Iron Orchid Designs - Ephemeral Type Decor Stamp

Ephemeral Type Stamp 

Stamp, 12”x12”, Single Sheet

Ephemeral Type is inspired by historical documents, letters, and antique typography. We’ve pulled together this collection of ornate handwriting, classic typefaces, postage stamps, and other textual elements reminiscent of 18th and 19th century ephemera. It is beautiful when used as an all-over pattern on furniture, as delicate background details in paper crafts and frames, or used individually for small crafts.

Like our Le Courrier and Kindest Regards stamp sets, this is a must-have for your collection.   

Project Suggestions: 

• Furniture: Excellent for combining with other stamps or transfers on any piece, used alone as a subtle tone-on-tone all over a piece, or on interior drawers or peekaboo sides.
  
  
• Small Decor: Used alone or with other focal point stamps for lamps, jars, vases, candles, serving trays, and plant pots.
  
  
• Craft: Journal covers, mixed media and junk journals, kitschy card and invitations. 

Pairs Well With: 

• Rose Botanical Transfer
• Birds and Bees Stamp
• Charlotte Stamp
  

New to IOD Stamps?

Watch our Stamping 101 video to learn how to use and care for them effectively.

HOW TO PREP IOD STAMPS

Did you just get your very first set of IOD stamps - beyond exciting, right?!? But before you can get your hands dirty, you need to condition your stamps. You only need to do this once and then your stamps will be set for life.

Start by removing the acrylic sheet attached to the stamping side of the design, while leaving the stamps attached to their backing sheet. Using a fine grit sand block scuff or rough up the stamping surface. Lightly sand in one direction and then rotate the craft stamp 90 degrees and sand lightly in a different direction. 

This helps the mediums stay put, and not bead (which some types, like ceramics glazes, tend to do). It also will give a cleaner impression.