Question about stamps

ok do you think its better to unmount my wood stamps or just trade or sell them off for unmounts...which is your advice? someone mentioned i should think about that so im here asking you all.. give me your opionion cathy

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chatty cathy
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I am unmounting mine. I already have them and I think it's cheaper to unmount right now. My 2 cents.

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King's Crown

I'm still nervous about starting the process, but the last two sets I bought from SU I have not yet mounted...just in case. I was thinking about getting some of the EZ Mount and trying it on the unmounted sets first. Sandy

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Sandy

I'm, like you Sandy. The last few sets I got from Deb, I haven't mounted either. I just haven't found the easy mount wholesale yet, so I'm holding off.

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M-C

Cathy...As yet I have not UM my wood mounted stamps but I do look to see if I can buy the UM option 1st...rather than the mounted. I wouldn't sell or trade my mounted to buy UM though.....dont see the point in that! I see some stamps now coming with wood blocks unattached and you mount them if you want....WHY? The one that comes to mind are like these

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but I believe Stamping Up in the US also come UM. Seems to make more sense to leave them UM if you ask me LOL Most of my recent stamp purchases are either SeeD's or clear polymer but I have loads (dare I say 100's) of UM rubber stamps that I purchased from various sites on the internet. I do intend to UM them all one day :o) They are stuck to a clear acrylic block for use. A mousemat under your cardstock solves the cushioning issue...although I have never felt the need to use anything other than my butcher's block board to stamp on!!! Some folks think UM reduces the stamps value....maybe!!! But, if they are hard to store and use....they may already have been a waste of money if they are going to spend life unused & buried under all your other craft stuff!! Personally...if I no longer use mine I will just gift them to somewhere that will benefit, i.e. local school, kids after-school club or a local charity group.

Wood mounted stamp storage is a huge issue and it depends on why people buy the stamps in the first place and what sort of space they have to store them. Some people like to "collect" rather than just use them. They like to have them on display! Me...I have mine in boxes by theme... to make them easier to find.... But I still find it a pain to constantly search for the stamp I want....then have to put them all back in the box...grrrhh! Their wooden blocks will go one day soon!!!!!

I have used Aleene's Reposition-It Tacky Glue

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for all my UM rubber stamps, which are stored in one lever-arch ring binder, stuck to page protectors. To do all mine I have used less than half a bottle (which costs around $3.00 in the US) as you only need a scribble on each. You do not need to coat the whole back! My clear polymer stamps are stored in slightly opaque A4 boxes, stored in a drawer unit, because they are affected by exposure to the UVlight and the SeeD's are stored in a CD rack. HTH

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Marilyn

Thanks for all those ideas Marilyn! I dont have very many rubber stamps, but the few I do have take up room that I just dont have! They are all mounted. I have heard of storing acrylic stamps in CD cases. I have been looking into getting more acrylics stamps, and I like that storage idea! I have one alphabet set that is still in the clear bag it came in and it is a pain in the rear to put it back in everytime.

L> Cathy...As yet I have not UM my wood mounted stamps but I do look to see if

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Linda C

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