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I heard a RUMOR and am wondering if it's true. A friend told me that a demo at an acquaintance's workshop (not our regular demo) mentioned that SU! was going to be discontinuing the Craft pads. Now, my friend admitted that the workshop was a little noisy at this point and she may have mis-heard what the demo said. Has anyone else heard this? I can't really imagine they will discontinue them because it is their only archival choice for scrapbookers.
As my CYA--I am not a demo leaking facts, I am just asking for clarification on a rumor I've heard. Please don't flame me if I'm letting some super secret out.
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I'm really glad to hear someone "in the know" refute the rumor. I couldn't really imagine it either, but thought I'd ask. Thanks.
__________________ Jennifer, SU Demonstrator
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I am a demo and have heard nothing of the sort!! It as just as you said a rumor.. they may have been talking new colors and said the old colors will retire in classic and craft pads ????
I've actually been hoping the do away with the craft inks in favor of chalk pads. Or at least add chalk pads in the full size and all the colors. DROOL!! I don't have anything against the craft ink, I just find I don't reach for them because of the longer dry time needed.
Don't think they would retire the craft pads! haven't heard any rumors like that... maybe they were talking about the retiring color craft pads
P.s jeanstamping2 Craft pads are the ink pads that won't fade and are uaually used in scrapbooking.
PPs. GAMom2ChelNJustin Twinkling h20s are watercolor is in a more solid form here's the site http://www.wilde-ideas.com/Vndrs/Lumi/H20
Just to build on what MonTigg said, they are also often used to emboss in color, using clear embossing powder. The ink is thicker and kind of sticky, which is why they take longer to dry than the classic ink. They're also great for stamping a light color on darker cardstock.
SU Craft pads are Pigment Ink pads (vs a dye ink pad). They are water based, which means that since they don't contain oil they don't bleed when dry. They are best used on an absorbent medium (ie: cs), if you use it on glossy or a coated paper, it's recommended that you heat set it or emboss the ink. Pigment Inks are nontoxic, ph balanced (which makes them archival safe for scrapbooking) and fade resistant(with proper care).
Craft pads have a longer drying time, so you need to use care when working with them as to not smear your stamped image.
I've actually been hoping the do away with the craft inks in favor of chalk pads. Or at least add chalk pads in the full size and all the colors. DROOL!! I don't have anything against the craft ink, I just find I don't reach for them because of the longer dry time needed.
Are these archival and fade resistant? Will they replace the need for craft ink? I would love to know that!
To the original poster: I am a new demo and checked everywhere I know how and can't find anything about retiring craft pads.
I heard a RUMOR and am wondering if it's true. A friend told me that a demo at an acquaintance's workshop (not our regular demo) mentioned that SU! was going to be discontinuing the Craft pads. Now, my friend admitted that the workshop was a little noisy at this point and she may have mis-heard what the demo said. Has anyone else heard this? I can't really imagine they will discontinue them because it is their only archival choice for scrapbookers.
As my CYA--I am not a demo leaking facts, I am just asking for clarification on a rumor I've heard. Please don't flame me if I'm letting some super secret out.
I just re-read the article in the may 2005 Stampin' Success mag (magazine for demonstrators) and on the page where they are talking about the new colors there is a sidebar about new graphics on the sides of the pads..."The end of each new pad will now feature a solid block of the Stampin' Up color with the Classic or Craft name for easy identification."
If they were going to discontinue craft pads, why redesign for a 2 month period. If I were a betting women, I would guess that your friend heard about retiring COLORS of both classic and craft pads, but didn't hear the whole story.
That would just be too much of a change in one year! Besides, every time I have seen Shelli or one of her daughters on DIY stamping, they have used craft pads!
It would not surprise me if they did. They have had a lot of trouble with them. Just last week I got a few and two out of three were horrible and gooey and sticky and leaky .... well you get the picture. When I called DS they said that it was still an issue that they were working.
Also, if you noticed they did not offer the new pads on craft for the preorder....hmmmm, makes you wonder why.
But, like a previous post mentioned unless they have made their dye pads even better, it is probably unlikely.
Besides, I could not afford that scenario! All new pads. My wallet is cringing or worse yet my husbands..
If they do discontinue, I certainly hope that they come out with embossing powder in all colors.
I don't know how that information would get out either.
ColorBox makes full-sized chalk ink pads. I bought a few before SU! had the petals for sale.
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I heard a rumor...
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