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101 Uses for Rubber Stamps – Part 2 (Holiday Ideas)

holiday gifts

We’re back with part 2 of our 50 Uses for Rubber Stamps series. Part 2 is all about the upcoming holiday season and the many uses you can put your new rubber stamp to use this year. Here are some more great ideas to help you narrow down which kind of stamp you need.

7. Make custom gift tags

Store bought gift tags can get a little old after a while. There are only so many variations available, and if you buy in bulk like many of us do for these holiday essentials, you may find yourself stuck with gift tags that all look the same. So, why not spruce up your gifts a little this holiday season with some custom gift tags? If you make your own gift tags each one will be unique and every gift can get a personal touch.

8. Decorate gift wrap

Got plain, boring gift wrap that needs a little festive cheer? Customize your gift wrap with your own custom stamp. No two gifts will ever look alike again and they will all have that personal touch. You can even make it into a fun family activity. Start a new tradition this holiday season with your very own custom rubber stamp.

9. Make custom holiday cards

Once you’ve used your rubber stamp to customize the gift tags and decorate the gift wrap, you can make a custom holiday card to go with it! Give each card a personal touch this season so your friends and family will all know just how much they all mean to you.

10. Create fun holiday decorations

Get the whole family in on the fun by creating your own holiday decorations this year. You custom rubber stamp will allow you to make unique decorations for the whole neighborhood to envy.

11. Customize place settings

Having a big family holiday meal? Create custom place settings to fit the occasion. While you’re at it, you might as well show off those homemade decorations, cards, and personalized gifts.


Need some help figuring out which stamp matches your specific needs? Give us a call at 1 (850) 7STAMPS or visit us online. Our team is here to assist in any way we can.

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50 Uses for Rubber Stamps – Part 1 (Parents Edition)

parents organizing child's school supplies

Not quite sure which stamp you want? Here are some great ideas to help you narrow down which kind of stamp you need and how to put your new stamp to use. Part 1 is for all the parents out there who might be looking for a little extra help to organize their day.

1. Mark your kids’ clothes

Do you keep getting your kids’ laundry mixed up? Do your kids’ clothes mysteriously go missing in the locker room? Misplaced towels at the swimming pool? Misplaced jerseys after a soccer game? Don’t worry. We’ve got your back! Stamp your name, address, and phone number on all your kids’ clothes, towels, and jerseys so you never have to worry about losing them again.

2. Mark your kids’ lunch bags

Does your child have food allergies? Does he or she have a generic-looking lunch bag that is easily mixed up? Stamp your child’s name and relevant food allergy warnings on the lunch bag so teachers will know what you child can and cannot eat.

3. Mark your kids’ backpacks

Many parents get frustrated with kids who have a habit of forgetting important things (like backpacks) in strange places. If your child does this, you might want to consider stamping your child’s backpack with their name, address, and phone number.

4. Mark your kids’ school supplies

Some parents might be surprised how often school supplies go missing. Mark the larger items such as notebooks and folders with your child’s name to ensure they never get lost or mixed up with anyone else’s. You can also go one step further and stamp the school subject such as Math, Science, or English on the folder or notebook to help keep your child organized.

5. Create bookmarks

Every bookworm need cool bookmarks. Encourage your child to read by making handmade bookmarks. You can even make it a family project! When you’re done, your child will have cool custom bookmarks to encourage them to read and learn.

6. Check off chore lists

Does your child have a list of chores they need to check off every day? Having a custom stamp can make the chore list a little more fun! Use one of the hundreds of graphics from our logo library to create your custom stamp. It can be something as simple as a star or a smiley face.


Need some help figuring out which stamp matches your specific needs? Give us a call at 1 (850) 7STAMPS or visit us online. Our team is here to assist in any way we can.

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Trodat Maxlight Stamps

Trodat Maxlight Stamp

Not happy with the size options of other pre-inked stamps? Need more room for your logo or graphics? Look no further than our Trodat Maxlight pre-inked stamps.

Maxlight stamps are designed to guarantee precision. The stamp housing is made to be as low profile as possible, allowing you to more accurately judge the impression area of the stamp. This ensures more precise and higher quality impressions. These stamps are also designed with convenient, mess-free refilling in mind. Just snap off the cap, add a few drops of ink and you’re back in business.

All of our rubber stamps are eco-friendly. These stamps are manufactured using a low-emissions manufacturing process. Low-emission manufacturing uses no added chemicals. So, you can feel good about making the right purchase for your own convenience while still doing the right thing for the environment.

Customization Options for Trodat Maxlight Stamps

We carry this stamp in three sizes. The Maxlight XL2-115 has a surface area of 11/16 x 1 15/16. The Maxlight XL2-145 has a surface area of 5/8 x 2 7/16 and the Maxlight X33 has a surface area of 1 3/4 x 3 3/4.

The XL2-115 and the XL2-145 have 5 lines of text with a lot of room left over for a custom logo or graphic. As with all of our custom rubber stamps, you can choose a graphic from our logo library or upload your own.  The X33 — the biggest stamp by far — has 12 lines of text and enough room to spare for a sizeable graphic.

Text and font on all three stamps is fully customizable and comes with the standard pallet of ink colors to choose from including; black, blue, green, purple, and red.

Order your new Trodat Maxlight stamp today! Need some help figuring out which Maxlight stamp will fit your specific needs? Give us a call at 1 (850) 7STAMPS or visit us online. Our team is here to assist in any way we can.


Additional Resources

For more information on refill ink, check out our article on How to Choose the Right Refill Ink.

For more information on environmentally friendly rubber stamps, check out our article on Environmentally Friendly Trodat Rubber Stamps.

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Trodat Quick Dry Stamp Kit

quick dry stamp kitWaiting for ink to dry is about just as much fun as watching grass grow. You’ve got a fresh, clean impression on your document and then you have to be so careful not to smudge it while it drys. Maybe you’re the person who resorts to waving the paper in the air to get it to dry faster, or holding it in front of the fan. Whether you’re a business professional scrambling to meet deadlines or an on-the-go parent trying to keep up with the kids, you don’t have time to worry about smudging the ink while its drying. We’ve got a much better solution for you. You can now get the ease and high quality of a Trodat stamp without the hassle of waiting for the ink to dry.

Trodat Quick Dry Stamp Kit

This is a customized, self-inking, stamp kit. This ink dries on non-porous surfaces in 45 seconds. No more worrying about smudges, waving papers in the air, or hogging the office fan.

The ink will stay moist in the pad for up to 1 week. The stamp comes in three sizes:

It comes with the choice of black or red ink. The 9/16″ x 1-1/2″ size option comes with 3 lines of text. The 1″ x 2-1/2″ size option comes with 6 lines of text. The 1-1/2″ x 3″ size option comes with 10 lines of text.

As with all of our customizable stamps, you have full access to our logo library or you can upload your own logo or graphic. You can customize the text, border, and alignment. There is an option to upload a predesigned layout or you may use our customization tool to design your new stamp.

Order your new Quick Dry Stamp Kit today! Give us a call at 1 (850) 7STAMPS or visit us online. Our team is here to assist in any way we can.

Additional Resources

For more on using our stamp customization tool, see our article on Stamp Customization in Four Easy Steps.

For more ideas on how to streamline your workday, see our article on 5 Office Organization Tips that every office professional should know.

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Rubber Stamps for Super Bowl Season

football mascot

With football season getting under way, fans across the country are gearing up to support their favorite teams. What better way to show your support than with a custom rubber stamp? Stamp your favorite team’s mascot on a variety of surfaces, including paper and fabric, with our high-quality mascot rubber stamps. Our extensive logo library includes hundreds of different mascot images, including animals, sports symbols, country emblems, and so much more!

Football season isn’t complete without a Super Bowl Party! But no Super Bowl party is complete without guests to enjoy the occasion with. Here are just a few ideas of how to put your new custom rubber stamp to good use this Super Bowl season.

Custom invitations

Send out personalized invitations to all your guests. Make sure to decorate those invitations and show your team pride with your new high quality custom rubber stamp. Get the kids involved and make it a family project.

Custom Decoration

Super Bowl Sunday doesn’t have to be just for the adults. You can get the whole family involved too! Help the kids make banners and signs to show their team spirit this Super Bowl. Let them get creative with their new rubber stamps.

Custom Signs

Having a big buffet at your Super Bowl Party? Need to label all those chips and dips? Wouldn’t want someone getting all those salsas mixed up. Add a little flavor and team spirit to all those boring labels. Even the food can get in on the fun.

Parking Signs

If you’re really going all out this year and holding a super bowl party that is big enough to require extra parking, you should probably think about putting up signs to direct your guests to appropriate parking spaces – at least if you don’t want to avoid complaints from the neighbors. Spice up your signs with a little team spirit and let your guests know that they really are at the right place.

Ready to get your team spirit on? Give us a call at 1 (850) 7STAMPS or visit us online today! We’re here to assist in any way we can.

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The Benefits of Custom Name Badges For Office Professionals

employee name badges

Managing an office can be challenging. There are so many details to remember and consider! The experts here at the Rubber Stamp Station are here to help. One of our favorite products for office professionals is our custom name badge. There are many benefits to using custom name badges in both office and retail settings.

Rubber Stamp Station carries two different sizes of name badges:

1 x 3″ Name Badges

This name badge has room for up to 4 lines of text. There are 2 edge finish options: rounded corners with no bevel or square corners with beveled edge. You may add your own logo or choose a graphic from our graphics library. You may choose from three fasteners: pin back, magnetic, or pocket.

1.5 x 3″ Name Badges

This name badge has room for up to 6 lines of text. This also has 2 edge finish options as well as an optional logo or graphic. You may choose from three fasteners: pin back, magnetic, or pocket.

1. Security

Using name badges that state the employee’s name and job title allows managers to know with a quick glance if an employee is somewhere they are not supposed to be. This is especially important for employees working in restricted areas. Name badges are an unobtrusive way to track employee movements and hold everyone accountable for their actions.

Our 1.5 x 3″ name badge would work best for this purpose as it leaves room for multiple lines of text, allowing you to include the employee’s name, job title, and/or relevant clearance level for security purposes.

2. Engage with Customers

In a retail setting, it can sometimes be hard for customers to tell who is an employee and who is another customer. This problem is easily solved with a custom name badge! Seeing a name badge will automatically clue the customer in that this is an employee and make the customer more confident when initiating conversation.

Both our 1 x 3″ and 1.5 x 3″ name badges are appropriate for this purpose.

3. Corporate Branding

In today’s competitive market, corporate branding is becoming even more important. Including a name badge as part of your employee dress code helps build a more consistent brand image. It also helps with brand awareness. When employees leave the building for lunch or go to a store on their way home from work, chances are they won’t remember to take their name badge off. If their name badge has your company logo on it in addition to the employee’s name, each time that name badge is seen in public, it spreads brand awareness.

Order your new name badges online today or give us a call at 1-(850)-7STAMPS. We’re here to assist in any way we can!

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Express Order Your Custom Rubber Stamp Today

Express Order rubber stamps

Don’t feel like browsing through the entire catalog to find which stamp you want? Check out our Express Order system! It now has all the great stamps you want in one convenient place.

Express Order Styles

The Express Order system gives you four style choices: rectangular, round, rectangular dater, and round dater.

Rectangular

The rectangular style comes in a standard size of 2.25 x 0.75 inches. However, the size can be customized to fit your specific needs. This style allows for up to five lines of text and a custom logo or graphic chosen from either our logo library or uploaded from your computer.

Round

The round style comes in a size of 1.375 inches in diameter. This style allows for up to ten lines of text with an upper and lower arch and eight horizontal lines of text in between. You can also select a logo from our library or upload your own custom logo or graphic.

Rectangular Dater

The rectangular dater style comes in a size of 1.5 x 1.5 inches. This style allows for up to eight lines of text in addition to the date. Four lines of text are above the date and four lines are below the date. There is also the option for a custom logo or graphic.

Round Dater

The round style comes in a size of 1.562 inches in diameter. Line the rectangular dater, this style allows for up to eight lines of text in addition to the date; four lines above the date and four lines below the date. There is also an option for a logo or graphic chosen from our library or uploaded from your computer.

Customizing Your Express Order

Under each style you will find pre-made templates to choose from when designing your new stamp. You will also have the option to create your own template. This option allows you to customize the font, number of lines, size of the stamp (for some styles), add a logo or graphic, add a border, and even customize the ink color. Available ink colors include black, blue, green, red, and violet.

If you still need help customizing your rubber stamp with our Express Order system, contact our rubber stamp experts at 1 (850) 7STAMPS. Thanks for reading!

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How to Choose the Right Refill Ink

Pre-Inked and Self-Inking Stamp Refill Ink

When your stamp runs out of ink, it can become a useless paperweight. Prevent this from happening to you by stocking up on rubber stamp refill ink. Here at the Rubber Stamp Station, we sell many different ink colors for our high-quality Trodat rubber stamps.

How to Select Your Refill Ink

Never ordered rubber stamp replacement ink before? That’s ok. We’re always happy to help. Here are a few tips from our rubber stamp experts to get you started:

  • The type of refill ink you need depends on the brand of stamp that you have. Each brand is designed differently. Therefore, they take different kinds of ink.
    • If you use a cheap, off-brand ink with a Trodat stamp, the ink might be too thick or too thin, causing the stamp to leak and make a mess or gum up and be permanently ruined.
  • Similarly, the various stamp models of each brand require certain types of ink. Therefore, it’s essential to order the ink that is specifically created for the brand, model, and size of your rubber stamp.
    • When ordering stamp pads, if the pad isn’t the right size, it will need to be cut to fit. This is always messy, and if the pads aren’t cut just right, they can shift. Again, this can cause leakage and gum up your stamp.

Our Selection of Rubber Stamp Ink

Here at Rubber Stamp Station, we don’t just sell stamps. We also provide refill ink for our rubber stamps to ensure you get the most out of your investment. We keep a full stock of all of the following replacement inks:

  • Trodat refill ink: Our Trodat ink comes in black, blue, green, red, and violet. This refill ink is for use with our stamp pads.
  • Trodat replacement pads for self-inking stamps: We stock ink for all models of Trodat self-inking stamps, including Printy, Ideal and Professional. These replacement pads are for the self-inking stamps only.
  • Stamp pads: We offers stamp pads in three different sizes. These are the stamp pads for rubber hand stamps. Please note that these stamp pads are not to be used with the self-inking stamps.

No matter what Trodat stamp you use, we have the replacement ink you need to keep it working for years to come.

Contact Us Today!

Order your replacement ink online today! If you still need help figuring out what type of ink your stamp takes, contact our rubber stamp experts at 1 (850) 7STAMPS.

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Best Rubber Stamps For Your Summer Event

summer carnival event

Summer may be half over already, but it’s not too late for you to find the perfect rubber stamp to make your summer plans run a little smoother. No matter what you may be doing this summer — working in admissions at an amusement park or carnival, making fliers and brochures for a special community event, working with volunteer organizations — the Rubber Stamp Station has the perfect rubber stamp to make your day run a little bit smoother.

Amusement Park Admissions

If you are working admissions to any type of paid event such as an amusement park, carnival, or concert, it is important to know who paid the entry fee and who jumped the line. A Trodat Printy 4642 is the perfect solution for catching enterprising line jumpers looking for a free ride. The simple, round, self-inking stamp is mess-free and efficient. The 4642 has a 1.75″ diameter plate and comes with a full array of customization options. This includes five color options (black, blue, red, green, or violet) and uploading your own graphic or choosing one from our logo library.

Event Fliers and Brochures

Are you putting on a community event? Want to put up fliers and brochures to advertise your event around town? Add a personal touch to your design with the Trodat Print 4926 self-inking stamp! This seasonal stamp is fully customizable with five color options (black, blue, red, green, or violet) and room for your own custom logo or graphic.

Thank You Cards for Volunteers and Guests

Do you work with a volunteer organization? Want to send out thank you cards to volunteers who helped at an event or even guests who attended? Don’t just go for a generic, impersonal thank you card. Personalize each card with one of our seasonal rubber stamps! Let your volunteers and guests know how much you appreciate their individual contributions.

Don’t know which rubber stamp would be best for you? Need help customizing your stamp to suite your needs? Give us a call at 1-(850)-7STAMPS or contact us online today! Our rubber stamp experts are standing by to assist you in finding the right rubber stamp for you.

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The Best Rubber Stamps for July 4th

July 4th cupcakes

Summer is in full swing. One of the biggest American summer holidays is just around the corner: Independence Day, AKA July 4th. July 4th is a family oriented holiday celebrated all across the United States with festivities that include family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, and carnivals. All these activities can benefit from a quality rubber stamp.

Family Reunions, Picnics, and Barbecues

Getting the whole family together for July 4th weekend for a picnic or barbecue? Send out personalized invitations to all your guests and make individual place settings to fit the occasion. Our Trodat Printy 4914 is a popular option for both invitations and place settings. This self-inking stamp is mess-free and hassle-free, made of top quality, eco friendly materials. It comes with a 1″ x 2.5″ plate size and a full array of customization options, including the ability to upload your own graphic or logo as well as the option to choose a preexisting graphic from our logo library. It also comes in black, blue, red, green, or violet.

July 4th Concerts and Carnivals

Planning an event such as a concert or carnival where admission is restricted to ticket holders only? A Trodat Printy 4642 is the perfect solution for keeping track of who paid the admission fee and who did not. The simple, round, self-inking stamp is mess-free, efficient and helps your staff discretely weed out the line jumpers. This stamp has a 1.75″ diameter plate and comes with a full array of customization options. This includes color (black, blue, red, green, or violet) and uploading your own graphic or choosing one from our logo library.

Independence Day Parades

Are you putting on an Independence Day parade? Do you want to spread the word with colorful posters around town? Add a personal touch to your design with our Trodat Print 4926 self-inking stamp! This seasonal stamp is fully customizable to meet you personal needs and preferences.

Don’t know which rubber stamp would best suit your needs? Give us a call at 1-(850)-7STAMPS or contact us online today! Our rubber stamp experts are standing by to assist you in finding the perfect stamp to fit your unique needs.

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