Embossing Inks?

[bt5494]

Hi, I'm not a new member, but I have a question. Which ink(s) do you use for heat embossing. I have so many, I don't know which are which. Is it VersaMark ?, or some other kind? I know there are pigment inks, alcohol inks, watercolor inks, but I need the one that works with heat embossing. Can someone help, please?

Thanks
Bobbie

[parkes]

Hi Bobbie. I am wondering if you mean ink pads rather than just inks with your question? Pigment ink pads are used for embossing as they are stickier and take longer to dry than dye ink pads. Alcohol and watercolour inks are liquids in a bottle rather than a medium held in a foam or sponge pad, and therefore are not suitable for embossing. Certainly alcohol inks would dry way too quickly to get the embossing powder on. VersaMark is a clear pigment ink pad, that is, without colour. You can use it for embossing, just remember that all colour will have to come from the embossing powder. For example if you stamped with VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder, then the image would be clear. If you stamped with VersaMark and embossed with white embossing powder then the image would be white. Make sense? Let me know if you would like more information.
Stephanie

[brittneylee]

Hi Bobbie,

Yes Versamark is the way to go!!!

You can also use pigment inks as they take longer to dry and therefore give you enough time to chuck some embossing powder over the stamped image

Hope this helps

Brittney

[itsbeverlee]

I have not used heat emobossing in years, so I bought a Recollections pad and refill for embossing. (it was all they had in the store) The pad is dry, so when I tried to refill it, it stayed on top. Wiped that off, and put my item, a small paper crown, on the pad. it stuck. Got it off, and sprinkled some Ranger embossing powder on in, and evidently the embossing ink did not cover completely.
So, How do you do small pieces of paper. Is the 'embossing ink' supposed to be thick and really sticky? thank you. I have looked all over for the answers so as not to bother those of you who are really expert, but have been unable to.

[harvestmoon]

No knowing what kind of ink is the 'Recollections pad and refill,' I don't know if it's the proper kind for heat embossing. It would need to be Pigment ink (clear or color) or Embossing ink (clear, like Versamark), which is very sticky.
Stamp your image on cardstock, then apply embossing powder (color or whatever) then apply the heat. After that is all dry, cut it out. If you are working with a small image that is already cut out, you would have no way to hold it when your heat gun is blowing.
Does this answer your question?

[itsbeverlee]

I figured it out after doing some research, the ink had some bad feed back, but it was what Michaels had when I bought it. It is clear ink and refill for embossing. Don't buy it. I cut the images with my silhouette, so they are done. it was not a problem doing them, the ink did not go on evenly and was so sticky I could hardly get it off the pad.
Thank you for the help.

[Soozie4Him]

Buy Versamark for heat embossing! They should have that at Michael's too! If you shop at Amazon, they have them there too! You can also use Pigment Inks and clear embossing powder to get the same color as the Pigment Inks. But most people use Versamark and embossing powder that's Clear, White, Silver, Gold, Copper, or Black. There are others, but those are the most popular.

Hope this helps!

[itsbeverlee]

Thank you, it was storming here, so I ordered some that will be here Monday. The Versamark. The Recollections was my only choice at Michaels. As big as Houston is, their selection of papers and paper crafting supplies is woefully small. Thanks again.