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LynneH
20-09-2009, 01:57 PM
Does anyone know if you can use Angelina Fibres with acrylic stamps please? I think the answer is probably no but I just wanted to check. I've got that Stampendous shapeshifting snowman stamp and I think he'd look really cute stamped onto them. It wasn't a cheap stamp though and I don't want to ruin it.
Thanks.
pyjama princess
20-09-2009, 02:36 PM
I'm sure I've heard Dawn say that you can't use acrylic stamps LynneH. It would be a shame to ruin your new stamp - he was great wasn't he?
budgie
20-09-2009, 02:39 PM
I don't know if you can with any clear stamps, but i was watching Barbara Grays dvd,and she was using angelina fibres with clarity stamps. I have never used angilina fibres, but form what Barbara was saying, i don't think you use a very hot iron, and you don't leave it on very long, so maybe you can. I wouldn't risk it myself with a stamp I was bothered about. If you have a stamp you got in a sheet, that you are not keen on or a freebie from a mag, you could try with that first, and then if it did get damaged, you wouldn't have ruined your good stamp.
Winspiration
20-09-2009, 02:52 PM
I'm not into stamping myself, but I thought I'd read here somewhere that the clarity stamps are made using a different process to other clear stamps and that they were therefore fine with heat based techniques, although acrylic stamps generally are not.
I bet Ms Phree will know for sure though :tongue: :D
LynneH
20-09-2009, 03:40 PM
Thanks everyone. I like the idea of trying it with a stamp I'm not bothered about damaging. I am sure I will have one of those somewhere. It will be interesting to see what happens.
I have seen Barbara demoing with her stamps and angelina fibres, so it must be ok for Clarity stamps.
LynneH
20-09-2009, 03:58 PM
Well I've learnt something today. If you use a hot iron on acrylic stamps they melt! Oops. Don't worry only one really naff butterfly stamp was hurt in my experiment! It has confirmed what we all thought though.
Clarity and rubber stamps are OK so I guess I will have to se one of my other snowman stamps.
LynneH
20-09-2009, 04:04 PM
I guess it's a bit like acrylic clothes and hot irons. LOL
budgie
20-09-2009, 04:43 PM
Well I've learnt something today. If you use a hot iron on acrylic stamps they melt! Oops. Don't worry only one really naff butterfly stamp was hurt in my experiment! It has confirmed what we all thought though.
Clarity and rubber stamps are OK so I guess I will have to se one of my other snowman stamps.
Good job you tried with one you didn't want
Was thinking, maybe you could 'iron' some of the fibres to make a little sheet just a bit bigger than your stamp, then stamp on that to get your snowman and cut it out.
LynneH
20-09-2009, 04:50 PM
Good job you tried with one you didn't want
Was thinking, maybe you could 'iron' some of the fibres to make a little sheet just a bit bigger than your stamp, then stamp on that to get your snowman and cut it out.
That might work Budgie. I've never used them before. I just bought a small bag to try at Harrogate. Still it was only cheap so if it doesn't work I can always buy some more. I may have a look on Youtube and see if there are any videos on there later.
LoobyLou
20-09-2009, 06:49 PM
There must be other acrylics that work with the fibres too. I have a large fairy stamp I bought from an independent stamp manufacturer on ebay and she stamps up fine with the angelina fibres.
It never occurred to me it could be dangerous to the stamp, so glad it was the right type of acrylic.
Looby
Phree
21-09-2009, 08:16 AM
Sorry I was not around in time to save your stamp Lynne - wanted or not it's a shame you had to experiement with it and ended up ruining it.
OK I have said this before and I will say it again - unlike man, not all "Clear" stamps are created equal. There are 2 basic types and you should not confuse them with each other. Would you call a stamp made from leather a rubber stamp? Probably not. So it is with "clear" stamps.
The first is the "Acrylic" stamp - the kind Lynne melted with her iron. The other kind are made from a light reactive polymer - hence the name "Photopolymer". So when buying "clear" stamps you need to be aware of what substance the stamp is made from.
Never use heat (angelina fibers/film, stamping into hot UTEE etc) with an Acrylic stamp.
With photopolymer exercise some caution - be advised by the stamp maker (Clarity, Dimension Fourth etc.) To my certain knowlege I can only vouch for Clarity stamps as having the ablity to withstand heat techniques. However that does not mean thast other manufacturers don't produce stamps from photopolymer that are heat resistant - I just haven't heard any of them making that claim yet.
Now just to add further confusion - there is a fairly new player in town - Oak House Studio Stamps. I understand that these are also a photopolymer compound but they are nothing like the clingy compounds we know in that they do not have the self-cling nature that we are familiar with. You have to use a glue stick or spray to adhere them to an clear block. However they are apparently far more robust than any other photopolymer stamp and will withstand heat techniques and inks such as Stazon/Stazon Cleaner.
LynneH
21-09-2009, 08:38 AM
Thanks Phree. I was about 90% sure it wouldn't work but the big kid in me enjoyed my melty experiment. :sun:
ive just got some from ebay & the instructiosn says keep away from sunlight & extreme temperatures........guess they wont work...the red rubber are the best to use with heat as i use them into UTEE & they come out fine....safer to use that unless as someone said it says you can do OR you dont like the stamp........however trying out a clear stamp that you are not bothered about you need to KNOW WHERE YOU GOT THEM FROM IE...makers of them otherwise if you try out a clear stamp & you get away with it...then try a fav stamp from another company you may well ' knacquered' it..then you will be upset......proceed with caution.........happy stamping