Types of Stamps for Scrapbooking

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Stephanie, and I'm going to talk about the type of stamps that you can use in your scrapbook. Probably the most common stamp that you'll find is a mounted stamp. They come, they're rubber stamps, with a little bit of foam in the back, and they're attached to wood. And they usually have the design on the front so that you'll know, what, where it's gonna go. Usually it's exactly placed where the stamped image is, printed image is on the back. You can also buy stamps that are unmounted. They're cheaper because they don't come with the wood. They're easy to use. You would use them similarly, and later on I will show you how to use those. There are also acrylic stamps. Acrylic stamps are stamps where you can see through. So they're gonna go exactly where you want them, you're gonna always be able to tell where your image is gonna show up. This is an acrylic stamp that's already on the block. Most acrylic stamps don't come on the block. They come like this; they're little gel stamps that you can use. Another type of stamp is a foam stamp. Foam stamps are probably the most inexpensive stamps you can get. They're also more fragile so you do have to take a different type of care with them. They soak up ink more than a regular stamp, so you might want to use them mainly with paint. But you can use them with ink. They're usually bulkier, but they're a good stamp to use in usually bigger so you can get a nice big image with them. And you can find them at other places other than the scrap booking area. So that's a good advantage of foam stamps. So those are the different types of stamps, and we'll go over how to use them soon."