Splitcoaststampers.com - the world's #1 papercrafting community
You're currently viewing Splitcoaststampers as a GUEST. We pride ourselves on being great hosts, but guests have limited access to some of our incredible artwork, our lively forums and other super cool features of the site! You can join our incredible papercrafting community at NO COST. So what are you waiting for?
Not all ink pads are as wet as others. It really depends on the type of ink. You don't want to have the pad be soggy so be careful with how often you use a reinker.
Also remember that the pads don't last forever. You do need to replace the pad itself from time to time. At least every few years.
Mine are brand new. I'll be back later to respond to the question on the difference between distress and regular dye ink. iin short, distress stay wet longer and therefore blend much better.
__________________ Dear Paperlicious is my blog...with a series on how I'm learning to improve my cardmaking by studying others.
I have had to use ink refresher on ALL my paler colors of Distress Ink. At first I thought they weren't inked well at the factory, but I found when I used refresher they came back to life.
well i'm not happy. these ink pads are $5!!! ok, I'll get off my high horse and be happy with the fact that i love these.
to respond to the question about how they differ, check out this blog and look at this woman's work. Inspired by... she colors backgrounds and images with distress inks and i drool!!
You can also go on you tube and search some videos.
__________________ Dear Paperlicious is my blog...with a series on how I'm learning to improve my cardmaking by studying others.
I can't answer any of the questions, but maybe you guys can answer mine. What is the difference between distress inks adn dye inks?
Distress inks stay wet longer, giving them wonderful blending qualities. They are water based dye inks, which means they will react with water for some great techniques.
Here is Tim Holtz's video on Distress Ink techniques
Did you find an answer to your question? I love how the Ranger Distress inks work for the most part. I find the darker inks are juicier and easier to work with. My favorite Ranger Distress ink color is Walnut Stain. I ended up getting a new one recently not because it was dry but because I wore the pad out! I did a lot of direct to paper distressing. I do find the lighter Ranger Distress ink colors do seem to be drier so I don't use them as much, and try to find something else that will work a little better. Is the refresher just a spritz? Does each color ink pad have it's own spritz refresher?
Spun Sugar has been on the dry side since the day I bought it, which wasn't long ago. I ended up having to buy the re-inker, and it's a little better, but not one of the really wet colors. Very disappointing. My Bashful Blue is also like that. I constantly have to re-ink it.
Did you find an answer to your question? I love how the Ranger Distress inks work for the most part. I find the darker inks are juicier and easier to work with. My favorite Ranger Distress ink color is Walnut Stain. I ended up getting a new one recently not because it was dry but because I wore the pad out! I did a lot of direct to paper distressing. I do find the lighter Ranger Distress ink colors do seem to be drier so I don't use them as much, and try to find something else that will work a little better. Is the refresher just a spritz? Does each color ink pad have it's own spritz refresher?
I used Ranger's Perfect Ink Refresher, which rehydrates ink pads and water base markers
It comes in a 4 oz spray and is acid free. You can buy it at Joann.com and many other places. Scrapbookexpress.com has it on sale for $3.99, but I think I paid even less for it. I can't remember where I got it because I bought a lot of it at one time quite awhile ago. You may think you need more ink when you just need to refresh the pad.
I used Ranger's Perfect Ink Refresher, which rehydrates ink pads and water base markers
It comes in a 4 oz spray and is acid free. You can buy it at Joann.com and many other places. Scrapbookexpress.com has it on sale for $3.99, but I think I paid even less for it. I can't remember where I got it because I bought a lot of it at one time quite awhile ago. You may think you need more ink when you just need to refresh the pad.
Hi Louisa May, I was wondering if you could please tell me whether you found that the ranger ink refresher affected the way the distress inks work? I want to try it out (since yup my milled lavender & lighter colours seem dry) but I'm concerned that the inks won't react to water the same way or blend as nicely. What do you find? Thanks in advance.
My Shabby Shutters was really dry. It was also coming loose from the base (not sure if the two were related). It is probably the lightest of the colours I have.
__________________ There is no such thing as lack of sleep, only caffeine deficiency.
Now that you mention it, my milled lavender was coming loose as well. Maybe that is related...
Quote:
Originally Posted by KoffeeKat
My Shabby Shutters was really dry. It was also coming loose from the base (not sure if the two were related). It is probably the lightest of the colours I have.
Hi Louisa May, I was wondering if you could please tell me whether you found that the ranger ink refresher affected the way the distress inks work? I want to try it out (since yup my milled lavender & lighter colours seem dry) but I'm concerned that the inks won't react to water the same way or blend as nicely. What do you find? Thanks in advance.
Yes, the Ink Refresher worked well. I had to use it on the lighter colors, and it really helped. It refreshes the ink and makes it work much better. It doesn't make the colors darker (I didn't want that anyway), but it makes the ink flow. In my post I made a mistake when I said it refreshed "water based markers." I don't know where I got that. I meant other dye based inks! The refresher will help the ink blend better.
I haven't had any trouble with mine. Perhaps you just got one from a bad batch? Why not contact Ranger? I've had all of the distress inks for a long time and they get a lot of use. I've only added reinker to the ones I use daily.
Here are the instructions for the marker refreshing (though I haven't tried it myself since my bottle hasn't arrived in the mail yet)
"For Water Based Markers: Remove the end plug from the marker or gently pull the nib out. Use an eyedropper to apply Ink Refresher to pen reservoir. Return the plug or nib. Allow a few minutes for the moisture to saturate the ink core before using"
I do find that I do have to re-ink a lot of my pads often and some of the lids are loose (According to Ranger, new pads have more ink & are deeper pads). I have noticed quite a difference between ones I bought recently. The new pads are much more inky & lids are tighter. I've been thinking about storing them in an air-tight container because I think they evaporate in my climate.
Gotta love em!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Louisa May
Yes, the Ink Refresher worked well. I had to use it on the lighter colors, and it really helped. It refreshes the ink and makes it work much better. It doesn't make the colors darker (I didn't want that anyway), but it makes the ink flow. In my post I made a mistake when I said it refreshed "water based markers." I don't know where I got that. I meant other dye based inks! The refresher will help the ink blend better.
I HAVE WORKED IN THE BIG BOX PAINT SECTION AND AFTER ADDING THE PIGMENT WHICH IS PURE COLOR, TO THE PAINT DISPENSER MACHINE, HAVE NOTICED THE HEAVINESS TO DARKER COLORS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PIGMENT IS HEAVIER AND KEEPS OUT LIGHT. DARKER COLORS HOLD THE MOISTURE LONGER THAN LIGHTER ONES. JUST LOOK THROUGH YOUR ACRYLIC OR OIL PAINTS YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. SO WHEN IT COMES TO INKS THE SAME IDEA APPLIES JUST A THINNED OUT VERSION. JUST LIKE OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTS, INK PADS WILL DRY OUT DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON COLOR AND WHETHER IT IS ALCOHOL OR WATER BASED. I HOPE THIS HELPS. (NO I WASN'T YELLING AT YOU.....JUST TOO LAZY TO TYPE CORRECTLY. NOW OFF TO STAMPING/CREATING
I HAVE WORKED IN THE BIG BOX PAINT SECTION AND AFTER ADDING THE PIGMENT WHICH IS PURE COLOR, TO THE PAINT DISPENSER MACHINE, HAVE NOTICED THE HEAVINESS TO DARKER COLORS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PIGMENT IS HEAVIER AND KEEPS OUT LIGHT. DARKER COLORS HOLD THE MOISTURE LONGER THAN LIGHTER ONES. JUST LOOK THROUGH YOUR ACRYLIC OR OIL PAINTS YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. SO WHEN IT COMES TO INKS THE SAME IDEA APPLIES JUST A THINNED OUT VERSION. JUST LIKE OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTS, INK PADS WILL DRY OUT DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON COLOR AND WHETHER IT IS ALCOHOL OR WATER BASED. I HOPE THIS HELPS. (NO I WASN'T YELLING AT YOU.....JUST TOO LAZY TO TYPE CORRECTLY. NOW OFF TO STAMPING/CREATING
Here are the instructions for the marker refreshing (though I haven't tried it myself since my bottle hasn't arrived in the mail yet)
"For Water Based Markers: Remove the end plug from the marker or gently pull the nib out. Use an eyedropper to apply Ink Refresher to pen reservoir. Return the plug or nib. Allow a few minutes for the moisture to saturate the ink core before using"
I do find that I do have to re-ink a lot of my pads often and some of the lids are loose (According to Ranger, new pads have more ink & are deeper pads). I have noticed quite a difference between ones I bought recently. The new pads are much more inky & lids are tighter. I've been thinking about storing them in an air-tight container because I think they evaporate in my climate.
Gotta love em!
The instructions on refreshing the markers are great! Thanks.
Ranger Distress Inks question
