Clear Stamp Issues...

                     I can't be the only one who forgets:

Ok so I was stamping with some clear stamps the other day and ran into an issue.

I stamped it out and good golly it didn't stamp right at all.

It kind of looked like the stamp pad maybe low on ink.

So I re-inked the stamp pad, let it set for a while and tried again.

Nope that didn't fix it.

What to do?

Is it defective? 

Why isn't it stamping right?

Well after throwing a fit, stamping it a bunch of times and considering sending it back.

I remembered that clear stamps have a residue on them that needs cleaned off.

Silly me.

You can use a pink eraser on the entire stamp, then clean it like you normally would

(make sure and stamp it again on scratch paper to try it out)

or

my cheating way.

I ink it up with Stazon Ink, stamp it out until it stamps perfect (4-5 times).

Then clean it with Stazon Cleaner.

I don't know what the Stazon does, maybe dirty it up.

But it always works after my cleaning procedure.

Good luck with your clear stamps.

I thought I would share since I have quite a few in the color box.

Make sure and always try the stamps out on scratch paper before stamping on your image piece.

Especially clear stamps.