero Arts, ...).
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We suggest to start with one or more wood mounted stamps, because there will not be more costs and in most cases you already have a sample coloration if the stamps have colored labels (like (wood mounted) Penny Black, House Mouse, Whipper Snapper Designs, Forever Friends, Hero Arts, ... stamps).
of all is the beginning ... expensive
*** Every start is ... expensive None of us says that the stamp hobby is a cheap hobby. But since it just makes so much fun, it's worth every penny. Of course you should, before you buy something, compare prices! And caution, it is addictive! The following List shows in our opinion, the things you need at the beginning. As you see, hang ink pad and paper entirely on your selected Coloriermedium! Therefore, there is this, no photo.
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No one told you that stamping is a cheap hobby. But it's so much fun so it's worth each $ spent. Of course you should compare prices before buying things! And be careful, it's an addiction! The following list shows in our opinion thing which you will need in the beginning. Like you can see the ink pads and papers are pending from the coloration medium you will choose. This is why we do not have a picture here. - 2-3 motif stamps mounted on wood (preferably simple Subjects with few details)
- mounted 2-3 sentiment stamp on wood
- black or dark brown ink pad (the sort depends entirely on the chosen of you coloring, see also Dagis stamp pads customer )
- Coloriermedium (see coloring techniques )
- paper for your stamp designs (see coloring techniques )
- pattern paper (preferably a block, it depends on the designs together in color nice)
- matching colored cardstock / photo box / folding blank cards
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- 2-3 wood mounted stamps (try to buy simple images without many details)
- 2-3 wood mounted sentiments
- black or dark brown ink pad (it's pending from the coloration medium you've choosen)
- coloring medium (please take a look at our different coloring tutorials )
- paper to stamp on (please take a look at our different coloring tutorials )
- pattern paper (you should buy a paper pad because there you have different papers in matching colors)
- cardstock
- Flowers (hierbei handelt are paper flowers)
- a selection of brads (brackets) and self-adhesive pearls / Strassteinchen
- possibly a bottle of neutral Stickles (eg, Diamond and Star Dust, see color table )
- possibly 1-2 Mini Chalk (chalk ) ink pad for inking sink ()
- the edges and in this case also cosmetic sponge (eg pizza slice shape)
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- paper flowers
- on assortment of brads and selfadhesive pearls / gemstones
- maybe a bottle of Stickles eg neutrally (or Diamond Star Dust, see coloring chart )
- 1-2 mini chalk ink pads for inking the edges
- maybe in this case little sponges
With this accessory, you have a basic equipment with which you start out strong and quite a lot going on stamp can. Maybe some of you have been a stamper / a Stempler near live so to do, which you can possibly some stamps, stamp pads or Coloriermedien already testing. Your own style you will only over time, develop and preferences for stamp designs may change after a few years. Who is no friend of the Coloring of motives absolute, which applies to online stores oder Katalogen auch allerhand Vintage- oder andere künstlerische Motive, die einen dann zu einer ganz anderen Art von Karten bzw. Stempeln führen. Probiert es doch einfach mal aus.
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With this supplies you will have a starter kit to begin and to create immediately. Maybe you have some stampers living around or near you where you could test and try some stamps, ink pads, coloring tools, etc. It will need some time until you will find and have your own style and your preference for images can still change during the time. Who don't like to color images will find a lot of online stores or catalogues who are offering vintage or artsy images which you need to make another kind of cards and art. Just try it out. was
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