We have a confession to make. We started out very organized with the unmounted stamp thing. We carefully cut up our stamps as soon as we bought them. We made them all into neat little magnets and stored them on cookie sheets by subject. However, as time went on, our impatience overcame our good intentions. We started cutting out only the stamps we needed at the moment, we threw the cut-out stamps in a drawer when we were done, and we looked for the quickest, easiest way to temporarily mount them when needed. Tsk! Tsk!
How simple can something be? Pretty Simple!

What do you need? Some double-stick tape and some pieces of 1/8" acrylic cut to appropriate sizes and sanded smooth on the edges. You can get the tape anywhere, and you can get the acrylic here.

What do you do? Put a couple pieces of the tape on the acrylic and stick your stamp to it.

Why is this so great? The image stamps perfectly and you can see exactly where you are placing it because you are not looking through 3/4" of plastic - or trying to maneuver an 80 pound acrylic block (feels like 80 pounds anyway).

The tape lasts through several stampings and cleanings - even if it gets wet. When it finally gets too disgusting, you just change the tape.

The acrylic is lightweight and takes up very little space. And your stamps don’t have anything sticky on them, so they can travel easily too - in an envelope or small box. Imagine taking 100 stamps and your mounting system on vacation with you in a notecard box or an envelope! What a great idea for journalers!

Stamp storage is a cinch - whether you are an organized personality or wild and frenzied. Stamps can be thrown loose in a drawer or organized in craft boxes with compartments.

So here are some very useful sizes of cut and sanded acrylic:
Set of three sizes to accomodate the most commonly used stamp sizes. Use just one end of the 1" X 4" piece for very tiny stamps. Its length makes it easy to grip with one hand while you apply pressure with your other to the end where the stamp is.

Dimensions:
3" x 3"
3" x 5"
1" x 4"

$7.50

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For large stamps or a combination of many stamps - design a whole card front or book page at once.

Dimensions:
4" x 6"

$4.501" x 4"

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We use these with our Red Letter TypeSetter alphabet stamps - to stamp words and phrases or sentences. They can also be used to construct borders.

Dimensions:
1" x 4"
1.5" x 6"

$5.00

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Just like it says. this one is for headlines - or long, elaborate border designs - perhaps even including words. Long enough for scrapbook headlines too.

Dimensions:
1" x 11"

$3.00

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