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| What are art rubber stamps and what is rubber stamping? |
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Rubber stamps come in several flavors, business rubber stamps (for return addresses, labels,
dates, etc) music chord stamps (for diagramming chords) and art rubber stamps for making art.
Rubber stamp art can be made with paper cards, envelopes, scrapbooks, journals and similar media.
Rubber stamping is an art form. As a painter uses brushes and paints, a rubber stamp artist uses
art rubber stamps, ink, embellishments and other items for their chosen media. These tools are their
means for creative expression.
We invite you to explore our online art rubber stamp store and rubber stamp art gallery pages and hope you will
find creative ideas and inspiration here.
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| Getting the most from your AnyWhere Hole Punch Set |
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One of the advantages of using a hole punch instead of a traditional “long
reach” hole punches is that you are not limited to where you can make the
hole(s). The Hollow Anywhere Hole Punch set is a great collection of hole
–punches that work well with a variety of materials. These are ideal for
making holes for eyelets, fibers and simple designs.
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Care and maintenance:
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As mentioned in the product description, the
Anywhere Hole Punch Set is made from precision ground steel.
This means with proper care and use, they will last a very long time. To avoid rust they come with
a light coating of machine oil, which is easily wiped away with a dry rag or paper towel. Always
store them in a dry place. .
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Tips:
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First of all, you’ll want a very hard surface to work on, I use a 12” x 12”
Corian cutting board but anything that is sturdy and flat should do. I usually
make a small mark in the center of the area where I plan to make the hole and
then place the hole punch over it and strike it a time or two with a hammer.
I use different hammers depending on the material I am punching a hole through.
Soft material like paper or vinyl is pretty easy with a lighter hammer.
You’ll want to use a heavier hammer when you’re working with tooling metals
(such as copper, aluminum or brass foils) or flat metal charms.
If I’m using the hole punch on paper I simply strike it a time or two and I’m
done. When I’m working with metal charms or tooling metal I’ll carefully place
the hole punch where I want to hole and strike it very hard.
Depending on the material it can take a few or even several strikes. In that
case you want to avoid moving the hole punch at all; don’t even remove it to
look underneath. Only remove it from where you have it placed when you are
sure the hole has been created. I say this because it’s almost impossible to
line everything up perfectly once you have removed the hole punch from where
you originally had it.
As always, it’s best to test tools like this out on scrap items and materials
you don’t need as you develop your skills.
Enjoy!
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tips to info@stampola.com
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