Art Tapas are short videos that will give some practical tips or advice about anything that is related to tools, art supplies or processes and any Mixed Media or Hobby Artist might appreciate.
Lots of times these reflect some mistakes that I made along my journey, so to speak, things that I learned the hard way and sometimes they are just some things that I would have loved to have known when I actually started in Mixed Media. (Find the previous Art Tapas here)
Today’s Art Tapas is about Cleaning Foam Stamps
Art Tapas – Bite Sized Tips for the Mixed Media Artist – #7 Cleaning Foam Stamps from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
I hope you enjoyed this little bite – and if you have questions that you would love to have answered in some of the Art Tapas videos- let me know below in the comment section and I might just cook one up for you to nibble on!
Below are some of the tools and supplies I mention in the video- some are affiliate links:
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gigipurple
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Thank you Nathalie for all the tips.
I have a question, is it safe for the stamps to use a dish soap like Dawn? If it is, then scrubbing the stamps with a dish soap and water would make it easier to remove any leftover oils on the stamp.
Thanks again,
Gigi
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nathalie-kalbach
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Hi Gigi, yeah I wouldn’t see how that wouldn*t be save and good idea on the leftover oils!! Just make sure you do not have any residues of any dishwasher or other soap in your stamp
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gigipurple
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I will try next time. Thank you for your help.
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JoAnn Campisi
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I haven’t washed my foamies in the past but found that when I switch from acrylic to the ink pad my print is very light. I will definitely try the Murphy Oil Soap to clean them and hopefully will get better results. Thanks for the info – love your art tapas.
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nathalie-kalbach
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Thank you JoAnn! I would assume that the ink will always give a slight light imprint because the foam is just a bit more light -but that is something that works really well to your advantage if you are up for layering.
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Kathy Adams
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I use Murphy’s on my brushes when they get really bad. Thanks for the tip, since I never thought to use them on my stamps. I am sure it would work for rubber stamps as well. Question: did you use it full strength or diluted with water?
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nathalie-kalbach
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Kathy, I diluted it a bit with water- but not much. I was really a bit worried about getting the oil out of the foam later – so I wanted to make sure this is not going to be the super gooey stuff :)
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Sue Clarke
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I have Murphy’s soap at home and use it on my floors. I never would have thought of using it on my foam stamps.
I will have to try it. Usually I use a baby wipe to get the paint off and then rinse for a long time in the kitchen sink.
I will try your method next time I use paint and my foam stamps.
Thanks for your creative insight Nat.
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nathalie-kalbach
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Thank you Sue! This is really only when you have totally dried up layers of paint on your foam stamp – I think I would not use it on a regular basis.
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Rae Missigman
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I love that you figured this out! So so cool that there is a solution for our foam stamps. I am really really bad about being in a groove and not getting up to go to the sink! EEK! I do employ the baby wipe method as you mentioned, but this is going to be a game changer. Thanks for sharing. Hugs!
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nathalie-kalbach
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<3 Thank you Rae! I know it is hard sometimes to keep up with cleaning the stuff - I am too :)
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