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Rubber stamps are a fun craft supply, because they allow you to quickly and simply repeat an image over and over. But if you don’t clean your rubber stamps properly, they can transfer undesired ink colors to ink pads or stamping surfaces, or deteriorate more quickly over time. Over at eBay*, I have shared information on How to Clean Rubber Stamps, so go check out how to keep your stamps looking clean and healthy! (*I wrote that article as a part of a paid collaboration with eBay.)
One method for cleaning rubber stamps can be made with dollar store stuff!
DIY Stamp Cleaner
Materials:
- A travel soap case
- A kitchen sponge
Total cost: $2
Just wet a kitchen sponge with a water and a bit of dish soap, and insert the sponge into a travel soap case. Clean your rubber stamps off between each ink color application. (This method works best for pigment ink pads – be sure to check my article for info on how to clean permanent ink from rubber stamps).
Check out all our dollar store craft ideas for rubber stamps!
Image by flickr user Kwan Kwan. Licensed via Creative Commons.
Rubber stamps are a fun craft supply, because they allow you to quickly and simply repeat an image over and over. But if you don’t clean your rubber stamps properly, they can transfer undesired ink colors to ink pads or stamping surfaces, or deteriorate more quickly over time. Over at eBay*, I have shared information on How to Clean Rubber Stamps, so go check out how to keep your stamps looking clean and healthy! (*I wrote that article as a part of a paid collaboration with eBay.)
One method for cleaning rubber stamps can be made with dollar store stuff!
DIY Stamp Cleaner
Materials:
- A travel soap case
- A kitchen sponge
Total cost: $2
Just wet a kitchen sponge with a water and a bit of dish soap, and insert the sponge into a travel soap case. Clean your rubber stamps off between each ink color application. (This method works best for pigment ink pads – be sure to check my article for info on how to clean permanent ink from rubber stamps).
Check out all our dollar store craft ideas for rubber stamps!
Here are the new releases from Funko this week. All pictures courtesy of Funko.
Here are the new products we announced this past week!
Alien: Covenant Neomorph with Toddler Pop!
Strawberry Glitter Frankenberry Hikari
The Walking Dead Dorbz (Walgreens)
The post Funko new releases week of 5/15 appeared first on The Nerd Element.
James “Jimii” Carlisle is a 24-year-old independent artist on the brink of mainstream success. Born and raised in New York City, he now resides in Virginia and goes by the alias “Jimii Hitmaker.” Although many hip-hop artists are often drowned out by a sea of unsigned talent and up-and-coming rappers, Carlisle’s distinctive voice and unique rapping pattern make him a standout.
Black Enterprise first caught up with the promising rapper last year, when he told us about his aspirations and passion for making music. Now, months later, Carlisle has been hit with a new wave of success.
In April, he released two hit singles, “Jet Pack” and “Stunnin.” Both received worldwide recognition, while “Stunnin” is currently charting at No. 63 on Digital Radio Tracker’s National Airplay Top 150 Independent Chart.
He also signed a distribution deal with Amada Records—a premier record label underneath the EAE Management Group umbrella that is distributed via QUE Records/Capitol Music Group—to promote his single “Stunnin.”
In an email, Carlisle opened up about his new distribution deal and his journey in the music industry.
Why do you think you received the opportunity to sign a single distribution deal with Amada Records?
The single is doing pretty good and personally, I think they saw the motivation and drive I have for my music and career.
As an independent artist, how do you feel about the deal?
I still am independent and own all my music and royalties. The distribution is to help me be pushed to a wider audience. I need a more effective way to get my message out, so I partnered up with Amada Records, but I’m still an independent artist signed to my own label, Ticket Vision.
Would you ever consider signing a recording contract with a record company?
Personally, I’d rather remain independent and build my brand and [own] label. And then, maybe one day, partner with a major [record label].
What type of music can people expect to hear from you?
Well, my new single “Stunnin” is available now everywhere music is sold. (Go request it now at your local radio station!) I’m dropping a video every Friday until I release my next project, “If Not Me Than Who,” and later this month, I will drop the third installment to my mixtape series, titled “The Mixtape That Didn’t Happen Pt.3.”
Carlisle’s new project “If Not Me Than Who” will be released July 21. You can follow him on Twitter here.
*Jimii’s answers have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
Selena Hill is the Associate Digital Editor at Black Enterprise and the founder of Let Your Voice Be Heard! Radio. You can hear Hill and her team talk millennial politics and social issues every Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.
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