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I finally finished unmounting all of my rubber stamps! I sorted them all. Then stamped the images on 5x7 cards, which I laminated. Then I took all the stamps off of the wood leaving the foam backing. I covered the foam with Alene's Tack It Over Again and placed them on the laminated sheets. The index sheets went into the plastic boxed sorted and separated by tags. I condensed from 2 very full shelves to 2 plastic boxes! (I already have 1 more box ready to go for more stamps though!)
Yay!! It was part of redoing my office. Now I can't wait to stamp!
<clap, clap clap!!> I'm so impressed! LOL, I got a start and now I'm on the "injured reserve" list... I kept trying to avoid having to trek upstairs to microwave sets, and I wound up injuring my index finger, which I was using to pry the foam/rubber away from the wood. Dang it! I hate it when I do that, lol...It's still swollen after a week!
<clap, clap clap!!> I'm so impressed! LOL, I got a start and now I'm on the "injured reserve" list... I kept trying to avoid having to trek upstairs to microwave sets, and I wound up injuring my index finger, which I was using to pry the foam/rubber away from the wood. Dang it! I hate it when I do that, lol...It's still swollen after a week!
Kudos for getting the entire project done, Keara!
Oh no!
I took over the kitchen one afternoon...
Put all the stamps left to do in 2 bins and hauled them out the kitchen. Had to take a break when my thumb got too hot! I covered the kitchen table with a plastic table cloth, spread them out as I went and put the glue on them there. Had to leave there overnight. DH wasn't exactly thrilled but was okay with it. And now it's done!
How did you unmount your stamps? I have a drawer that could be put to better use, if I could get rid of all those wood blocks. I very rarely buy wood mounted stamps anymore, but the ones I have I love.
S0 - after unmounting all of yours - what's your best tips or instructions??
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I love my WMs so the idea of dismounting them actually made me shudder, but, I'm happy for you that you accomplished your mission--that's quite an undertaking!
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What type of containers are you using for storing your stamps? I unmounted my stamps and have a similar setup to you, but I can't figure out the best way to store them. I like what you did.
Finished UnMounting My Stamps! Yay!!
