Welcome to the wonderful addiction/obsession that is stamping!
And welcome to the forum! I started out eight years ago knowing next to nothing, and I have to credit the wonderful folks here on SCS for "holding my hand" as I whined, complained, questioned and learned.
As to your question, it is very true that you should be able to see a black Stazon image on the back of grey cling mount. But I'm going to play "devil's advocate" here and make what might be a radical statement for your consideration:
You do not need to have the image on the back of your stamps.
I think that people who start out with wood mounts, or people who start out with Stampin Up (who provide a clear film with an image to put on the back of cling mount stamps if desired) and people who work a lot with clear (photopolymer) stamps kind of get to feel that they need to be able to see the image when they stamp. But you don't. About 3/4 of my stamps are cling stamps, and they have nothing on the back. Just gray cling, no image. And not only does it not affect my stamping, I never even think about it.
If you are absolutely set on having that index image there, you can do the Stazon thing. But it isn't necessary and in fact I'd venture to say it is the exception rather than the rule.
Just saying. In order to maybe relieve some of your frustration. Which, by the way, is natural when you start out. Part of it is wanting everything just so, because you don't want to do anything "wrong". And then you stamp for a while and make a gazillion mistakes and realize that everyone does and you relax about it. ;)!
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