kitten_with_claws
30-06-2010, 11:59 PM
These:
http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.586747
Got them today & wanted to try them out with my new Anna Griffin sentiments stamps.....big fat failure!
Now I will readily admit I am truly cr*p at stamping (though I practise daily! lol) but the ink simply would not take on the stamp, was all little surface dots & this showed on the resulting image!
Inks are dye-based & stamps are clear. I tried cleaning stamps with stamp cleaner, even washing them gently with washing-up liquid, made not a jot of difference!
They do however stamp beautifully (for me!) with my House Mouse rubber, wood mounted stamp, no problems at all!
OH took a look & started burbling something about the stamps' surface tension etc. & then started waffling on about photographic stuff where one can apparently encounter the same problem.......!
Bit miffed as DB was clearly using a clear stamp on the demo......?
I have now ordered some of the new Clearly Better ink pads (little ones!) which are designed specifically for clear stamps & will try those but wondered if it was just me having a problem here? (I don't seem to be very successful so far at stamping generally & a total disaster with clear stamps.....feeling a little crushed tbh......!) :confused2:
http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.586747
Got them today & wanted to try them out with my new Anna Griffin sentiments stamps.....big fat failure!
Now I will readily admit I am truly cr*p at stamping (though I practise daily! lol) but the ink simply would not take on the stamp, was all little surface dots & this showed on the resulting image!
Inks are dye-based & stamps are clear. I tried cleaning stamps with stamp cleaner, even washing them gently with washing-up liquid, made not a jot of difference!
They do however stamp beautifully (for me!) with my House Mouse rubber, wood mounted stamp, no problems at all!
OH took a look & started burbling something about the stamps' surface tension etc. & then started waffling on about photographic stuff where one can apparently encounter the same problem.......!
Bit miffed as DB was clearly using a clear stamp on the demo......?
I have now ordered some of the new Clearly Better ink pads (little ones!) which are designed specifically for clear stamps & will try those but wondered if it was just me having a problem here? (I don't seem to be very successful so far at stamping generally & a total disaster with clear stamps.....feeling a little crushed tbh......!) :confused2: