Mounting stamps the easy way tutorial

Maggie and her sweet, adoring, instruction reading,  husband (that would be me) stamped through the process of aligning solid and out-line stamps using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. Here is our pictorial tutorial of the process as we came to understand it.

First, we mounted the solid stamp just as usual, and then stamped the image on Whisper White paper.

Second, we placed the SAMJ next to the stamp BEFORE lifting the stamp off of the page. This leaves the SAMJ  on the page for aligning the next block.

With the SAMJ held in place, the solid stamp is then lifted off the page.

The unmounted out-line stamp is then aligned over the first image. This should be done as Jen Bailey pointed out with the backing peeled off. This is a little tricky with the sticky exposed, but essential to keep from  moving the  stamp while trying to remove the backing. A good sense of humor helps with this step, kind of like trying to let go of a piece of tape.

The final step is to press the block for the out-line stamp down onto the carefully positioned out-line stamp using the SAMJ that should still be in the same spot from when it was positioned on the first stamp.  OK, maybe that was a bit much. Anyway, we hope that the pictures are of help to all the visual learners out there.

Comments

[Becky Campbell]

Your sweet, adoring, instruction reading, husband deserves a back rub and a steak for this! And I'll bet HIS sense of humor made this as much fun for you to do as for us to read! As a visual learner...I appreciate this tremendously....even with pictures I had to read twice!

[Patty]

That is one rockin' pictorial tutorial!! thanks!! Patty

[Patricia Weitzel]

Good job! Now this process make sense. I had read the directions before but just couldn't picture it.

[Terri]

Yes! I'm a VL and this was crystal clear! Thanks for sharing, Maggie and DH!

[Joan Hajek]

This is great! I will have to see if I can do it next time I go to mount a set!