I am absolutely not sure ... In any case, for a non- OCD person like me, it is a great idea.
I just made these. I hate perfection in stamps or in stencils or in anything that looks "manufactured" so I tend to make my own stamps etc. Cutting them takes time, and mine are always a little rough. What I did here, which is MUCH faster than "real" stamp carving is to stick together, using the sticky backs, two Sticky Back Foam Sheets... when stuck together they looked like this:
and then I used my smallest Xacto blade and cut patterns, having drawn them first with a Sharpie.
In one I got a little enthusiastic with the Xacto and cut through both layers in a couple of places, so on that one I cut another square from a third Foam Sheet and stuck that to the back to hold it together.
I actually like this better, as it is a bit firmer when it prints so I may well do it to the others too. Main thing is ... they print!!!
Will they last forever? probably not but they will be "rustic" which I love and quite inexpensive and fast to make. I am loving the ease of making a bunch quickly. 12 sheets of sticky back foam are about $8 on Amazon and I made about a dozen squares and a few long thin stamps from 2 sheets.
FUN!!
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Well done Jordi. I don't have the sticky foam, just a load of ordinary ones I bought years ago. I love them too. But it's a bit messy as I have to stick the layers together with glue.
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