help with using a brayer...

[Soni B]

Hi ...If I want to use a brayer to ink up a back ground stamp, do I want to use the rubber attatchment...or the foam one...??? I have never done this...so any tips would be appreciated...Thanks...

[chandralyn]

The foam one soaks up so much ink....there's no need to wash all that color down the drain.

[Wasatch Wizard]

I personally use the rubber one. I only want ink on the raised surfaces not down in the crevases (sp?)...it makes for too much mess to use the foam attachment. HTH!

[Soni B]

thanks a lot...now maybe I'll try another BG stamp...I usually have trouble getting them to stamp even...

[Wasatch Wizard]

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Originally Posted by Soni B

thanks a lot...now maybe I'll try another BG stamp...I usually have trouble getting them to stamp even...

Do you know to use them upside down? I use background stamps with the rubber side up and lay the CS face down on the rubber, put a piece of scrap paper over that and rub...either with my hand or the brayer. It makes for a much more even, all over impression!

[etsdas]

Would love to hear more tips on using a brayer. I've had mine for a while (non SU) but used it once and have not been able to get all the ink off. How do you do this?

[btalem]

If you click on forums and scroll all the way down to Resources (under Downloads) there are TONS of things there about all sorts of stuff. Including a document about "50 ways to use your brayer", you might try there.

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