Basic Rubber Stamping Tips

These rubber stamping tips are designed to introduce you to rubber stamping, and to help you obtain the best images, as well as how to care for your rubber stamps and ink pads.

Stamping a Good, Clear Image

• The surface you stamp on should be sturdy and solid. Make sure it will not bow when you apply pressure, or your image may be blurred or incomplete.

• When inking up your stamp, press or tap your stamp onto the ink pad, or if it is a large stamp, you can press the ink pad onto the stamp. Make sure you have even coverage with no dry areas.

• Press the stamp onto whatever you are stamping with firm even pressure, using your finger tips to press all around the stamp. Do not rock the stamp or move it around, as this will blur your image.

Care and Cleaning of Stamps

• Clean your stamps properly, immediately after stamping. Inks will dry on them and clog them up if you don’t. Don’t be concerned if after cleaning, a stain remains. Some inks will stain the rubber, but that won’t effect their use.

• The best way to clean them is with a special stamp cleaner in a spray bottle. Some manufacturers won’t warranty their stamps if you use other methods, which can dry out rubber stamps. However, you can use alcohol-free baby wipes, which do a good job. Some stampers use a wet sponge with a couple drops of dish soap, but this may dry out and crack stamps. I don’t personally recommend it.

Take Care of Ink Pads

• Store ink pads upside down to keep the surface of the pad fully inked.

• Clean your stamp between colors, if you are using more than one color, to avoid transferring colors on your ink pads.

• When re-inking your pads, use the same color and brand of the original ink pad.

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