Cleaning Your Rubber Stamps

Yes, it is important to clean off rubber stamps after use, particuarly when switching between colors.

Wood-Mounted Rubber Stamps
Do not use soap and water with wood-mounted rubber stamps, because it will loosen the adhesive and compress the cushion foam. The quickest and easiest way to clean your wood stamps is with a damp (not wet) towel.

Some inks can stain your stamps, StazOn ink, for example. It won’t ruin your stamp just stain it, and you can just clean off what you can and let the stamp dry. To get them really clean, you can use the StazOn cleaner.

Acrylic Stamps
The quickest and easiest way to clean your acrylic stamps is with warm water and a mild soap. For really stubborn ink, you can also take a soft, old toothbrush and gently scrub the crevices in the image.

Please don’t use acetone, bleach or any oil-based cleaner for either acrylic or wood-mounted stamps.

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Types of Rubber Stamp Inks

Simon’s Stamps offers quite a range of ink pads – for different uses, for every color of the rainbow, many sizes up to 9×12″!
Check out our latest post below to help you figure out which option is best for your use:

ColorBox Dye Ink

Size: 4″ x 2.5″

Dye inks look, feel and behave like water. Clear brillinat colors soak right into project surfaces and dry in a heartbeat. It’s the everyday workhorse of the ink world.
Colors

ColorBox Pigment Ink

Size: 4″ x 2.5″

Pigment ink is the consistency of mayonaise. While drying time depends on the type of paper you’re using, thick, rich pigment inks are generally slow to dry, providing plenty of time to emboss and blend.
Colors

ColorBox Pigment Metalics

Size: 4″ x 2.5″

Archival quality pigment ink pad with a raised inking surface for use with any size stamp. Rich, thick pigment inks are acid-free and resist fading. Excellent for stamping on absorbent paper. Ideal for embossing, the ink dries slowly to offer more working time for embossing powders to adhere to the stamped image. Safe, water based formula. Clear cover prevents drying out.
Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze

 

My First ColorBox Dye Ink

Size: 3.25″ x 2.25″

Child-safe inks for stamping fun! The kid-friendly inkpad that’s washable, stackable, spill resistant case.
Colors

 

StazOn Pads

Size: 3″ x 2″

Solvent-Based Ink designed for decorating Non-Porous Surfaces including Glass, Metal, Shrink Plastic, Cellophane, Aluminum Foil, Leather and Acrylic. Does not require re-inking between uses. Low Odor! Archival and Acid Free. Several colors to choose from!
Colors

 

Memories Temporary Tattoo Body Inkpad

Size: 2.25″ x 3.5″

Temporary tattoo stamping is easier and faster than body paints and they look very realistic.
They create penetrating skin colors that wash off easily with soap and water.
The ink dries in seconds, but the image can last for days!
Hours of fun for kids, teens and playful adults. They are perfect for events where hand stamps are required!
Colors

Trodat Office Stamp Pads

Trodat hand stamp pads are optimally adjusted to the user’s needs — they dispense exactly the required amount of ink and guarantee perfect imprints. Stamp pads are available in black, blue, red, green and violet. All Trodat standard stamp inks guarantee impressions which will last for decades. Non-toxic dye based ink is free of heavy metals. Dries quickly. Great for office use on regular uncoated paper.

Sizes:
9051 – 3.5 x 2″ (90 x 50 mm)
9052 – 4.3 x 2.75″ (110 x 70 mm)
9053 – 6.3 x 3.5″ (160 x 90 mm)
Colors & 7011 – 28 ml refill bottle

Archival Ink #3 Pads

Size: 4.25″ x 6.25″

Archival Inks™ provide long-lasting stamping results that are permanent on many surfaces. Available in 6 popular shades. Oversized ink pad for brayering and easy inking of large stamps.
Colors

Shiny #3 Ink Pads

Size: 5″ x 7″

Lockable molded casing and quality felt pad combined with a generous 5″ x 7″ pad size. High quality water based ink ensures crisp impressions.
Colors

 

Classic #3 Pad

Size: 4.25 x 7.38″

Felt pad for water based stamp inks. Felt pad lasts for thousands of clean, sharp impressions. Durable plastic cases individually wrapped for freshness.  inking area. Available in black, blue, green, red, & violet.
Colors

 

Industrial Pad

Size: 9 x 12
A huge 9 x 12 cloth ink pad in plastic protective case. Pad comes UNINKED and includes a complimentary 2oz bottle of water-based office ink.
Colors

Rubber Stamps for Clay

Greetings!

Here at Simon’s Stamps we get a lot of inquiries about what rubber stamps can and can’t be used for. And I’d like to talk about clay in this post, as it’s asked about most often.

Yes! You can stamp clay with rubber stamps. There are a few things to keep in mind, however.

• First, your design should be fairly simple with no fine detail. The details tend to get lost in the removal of the rubber.
• Second, we recommend the deep engraved rubber for best impressions. Our clients using clay have the most success with the deep rubber.
• Third, you may want to consider an unmounted rubber die (as shown in the photo above). This will give you more control with this medium.

Please drop us a line at orders@simonstamp.com or 413.863.6800 with any questions about deep engraved rubber stamps for use in clay or your design.

Also, check out our online shop offerings at shop.simonstamp.com for Deep Engraved Traditional Wood Handle Rubber Stamps.

“Shout it from the rooftops!”

I’ve been ordering stamps from Simon’s Stamps for years now, and have always been impressed with the quality. Recently, though, I had an experience that was the icing on the cake. I received a package from Simon’s Stamps, and was perplexed, as I wasn’t expecting anything. Opening it, I found a stamp I had ordered over 3 years ago – it was a large stamp, meant for envelopes, as there was a large empty space where I could hand-write the recipient’s address. Well, I don’t actually use the stamp very often, as the large empty space still had a rubber backing – and every time I’d ink it, it would subsequently transfer ink onto my envelope – right where I needed to address it. Oy! I tried various methods of masking and wiping to avoid the issue (which worked), but it became very tedious. Last year, I had posted a photo of my stamp on Instagram, expressing that though I loved the stamp, it just wasn’t functioning how I imagined. I hadn’t thought about that post for a LONG time, until yesterday – when I received said stamp (again) in the mail, with a lovely letter explaining that they had seen my post and had produced me a NEW stamp, with the rubber cut away from that large open space to avoid ink transfer. WOW! I was absolutely touched. The fact that someone had not only read my post (probably found it from my hashtag #simonstamp), but went out of their way to make me a new stamp with the issue resolved. Now THAT is good customer service. Thank you so much, Simon’s Stamps for going above and beyond! I was already a customer for life, but now I want to shout it from the rooftops!  

#SimonStamps

A Picture is Worth

In this case, a picture is worth 3 words.

And an exclamation point!

 

A Compliment from Hawaii…

Awesome! Thank you and staff for awesome service!

Lorelei

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp

Thanks!!

Hi Heather,

… I wanted to thank both you and your company for the excellent work you have done in designing and delivering to Legacy Link, Inc. a high quality product. Each person I spoke with at Simon’s Stamps was informative and courteous. The quality of the stamp exceeded our expectations. The time frame for production of the stamp and delivery to Legacy Link were right on target.

I have referred Simon’s Stamps to our marketing department. We hope to do business again in the future.

Thanks!!

Karyl L.

“Thanks for the speedy shipping”

Hello,

Please charge my credit card on file.

Thanks for the speedy shipping during the months of November/December!

Kaitlyn

AMAZING

Hi Tim,

I’m happy to report that we did receive the stamp yesterday morning as scheduled! I want to take a moment to recognize the AMAZING level of customer service that I received from you and your team. You took a bad shipping situation (which wasn’t even your company’s fault), quickly mobilized your resources to accommodate an unbelievably tight turn-around time (12 hours) and saved the day for us in a big way.

I find it exceedingly rare to work with companies that can even meet the most basic of customer service expectations, let alone one that redefines the gold standard of customer service like you folks did. Our order wasn’t even a large one, but the care and level of service that we received from you / Simon’s Stamps, especially considering the low dollar amount of the order means that we can trust your company 100% across the board.

You have my sincerest thanks for all your efforts and you sir have earned a Brand Evangelist as a result.

Please forward / use this email anyway you see fit. I hope you and the whole team get the credit for this INCREDIBLE work of customer service that you so richly deserve!

Best Regards,

Greg

Dialsmith

www.dialsmith.com

 

“You all ROCK!!!!!

Have I ever told you all how great it is to have you as my stamp manufacturer?

You all ROCK!!!!! Thanks so very much for all you do for me. Can’t thank you enough!!!

😊

Thanks so very much for all you do for me. Can’t thank you enough!!! 😊

Thanks Again,

Barbara