Apparatus for craftwork

An apparatus for craftwork configured to stamp a stampable substrate, the apparatus comprising:

• a base comprising:
• a front rigid raised side portion comprising a left side, a right side opposite the left side, a length extending from the left side to the right side, a bottom configured to rest on a surface, a top opposite the bottom, and a height extending from the bottom to the top and perpendicular to the length;
• a rear rigid raised side portion comprising a left side, a right side opposite the left side, a length extending from the left side to the right side and parallel to the length of the front rigid raised side portion, a bottom configured to rest on the surface, a top opposite the bottom, and a height extending from the bottom to the top and perpendicular to the length of the rear rigid raised side portion;
• a middle rigid raised side portion connected to the front rigid raised side portion and the rear rigid raised side portion, extending from the front rigid raised side portion to the rear rigid raised side portion and comprising a left side comprising a straight edge against which an edge of the stampable substrate may be positioned, a right side opposite the left side and comprising a straight edge against which an edge of the stampable substrate may be positioned, a width extending from the left side to the right side and perpendicular to the length of the front rigid raised side portion, a length perpendicular to the width of the middle rigid raised side portion, a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, and a height extending from the bottom to the top and perpendicular to the length of the middle rigid raised side portion,
• wherein the front rigid raised side portion comprises i) a left segment located to the left of the middle rigid raised side portion left side and comprising a rear side comprising a straight edge against which an edge of the stampable substrate may be positioned and a front side opposite the rear side, ii) a right segment located to the right of the middle rigid raised side portion right side and comprising a rear side comprising a straight edge against which an edge of the stampable substrate may be positioned, and a front side opposite the rear side, and iii) a middle segment located between the left segment and the right segment;
• wherein the rear rigid raised side portion comprises i) a left segment located to the left of the middle rigid raised side portion left side and comprising a front side comprising a straight edge against which an edge of the stampable substrate may be positioned and a rear side opposite the front side, ii) a right segment located to the right of the middle rigid raised side portion right side and comprising a front side comprising a straight edge against which an edge of the stampable substrate may be positioned, and a rear side opposite the front side, and iii) a middle segment located between the left segment and the right segment;
• wherein the front side of the left segment of the rear rigid raised side portion, the rear side of the left segment of the front rigid raised side portion and the left side of the middle rigid raised side portion form a left recess comprising an open left side, the left recess comprising a height parallel to the heights of the front and rear rigid raised side portions,
• wherein the front side of the right segment of the rear rigid raised side portion, the rear side of the right segment of the front rigid raised side portion and the right side of the middle rigid raised side portion form a right recess comprising an open right side, the right recess comprising a height parallel to the heights of the front and rear rigid raised side portions;
• a cover comprising a first side configured to receive a photopolymer ink stamp and a second side configured to receive a rubber ink stamp;
• and
• at least one hinge extending parallel to the length of the middle rigid raised side portion and pivotably connecting the cover to the middle rigid raised side portion to allow the cover to pivot about a pivot axis extending parallel to the length of the middle rigid raised side portion,
• wherein the cover is configured to pivot between a right closed position in which the cover contacts the right segments of the front and rear rigid raised side portions and is oriented perpendicular to the heights of the front and rear rigid raised side portions and the cover second side faces and is directly above the right recess, an open position in which the cover is oriented parallel to the heights of the front and rear rigid raised side portions, and a left closed position in which the cover contacts the left segments of the front and rear rigid raised side portions and is oriented perpendicular to the heights of the front and rear rigid raised side portions and the cover first side faces and is directly above the left recess, and
• further wherein the cover is lower in the left closed position than the right closed position.