You would probably be surprised at how well uncushioned stamps can work! I use all my SU stamps as unmounted, and those that I have stripped down to bare rubber work just as well as those that I've left the cushion on.
However, some folks really prefer the feel of cushion - there are several vendors who sell EZ Mount cling cushion which you can use to turn bare rubber stamps into cushioned cling stamps. If you find it at a lss, you'll probably pay about $4-$5 for an 8-1/2 x 11 sheet. There are online vendors who sell it for less, especially if you need multiple sheets.
What I do with my bare stamps - try them naked first, using some poster tape or double-stick tape to stick them to the block. If you get a good image and like the feel of it, you can either continue using the tape, or you can coat the back of the rubber with repositionable glue (Ailene's Tack-It-Over-And-Over or Mono Multi in the white & green bottle). Sometimes with the bare rubber, it works better if you stamp with some sort of cushion under your work - a mousepad, a stack of paper or a magazine all work. If you decide you need the cushion - and some stamps don't seem to work well without it - then you can purchase some EZ Mount and turn it into a cling stamp.
Honestly, the rubber cling stamps you've already bought are just bare rubber where the vendor has already attached the EZ Mount (or its equivalent) for you.
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~~Cheryl, with a "C"
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