How to Prepare Stamps for Stamping

Before beginning your stamping projects, you must prepare your stamps by putting all the pieces you have created together and test them out. Taking the steps to prepare your supplies in any craft project, helps insure that you'll make a great impression.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Carved stamp set
• Wood block
• Ink pad
• Scrap paper
• Stickers

1. Take the stamp set, which should be cut out and ready to use, and stick it on the wooden block to prepare your stamp.

2. Press the stamp set on the wooden block, making sure that it is securely placed onto the block.

3. Ink up your new stamp by pressing it firmly onto an ink pad.

4. Push the stamp onto a piece of scrap paper to test out the stamp.

5. Look over the imprint to make sure it looks just the way you want it to.

6. Fix any mistakes in the stamp that you see. If the design is backwards or letters are incorrectly placed, remove the stamp and fix your mistakes by carving the stamp or creating a new stamp set.

7. Place a sticker of your stamp's design on top of the stamp once your stamp is complete so you know what the design of the stamp is at first glance.

Tips & Warnings

• It is important to test out your stamp first before using it in your stamping projects because this allows you to fix any possible mistakes that could occur in placing or carving out your stamp.
• Make a copy of your stickers onto one sheet before removing the stickers and place them into your stamp sets so you can tell what stamps you have in the set without having to dig through the stamps.