A little while back, I shared my method for using Silhouette Mint stamps with a stamp platform, and the results were great! In the video below, I’ll show you an alternate way of using the Silhouette Mint stamps with a stamp platform, this time by raising the surface that you’ll be stamping on instead of making the stamp sheet thicker with something like the EZ Mount Static Cling Mounting foam that I used in my earlier video. This method uses a mousepad, which is something that most of us already have around, so you won’t need to purchase any new supplies to make the Mint stamps work with a platform if you already have a plain, flat mousepad.

The results with the mousepad were pretty darn good but, if you’re using a stamp platform like the Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform that I use, you won’t be able to use the magnets that come with it if you want the mousepad method to give good results. Because we’re raising the stamping surface, the magnets create a gap between the lid of the platform and the stamping surface, so stamped impressions will be uneven and lighter in the areas where the magnet are.

If you still want to be able to hold your cardstock or whatever you’re stamping on in place, you can always use some removable double-sided tape on the back of your cardstock to hold it temporarily in place while you’re stamping so it doesn’t have a chance to shift around at all.

Check out the video below to see the process and results:

Supplies Used in This Project

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Silhouette Mint Custom Stamp Maker
Silhouette Mint Stamp Kits (with the stamp base / block)
Silhouette Mint Stamp Sheet Sets (just stamp sheets)
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
Silhouette Mint Black Ink
Scotch Removable Double-Sided Tape
a mousepad (similar to the one at the link)
printer paper
paper towels