Who likes to use Static Cling sheet for your Unmounteds?

[lillibet]

Hi there every one:

I was over at VLVS store online and clicked on sale items and Stampo is selling the static cling sheets for unmounted at .39 cents each..

I couldn't beleive it and placed my order right aways... As that is what i love to use for my unmounteds..

but you better hurry cause he only got 400 of them minus the order I placed...

I get no profit from announcing this just wanted to pass on the deal..
hugs

[Theresagram]

Cool beans! I'll have to check that out. That's what I use too. :clap:

[lillibet]

I'm telling ya its really cool beans.... Let me know how you make out..
hugs

[Theresagram]

Gotta love a sale!

[StampinNancy]

I've used cling and foam both. Cling is ok for small stamps, but anything larger than 1 inch I prefer foam.

[Theresagram]

Hm, not sure what you mean by foam...

I use my EZ Mount for all my stamps...even big background stamps and they work great. I always get perfect images. I love it!

[stmpstone]

I used it for awhile and decided it didn't hold well enough to trust it.

Before EZ Mount I next went to Halos for my mounting system. I really liked it for the hold but not for all the fuzz you got when you were cutting it. I used to keep a piece of contact paper in my lap, sticky side up, to catch the fuzzies.

When EZ Mount came out, it was love at first usage. I've used EZ Mount or similar foam with static cling on it for a number of years now.

When I joined The Angel Company they were using the Tack it Over and Over method. I tried that once and quickly went on to something else. I had glue on everything trying to get it on the back of the stamps. What a mess I had. I told them I would not join as a demonstrator if I had to use that stuff on my stamps. I was told if I buy the stamps and they are mine I can use whatever I wanted. Well, they almost immediately converted to the EZ Mount type. I think they call ours Cling Mount or something like that but it's basically the same stuff.

I stamp with a heavy hand and need the thicker gray cushion. When they came out with the black thin EZ Mount I got some to try and it works great on tiny stamps or stems that don't need great support under them. I keep it on hand and in some of my sets I might find both the gray and the black in the CD case. It works for me.

I hand cut all my stamps closely so I don't pick up any unwanted inked stray pieces on my work. I've started using a hot knife to cut the cushion. I can get it right up to the edge of my image and it just melts away the cushion. It works on the black EZ Mount but not as easily. It seems to be more dense. Don't get me wrong, if I need a stamp right now, I scissor both the rubber and the cushion. I just use the hot knife if I'm doing a bunch.

We all have our own way of doing our rubber. I don't say my way is the best, it's just the way I do it. We all have different ways to store our rubber, I prefer CD cases. I store the stamps from the current catalog in a Collector's Cabinet, stored by page number. Unless it gets misfiled, I can find a stamp set in a few seconds. The retired sets go into CD bookcases. I find it hard to part with them once I have them.

Don't ask me how many stamps I own.....I haven't a clue. I quit counting them years ago. lol

hugs, Claudia

[Theresagram]

I've only been stamping for about 3 1/2 years so I'm still not familiar with all the stuff out there. I've only ever tried EZ Mount. I like the thicker stuff...accidentally got ahold of some thin stuff this last time and don't care much for it.

A lot of my friends store their stamps in cd cases. I use binders as not many of my stamps would fit in cd cases. That and I don't like cd cases...I used to throw them away everytime I bought a new cd! Now I save them for friends who store stamps in them.

I'm still counting my stamps...I like to know how "stamp rich" I am. Teehee

[strvingartistmp]

You will find a use for the black thin ezmount. It's really good for adding a fresh layer of ezmount to a stamp that lost its cling due to a run in with glue or tape, its also good for very small thin stamps and sentiments that might flop to a side because they do not have enough support. and its good for tiny stamps (for the same reason) Oh and its also good if your hands give you trouble, its easier to cut than the original size. You can also use it instead of original if the stamps you are mounting are very thick rubber to begin with. If they are a thinner rubber, then the original is best.

[Theresagram]

I haven't seen any of the black, thin, EZ Mount. The stuff I have is thin and gray. But now that you mention it...it would be good for those smaller stamps that seem to "teeter" when stamping. That's a great idea. I did actually mount some quotes stamps with the thin stuff and a few smallish images.

I've not had any of my EZ Mount lose it's cling due to tape, glue, etc. But have on occasion peeled the EZ Mount off because the image had slipped. Then just put it back on straight. I think if I had a stamp that the EZ Mount got mucked up I would just take the EZ Mount off and remount it. I do hate for my stamps to get too thick.

I do have a few of those odd stamps that seem twice as thick as all the others. Maybe I'll remount those on the thin. Thanks for the ideas!

And I love it that you've posted the directions for the mosaic stamps on your site! I got some of those stamps at an expo here in Mesa, Az awhile back and took pics...but didn't write down the directions.

[strvingartistmp]

Not all ezmount is created equal. We carry EZ Mount by sunday. Its not a vinyl, its a film. I cant say enough good things, I use it personally and I love it.

Im not partial to temp. glues because they are just too messy for me. I also dont like consumable materials like glue stick or double sided tape because what if you run out? besides a sheet of cling is the same price as a roll of tape anyway.

Whats good about thin and thick.. some stamp companies have very thick images, and some have thinner, and having both thicknesses of cushion to use gives you options.

You can get away with using thin on very thick images and using the regular on thinner ones raises it up off the block. You do want the image off the acrylic so you dont over ink and get stray marks. And for large backgrounds you want the flexibility of the deeper cushion so it makes good contact with the paper.

My opinion is that wood mounted stamps have cushion for a reason, it gives better contact to the paper and it keeps stray ink from getting on your paper all resulting in a better image. Don't get me wrong, you can stamp a nice image with just the die providing the image is not too big, bold or have alot of open space that gets stray ink.

I remember Michaels used to sell these inexpensive wood mount stamps for 1.95 or something. They were dies glued straight onto wood. It came off being a very low quality looking stamp that was more difficult to use.

[StamPoor]

I'm also a big EZ Mount fan having gone about the same route as Claudia to get there. I have not seen the thinner black EZ Mount but will ask at my LSS as it sounds like a very practical product. I have used -- and love -- their thin sheets that can be cut to fit stamps that are already on foam like Stampin' Up. When I buy from them, I just fit the stamps to the plastic sheet (maybe that's what you are calling static cling sheets?) and do not use the wood mounts that come with the sets.

[Inky Whiskers]

That helpful cushion layer is why I like the HALOS method. The loop tape is cushy enough for most stamps w/o adding bulk. I then store my Halos'd & few non-SU! wood mounted stamps in labeled zip bags in labeled drawers. I also stamp all of my new images into my person stamp catalog so I know where the image is stored & I don't have to dig thru' drawers hoping the stamp I want is in there. That would take way too much time away from getting inky. :lol: And no, I don't mind the fuzzies as they easily wisk away with an old toothbrush prior to inking.

For large background size stamps I like to place a sheet of fun foam under the scrap paper or place the stamp on it's back, rubber up, then place the card stock over the inked image and a sheet of clean scrap paper over the card stock. Then I pin down one end of the card stock with a finger while I firmly press on the other end, then swtich around so that both ends & the middle get a lil massage to evenly impress the image onto the card stock. After all this I peel the card stock off & let the ink dry.

For skinny phrases or tiny images (under 3/4") I either mount them to small cubes or dowels of wood that I buy in bulk in the wood crafting section OR sheet magnets. The adhesive on the sheet magnet isn't stong enough to hold the rubber, so I attach the dies using uber strong carpet tape (like the stuff Carvedstamps.com sells in honkin' huge rolls). I sometimes recycle those thin advertising magnets that come stuck to the front of my phone books & in my junk mail. The dowels (used to fill the holes drilled in things to allow one to use screws to assemble the piece) come a few different thicknesses & are great for mini alphabets after a lil sanding of the ends to flatten them.

I know lots of people who like the newer cling mounting foam with the cling flim bonded to the foam. (i.e. EZ Mount etc) I do have stamps that came with the foam already attached & I've mostly left them that way, but I had a really really bad experience with the old cling vinyl and while the new stuff generally does work (I have has a few stamps not want to cling, but I rubbed them across fun foam to clean any invisible goobers off & they worked better.), my muse doesn't want to risk a repeat. So I stick with my loop tape.

If anybody is interested, I found a non-stamp related website that sells loop tape in 4"x75' rolls (yes, that's 75 feet!) for about $45 including s/h. This is about one tenth the price per linear foot than most stamp sites charge before s/h is added. When you go thru' as much loop tape as I do, buying in discount bulk can really pay off! :D

[piecesandpom]

I got some of the thinner stuff from Tracey and was amazed how quickly I used it up; it really helped me get my original bunch of unmounteds under control. I now need more to catch up on my newer purchases! ! ! I don't have the patience for the tack it over and over method. It sure cuts a lot easier than the thicker mount.

On large background stamps I've finally got to the point where I place a scrap piece of paper over the cardstock and brayer it. I don't lose the middle of the image like I used to and I don't have to stand on the stamp on the floor - it was getting me very frustrated!

[Theresagram]

Some of my bigger images I haven't put on EZ yet. I'm waiting to make sure I want to keep them for awhile.

In the mean time the way I stamp them is with a little double sided tape and a really thin piece of 8x10 acrylic that I got from Home Depot. No cushion, no nothing. I never have any trouble getting a good image.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong. LOL