I am leaving for Chicago tonight for Comic Con (more specifically, C2E2) ... yes, you read that right... for my husbands 30th birthday, I surprised him (with the help of lots of his friends) with a trip for C2E2... and it's this weekend!
I tried to explain to him that this is a very gracious gift on my part, and he didn't totally understand until I told him that it would be like him taking me to a Stampin' Up! Convention, and participating in all of the make n' takes, and lectures, that he 'got' it...
Anyway, that's what I'm doing this weekend.
This got me thinking to last month when I was at Stampin' Up! Vancouver Regionals... and they talked about the different advantages to wood verses clear mount stamps...
I'm going to share with you there thoughts, and mine as well!
First, the most important thing is that which ever you choose, you will enjoy high quality rubber stamps in both clear or wood options. The rubber on our stamps is incomparable... it has even won awards!
Why wood?
I like the wood stamps for several reasons:
1) You never have to worry about packing clear blocks, they are each individually and permanently mounted for quick stamping
2) For smaller images, they are easier to stamp with, and less likely to get lost
3) Background Stamps! I love using background stamps in scrapbooking, or as a textured layer for a background to my cards.. and they are only available in wood
I like the clear stamps because:
1) They are cheaper! (I went to a workshop almost 4 years ago, and I COMPLETELY fell in love with stampin' up's coordinated images... at this time, they didn't have the option of clear, and my husband and I each have a modest budget of what we are allowed to spend... and this makes me able to buy more for less money!)
2) I love being able to stamp multiple images at once... this is super fun, fast and easy... and it always allows straight images!
3) You can see through the blocks to placement, allowing perfect images 100% of the time
4) Way less storage! Our stamp sets come in DVD sized boxes, and the images are printed right on the side of the boxes, which is better if your storage is limited
5) You can reposition your images over and over again to suit your needs
Now, upon first glance, you may think I prefer the clear over the wood... when in fact, I prefer both! I have a giant wish list of stamp sets.. and I want some in wood and some in clear. For instance, anything with really small pieces, I want in wood... except alphabet sets, or word sets, because you can combine multiple letters or words for easier and more precise work.
Now, if you've had the clear stamps, and they've fallen off, I've got a few suggestions:
1) My favorite suggestion is to use a little dotto directly on the cling side of the clear stamp sets, and this guarentee's the stamp to stay on... and it will stay on everytime you use it with every single block!
2) If you don't have dotto, just place the stamp rubber side down on the table, and apply medium pressure to create a good cling. This should keep your image from sliding off.
3) For storage, keep the rubber that you take your stamps out of, and store them in there... that way you won't lose any stamps! Here's a picture of what I mean:
That's all the tips I have for now... which do you prefer, clear or wood? I'd love to hear your preference and your reason.
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