1. Sometimes using a damp towel and wiping the block to where it is just barely moist will help the blocks stay.
2. Be sure to clean the stamp surface that touches the block.
3. If using clear mount, don't use the stickers! The foam clings much better than the stickers.
4. You can also huff on the block or back side of stamp right before you attach them together (it will also create some moisture.)
5. Be sure to hold the stamp onto the block for a few seconds before using.
6. Some will go to the extreme and put a thin layer of liquid glue across their stamps, let it dry and then use them. I have personally never done that, as the above tricks work for me.
7. I have also used the Chap stick method of helping the cling to cling. And with that “a little dab'll do you.” – Added from the comments section!
I hope these tips on keeping your stamps on your blocks helps you out! Do you have a question you want answered? Leave it in the comments below!
I have used a two way glue stick. I put it on let it dry… This has worked the best for me because I like having the sticker on. Thanks for sharing your tips.
I do not put the stickers on anymore because I find they do stick better. However, those with stickers tend to fall off. I lightly touch the block with chap stick and they stick. Of course, this makes for a little cleanup but no dropped stamps when I am about to put them to paper.
I recently saw a post suggesting buying Grafix Cling Vinyl to cover the acrylic blocks. I got mine at Amazon for 6 sheets 9 x 12″ for about $7.00. I cut it out to fit my stamps and it works great. The stamps do not fall onto my card after I have inked them, which was so frustrating. I covered both sides of my blocks. I have found sometimes the stamp will cling tightly and it takes a real tug to remove them. But to me it is a life-saver. I’ll be interested in others suggestions, as well as the experience others who have used this method. I’ve been using it for about a month, so I don’t have a lot of experience with it.
I’ve been known to use Chapstick on the ones I have with the stickers on them
I use Chapstick on the sticker side
I do not remember who’s website I got them from, but if you put chap stick
(only the original) on the back of your stamp it will stick to the block. I have tried this and it works.
I also put just a very little bit of snail on my block and this works really good .
I use clear vinyl on my clear blocks. The stamps hold, it works like a dream.
I no longer use the stickers either — and haven’t much beyond the first year of SU’s “clear” mount system. In stead i cut computer paper to the size of the inserts under the plastic film. I put the stickers on that paper BEFORE I slide it under the film. That way I can tell at a glance what stamp is missing from the set before I put it away. I have also used the Chap stick method of helping the cling to cling. And with that “a little dab;ll do you.”
I wish SU would print the index directly on the cling foam as Inladinkadoo and Stampers Anonymous (and other stamp companies) does.
For stubborn stamps I use tiny amounts of Tombow Mono Removable Adhesive tape runner. Works well for me and rubs off both the stamps and the blocks.
I use the stickers and if they do not hold I put a bit of repositional tape on it. Last for quite a few times. When it no longer is sticky enough to hold it rubs right off and just reapply.