Storing UM stamps using remountable sticky baks and acrylic
Tess Tickle
and a see-through perspex block. All was going well until I put them in
their little bags that I got to stop them sticking to everything else.
Now when I want to get an un stamp out I have to wrestle with the little
bags to get the stamp out.
Any better ideas? I like the idea of CD cases, but they might take up loads
of space.
Any help much appreciated
Thanks in advance
Mike
The Crafty Owl
them to pages in a cheap photo album - on top of the plastic part. Nice
and easy to find, too, if you store them by theme.
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Yvonne Ferguson
I carry LOTS of stamp around which are VERY heavy.
I did try the halos velcro mounting system but it was difficult to trim
the dies accurately when they are on velcro.
The cling vinyl system sounds ideal. Perhaps I could walk to a class
looking calm and composed holding a photo album full of stamps instead
of struggling through doors towing a huge box behind me.
Thanks for the info. Now I'm looking for a whole new set of unmounted
stamps . The wood mounted ones will be offered for sale.
Stamp manufacturers who sell unmounted dies , please contact me, I'd
love to see your range of stamps.
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Yep, I do the same, and inside the page (the part where you're supposed to
put a photo) put a piece of paper with the image stamped on it. REALLY easy
and effective.
dianne
you stick to the bottom of your stamps. The cling film will stick to your
plastic blocks and you will not need the sticky backing. I store my
unmounteds in a binder in photo sectioned sheets. Good Luck
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Melisa Zahn
great, have little cards in each slot to remind me where to put them back
when I am done and what they say if they are words. Today I bought 3 ring
pages that are suppose to hold floppies, works great for larger stamps!
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unmounted for half price. We also sell beautiful acrylic blocks that come in
5 sizes to meet all of your needs. In addition, I carry the vinyl cling
mounting system. Stop by my website and take a look at our stamps on the
catalog highlights page http://members.aol.com/mzahn97
Also, if you have wood mounted stamps that you do not want to sell, heat
them in the micro for 20-30 seconds and they will usually peel right off of
the wood, foam and all. With a little adhesive and the vinyl sheet you can
turn all of your mounted stamps into unmounted. The vinyl sheets without
foam are usually used for the blocks, but sometimes at conventions I have
purchased unmounted stamps that are already mounted on foam (but not wood)
and I do the same - stick them to a vinyl sheet. When you buy unmounted
stamps they usually come (from me they do) just the rubber that you will
need to trim down. Then the vinyl cling foam sheets are adhesive on one side
for the rubber and vinyl on the other side for temporary mounting on the
acrylic block.
Hope this helps a little. Let me know if you have any questions.
Tess Tickle
Stamporium (www.stamporium.f9.co.uk) sold me my UM stamps along with the
restick tape and an acrylic block to use them with. I have to confess to
being really impressed with the stamps as they come pre mounted on foam so
you always get a crisp image (something that really concerned me with UM
stamps).
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Yvonne Ferguson <yvo...@ringwood04.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> This method sounds ideal for me.
> I carry LOTS of stamp around which are VERY heavy.
>
> I did try the halos velcro mounting system but it was difficult to trim
> the dies accurately when they are on velcro.
>
> The cling vinyl system sounds ideal. Perhaps I could walk to a class
> looking calm and composed holding a photo album full of stamps instead
> of struggling through doors towing a huge box behind me.
>
> Thanks for the info. Now I'm looking for a whole new set of unmounted
> stamps . The wood mounted ones will be offered for sale.
>
> Stamp manufacturers who sell unmounted dies , please contact me, I'd
> love to see your range of stamps.
>
>
> In article <eTbezBAt...@kenelise.demon.co.uk>, The Crafty Owl
> <craf...@kenelise.demon.co.uk> writes
> >Depends how sticky the stuff is, but I store some of mine by sticking
Pat Kight
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> Thanks for the info. Now I'm looking for a whole new set of unmounted
> stamps . The wood mounted ones will be offered for sale.
You don't even need to dispose of the old ones, Yvonne. If you heat them
*briefly* in the microwave, it should loosen the adhesive enough so you
can peel off the dies and use them as UMs. The heat won't hurt the
rubber. (Then, if you like, you can toss all your old wood mounts into a
box and offer *them* for sale -- there are always folks looking for
those).
--Pat Kight
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Tess Tickle
think I will put plastic document wallets in on and stick the stamps to
that.
Mike
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LauraSC
I am a devoted repositionable adhesive user. I tried HALOS, static cling, and
heavy duty foam mount for my UM's that number in the thousands. While I have
nothing against the other systems, I settled on this method because it entails
the least amount of preparation work (I only have to cut the image once.) The
repositionable glue is inexpensive, readily available, dries quickly, lasts a
long time and is easily reapplied. To index, I use ball point or permanent
marker pen to identify manufacturer and stamp number on the back of each die
(if needed for orientation, I use a small arrow to point to top.)
I really like the minimal cutting requirements of the naked die system: the die
only versus the die and cling which must be cut a little bigger because it
"shrinks", or the die and velcro which requires desticking of scissors and some
time spent getting rid of fuzzies and also means I loose my identification on
the back of the die.
STORAGE: I store my UM's in envelopes in photo boxes. I tried all types of
drawer systems, looking for one that would be sturdy, stackable, consistent in
size, large enough to hold even the biggest background/full card die, readily
available now and in the future, and inexpensive. I found that photo boxes 7
3/4" wide, 4 3/4" high, 11 1/4" long meet my basic criteria. To hold the
stamps in the boxes, I found that 24 lb. catalog envelopes 7 1/2" wide by 10
1/2" long (from Staples, etc.) are the perfect width for these boxes. I seal
the envelope with a damp sponge, then cut 4 1/2" from each end to make two
perfect fitting envelopes. I can run the envelope through my printer using a
word-processing program to print the category name, and/or company name, or
even a list of the stamps in the envelope -- usually I just stamp the images on
the envelope. To make it easier to get the stamps in and out of the envelopes,
I use heavy weight clear vinyl (under $2/yard at Wal Mart, etc.) cut into
approximately 4 x 7" sheets. Just stick the stamps to the vinyl sheet and slip
the sheet into the envelope....viola. It's time to stamp!
Rose Ciccone
I like the box idea. I think easier storage than the 3 ring binder.
I'm thinking even buying some stampable cardboard boxes at AC Moore or
Michael's, hmmmmm.
Rose
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