I took to unmounting about 120 wood block stamps recently in order to save space in storage.

First, I did a lot of research about unmounting these stamps. I was worried that by taking them off the blocks I’d ruin them, so I started with a few smaller stamps.

It was relatively easy to pull off the stamp, and those that weren’t I put in the microwave for about 8 seconds. After I tried the microwave trick I wish I’d done more like that, by the end of the day my fingertips were sore.

I tried to keep the sticker from the front of the stamp, so it’d be easy to see what each stamp was. If the sticker came off easily I placed it on the rubber stamp and cut around the edges. Those that I couldn’t get off, or didn’t have a sticker, I’ll mark later in the cases. I decided to store my stamps in CD cases.

I used Aileen’s Tack it over and over again to make the back of the stamps sticky. (My research said this was the best stuff to use). I brushed on a small amount of glue and let it dry over night. This process was a little sticky! (I also found I could use this glue to refurbish my Cricut mat!)

I decided not to put mounting rubber on the back of the stamps that had permanent sticky on one side (for the stamp) and temporary sticky for the side that goes on the acrylic block, mainly because it would have been really expensive.

After a night to dry I used the stamps on acrylic blocks!

I tried out the stamps and they work great!