Thursday, September 20, 2007

Update on switching to Ez-Mount...

Just a quick post before I open up the store....

I wanted to update you on how the stamp unmounting and using Ez-Mount is going.

All I can say is that I'm ADDICTED!!

I started off mounting my non Stampin' Up! rubber on Ez-Mount and storing them in CD cases.

Then I moved on to my favourite retired SU! sets. I just tore the rubber off the foam and the wood block and laid it on the sheet of Ez-Mount.

Now I've moved onto NEW SU! sets that have never been mounted (using cling vinyl for that).

Next I'll be unmounting my current SU! stamp sets.

This is so addicting - I cannot believe how fast it's going and how much space I'm freeing up!

I'm using the Walnut Grove Hot Knife to cut the Ez-Mount foam away from the rubber - it's like cutting through butter with a hot knife.

I got my hot kife as part of a kit at Michaels a few years ago (woodburning, soldering and burnishing tips included). The regular price on the kit is $49.99 CAD but they're on sale this week for $19.99 CAD! The hot knife alone is $26.99 CAD (but there's a 50% off coupon this week too).

I picked up some replacement blades (2 for $8.99 CAD) because mine is getting quite blackened and gummy (although it still cuts well after 2 years).

If you're going to be doing a lot of Ez-Mount mounting I highly recommend getting a hot knife!

So my final word on this....

Hot Knife $19.99 (at Michaels)

Ez-Mount $5 a sheet (from Old Island Stamp Co)

Extra space & seeing where you stamp PRICELESS!!!

I'll be posting BEFORE and AFTER storage photos soon...

2 comments:

  1. I just switched to UM as well, and I will NEVER go back as far as I can tell! The SPACE is amazing, I can't believe all the room I have now! (More room to buy more STUFF!) I did decide for the moment not to EZmount all of it (lol not enough $$ for all that EZmount!). So I have a couple acrylic blocks dedicated to rubber, and slapped tack n peel on them...so any rubber just sticks to it! I put a little doublestick inside the cd cases and it holds them enough in place to be stable.

    Way to go on getting your UMing done!!!!!

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  2. That's right! I've been singing the praises of UM for years, but alas, my singing voice stinks and people have been covering their ears instead. So...keep tellin' em!

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