The rubber plate of the stamp can hold very fine detail, however due to the application and nature of a stamp each impression may not be perfect. This means fine details and lines will not show in each print.

For this reason we recommend fine detail and lines should be a very minimum of 2pt line thickness – or larger than 8pt font size (when compared to Helvetica Regular).

See: Fine detail.

The following surfaces are not suitable for Rubber Stamps:

• Glass and plastic

• Rough or uneven surfaces (such as handmade papers or round surfaces on bottles)

• Smooth Matte or Silk Matte Laminated coating

• Super Gloss or Semi Gloss coated

• Stickers

The following design features are not suitable for Rubber Stamps:

• Photographs

• Designs with fine detail (including small text)

• Large areas of solid colour (heavy coverage)

The Ink Pad that will come with your Rubber Stamp will be the pad that best suits the size of stamp you are ordering.

• Small: 2.25" x 3.5"

• Medium: 2.75" x 4.375"

• Large: 3.125" x 6.125"

• X-Large: 5" x 7"

If you would like to order a larger size pad with your stamp, please place a Print Quote request.

Stamp artwork must be in vector format and all text converted to outlines, sent as a PDF file. Pixel-based images cannot be used in Rubber Stamp files. Fine lines and detail should be a minimum of 1pt line thickness, including the "white" lines (or the negative spaces in between).

Rubber stamps do not require bleed or a safety margin – your design can extend to the very edge of the stamp.

Your design will need to be submitted in black and white only, meaning the black areas will be produced as the raised part of the stamp. Black must be 100% CMYK Black (0,0,0,100).

The design file should be right-reading (not flipped or inverted), ie. showing what the final ink imprint will be when stamped onto paper.