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When stamping with stinkin cute (su set) the skunk always stamps out very very faded. Is there a way to make sure the stamp inks up very black before stamping with it? I looked at the gallery photos and I notice lots of the samples show the set very faded too except one or two. Is the set suppose to do this? I'd like to get the stamp to ink darker.
Here's a card I did with this set....my little guy came out pretty solid. For solid stamps, I actually rub them on the stamp pad instead of patting them (does that make sense?)...I find it gets them inked better.
Great! Thanks! Where can I find a stamp positioner? That would be super helpful, even with other projects. Sometimes I miss getting an entire image stamped and try to go over it again and it doesn't turn out :( This sounds like a great tool!
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When stamping with stinkin cute (su set) the skunk always stamps out very very faded. Is there a way to make sure the stamp inks up very black before stamping with it? I looked at the gallery photos and I notice lots of the samples show the set very faded too except one or two. Is the set suppose to do this? I'd like to get the stamp to ink darker.
You might just not be getting good ink coverage on your image. Make sure your pad is nice and inked up. You might also want to rough up your image a bit, try rubbing it on some denim jeans or using a good quality eraser on it.
Not only being sure the inkpad is juicy, I found that if I stamp large solid images a few times on scrap paper (inking well between each stamp), the rubber seems to hold the ink alot better for my final "stamp" onto my cardstock. I also slightly rub the inkpad the first time to be sure the ink is on all of the rubber. HTH's!
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on top of making sure your stamp is inked very well, you need to hold the stamp in place for a bit to make sure the ink has time to transfer fully to the paper.
All these suggestions are really good ones. First, I do check to make sure the ink pad is inked up enough, I live in a very dry climate and have to reink more than other climates. Next, I smush the stamp around on the pad several places to make sure I get it inked up good, then I turn it over and look before stamping to look that the image is all inked up. Sometimes I even "huff" or breathe on it to make sure it is plenty damp.
Another suggestion is to use the SU Basic Black marker to fill in the image that didn't stamp right. I have had to do this with the Penguin Pals Christmas stamps set and the marker matches so well, you couldn't tell!
Good luck!
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Good suggestions. I was going to throw mine in too! For sets I have that just have a hard time inking up, I first rub the stamp over the ink to get an overall coverage. Then I tap the stamp onto the ink pad several times, and check to see if there is a decent amount of ink on it. That seems to work for me. It makes sure I have ink all over the stamp, and then makes sure there is enough. Hope you find something that works! I love that set, though I did notice the samples in the cattie even looked faded, like it was supposed to be that way.
I agree with others that craft inks are the better way to go. I've found that the dye inks make any large solid stamp look splotchy and uneven. Even better than SU!'s craft inks, though, are chalk inks you can buy from craft stores like Joann's. I'm currently in love with Versamagic ink. I get great coverage every time with those.
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