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How much do I need these? I keep thinking I would like to have some craft pads(I have real red, white, black and vanilla). I hestitate to buy anymore because what if I decide I NEED all of them...then I end up buying ALL the sets and then I would have extras of some colors.
What do most people have? ALL or a few select colors? I have all the ink pads, and all the spots if this helps.
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I only invested in the white, vanilla and new brown. I guess I thought why do I need them all if I have all 48 in water-based. I havent found a project yet that I would need more than just the few basic ones I have.
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Well...I would like them to stamp on fabric. And I would like a few so that I can stamp on other colors and they hold their color better...like if I want to stamp Real Red on Creamy Caramel, then the real red will stay more true. Am I correct with this ladies?
Any other uses for Craft pads?
Amy I only have one craft, white. Although I'm thinking about getting the vanilla. I only use it for backgrouds and I can't see using them for anything else. I just never really gotten into the craft pads!
When I was finally able to purchase each of the sets of classic pads, I simply sold the sealed duplicates of colors I already had on eBay. I'm not a demonstrator, though.
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I have them all, but that is because I am into scrapbooking a lot, and having the archival quality is important to me. I understand the concern about buying a couple and then ending up buying the whole set and then having extras. Let be honest, the craft pads aren't cheap. Since you aren't 100% sure, I would just buy a couple at a time and slowly build your collection. I know that that isn't real helpful, but it is hard to tell someone esle what they should do when you don't know their personal situations. Good Luck!!
Thanks! That is honest. I really can't imagine using ALL of craft pads as I am not a scrapbooker and would just be using them for crafty things.
I will start with the basic colors, and just keep adding as needed...if needed.
Thanks!
But what are some things you ladies use the craft pads for. Is there a compiled list of uses?
If you are looking to use craft pads for embossing, you can take your stamp and ink it with VersaMark then ink it with your regular ink. That way you have the SU color you want and the stickiness for embossing powder.
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I totally agree with buying a few at a time. I am a demo and cannot get myself too excited about SU craft pads. I find they are just too juicy. I use them for embossing in a few select colrs where the matchy-matchy thing is paramount. Each time I order I try to get one, but that's only a goal and sometimes the money goes for other things - like ribbon or a punch or eyelets. So, do get what you think you might need.
As to using the Versamark - why would it hurt your classic pad? You are stamping the paper with the classic then cleaning the stamp & stamping the paper with the Versamark - they only touch on the paper.
I only have four craft pads. I purchased white for myself and then picked up the Eggplant Envy, Forest Foliage, and Taken with Teal at a yard sale. I chose those colors because I thought I would use those most often. I use the white most often, followed by the forest. I don't think I've even used the other two.
The last time I used one was for stamping on the shrink plastic. I've never tried fabric.
Now, I'm confused. I stamp the stamp in the versamark pad first, then I stamp it into what color I want, then I stamp the paper, then I sprinkle clear EP, then I use the heat gun. Am I doing this correct? It looks great.
I have to say I have only bought the white one, havent really used it for
anything yet. I have bought the staz-on pads in blue, black,purple and green only because I intended to stamp grapes on my curtains. Most things I do the regular pads do fine. I guess it just depends on what you are doing that needs that kind of ink.
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I just got a night of naavy craft pad and used it to emboss with clear! it was awesome. the ink is a bit more vivid and so the color when embossed is wonderful.
I will be buying a boatload more.........sigh....one more thing I HAVE to get!
If you are looking to use craft pads for embossing, you can take your stamp and ink it with VersaMark then ink it with your regular ink. That way you have the SU color you want and the stickiness for embossing powder.
OMG!! My head has been spinning the last few weeks, trying to figure out - Should I get a craft pad for embossing? Or should I use Versamark and just buy that color embossing powder? But then, will I use that much EP? Or should I just buy the craft pad? Will I use the craft pad for anything else? BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! :shock: :shock:
ScrappinAubrey, you have NO IDEA how you cured this huge headache with that tip! Heck, girl, take the week off now - your work here is done! Thanks so much!! - J.
My wonderful husband treated me to all of the craft pads for my birhtday and I have to say that I use them quite often for fabric stamping but not much else. I don't have them as easily accessible as I do my classic pads so I, too, find myself using that awesome Versamark with my classics for embossing. So, for me, I do love the craft pads for fabric stampimg and my kids love using them as well. They have used Crayon Kids then colored them in with fabric markers on t-shirts. They wash extremely well over and over again. My latest project was stamping on white pillow cases with Love Without End in red, orange, yellow, lilac, green galore then stamping the recipient's name on it as well. These were for my daughter's friend's sleepover parties so we filled the pillow case with p.j.'s and used the pillow case as the "wrap' then tied off with bright ribbon. They were a huge hit! Sorry for rambling but hope this give you some ideas!
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If you are looking to use craft pads for embossing, you can take your stamp and ink it with VersaMark then ink it with your regular ink. That way you have the SU color you want and the stickiness for embossing powder.
I stamp with the Classic ink then use the stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp with the VersaMark, then emboss.
I just got a night of naavy craft pad and used it to emboss with clear! it was awesome. the ink is a bit more vivid and so the color when embossed is wonderful.
I never thought of getting the craft pads to emboss with, maybe I'll have to rethink getting them. Thanks Lisa
If you are looking to use craft pads for embossing, you can take your stamp and ink it with VersaMark then ink it with your regular ink. That way you have the SU color you want and the stickiness for embossing powder.
OMG!! My head has been spinning the last few weeks, trying to figure out - Should I get a craft pad for embossing? Or should I use Versamark and just buy that color embossing powder? But then, will I use that much EP? Or should I just buy the craft pad? Will I use the craft pad for anything else? BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! :shock: :shock:
ScrappinAubrey, you have NO IDEA how you cured this huge headache with that tip! Heck, girl, take the week off now - your work here is done! Thanks so much!! - J.
Hey! No problem! That's what I'm here for! LOL
The idea is a lot cheaper in the long run too. All you need is the regular pads (that I'm sure you already have), a VersaMark pad and clear embossing powder. Less storage space required as well!
This tip works for outher brands of pigment ink pads as well, if you happend to have any.
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Just discovered the versamark trick last week~ it works great and relieved me of the same headache of others, how many to buy just to emboss! I have the vanilla, white,purple (my fav colour), navy blue and just recently ordered the real red for Christmas/Valentine's ,after much thought,(even thought maybe to return this when I learned this trick, but I thought with multple stamping I'd have to clean the stamp in between each time, so went for it... I love my navy to emboss iridecent over top of snowflakes all over the page!)
You'll be needing the 4 oz clearEP now! LOL
I think using the craft pads to make candles (using the tissue paper method) works better. Last Spring I made candles for ds' teachers and the office staff using the Classic inks and after a couple of months the images dissappeared. I hope they used there candles before the images were gone. LOL!
These are the only ink pads that I have found that do not "bleed" when stamping on fabric, which is, of course, a fun thing to do. Especially since I am also a quilter, this was a good find.
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I was hoping to use Border Builders for my Christmas Cards and I wanted the light bulbs to be shiny. I tried using CE but that ran and I couldn't get it to look nice. Then I thought I would try the versamark/classic ink method and this worked but it was time consuming because I would have to clean the stamp every time I stamped...monotonous....
I really think in this case craft ink would be the only way to go...
Just sharing my thoughts.
I have recently invested in some craft pads. They are trickier to work with because you have to allow dry time. There are some useful techniques you can do with them because they are a wet ink. Check out Beate's tutorial for tapestry. I just tried this last night and I really like the technique. That uses craft ink.
You can get some of the lighter colors to show up on dark card stock too. Like Blush Blossom on Black. It isn't super vivid but you would never get the classic ink to show up on dark card stock.
I am into scrap booking so these made sense to invest in for myself. I don't have all 48 yet but I'm working my way to it.
HTH
Kathleen
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I own all 48 Classic, all 48 Spots. White, Vanilla and Black Craft. I also own all Bold Bright Craft + Bliss Blue, Barely Banana, Pretty in Pink, Baroque Burgundy, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, and More Mustard Craft.
I didn't buy Craft for embossing primarily, but for use on polyshrink, wood, and fabric surfaces. The embossing is just an added bennie! And, I LOVE them! I plan to add a few more in the colors I use most frequently so Eggplant Envy, Forest Foliage and Night of Navy Craft are next on my list.
They have SUCH great SATURATION of color--that's what I love most about 'em!
I'd say that if the ONLY intention you are considering Craft pads for is embossing, then skip the expense and use Versamark over Classic ink.
If you want the VERSATILITY that Craft ink provides (that Classic cannot), then perhaps investing as I did above would be a good way to start out without going whole hog.
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One thing about the versamark blended with classic is that on colored cardstock, the colors are not nearly as vivid. I tried it last week with real red on green galore and got a really dark reddish/brown color, not as bright as I would have liked for my Christmas design. I'll still use it, but I'll also still plan to buy the craft pad when my finances allow for it. On white or vanilla, though, it's a great technique, and I'll continue to use it.
I originally heard of stamping first in versamark and then onto a classic color when someone asked about cleaning black or other staining colors off your stamps. Just a few weeks ago there were all sorts of great tips regarding that on SCS, but all of them work more easily when you stamp first into versamark and then into your dark classic ink color, because the versamark coats the stamp and shields it so that the dark colors don't actually come into direct contact with the rubber, and staining is much less likely. I'm so glad I found that tip early on - I've used it a lot!
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Dye inks will fade within a fairly short time (less than 10 years), and therefore are not great for scrapbooking. IF, however, we use this VERSAMARK/DYE ink combo, and emboss, will THAT be long-lasting enough to use for scrapbooking?
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I would think the embossing would "seal" the color, making it more permanent, but I don't know definitively though.
I used Pretty in Pink and Barely Banana Classic ink to make my daughter's baby scrapbook nearly 9 nine years ago, before we had Craft pads. I just checked it and the colors still look great, not faded at all.
I am not a huge fan of the Craft pads with cardstock projects. I am too impatient waiting for them to dry and I find that the colors are less vibrant than my Classic pads, so I figure that even if my Classic pads fade a little they will still be more colorful than my Craft pad pages...
JMHO,
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I am a demo and I have both sets. I started out trying to be "smart" and ordering the more expensive craft pads first so I could do cards, scrapbooking and crafts in my demonstrations. Unfortunately, the craft pads take a long time to try because of the amount of ink they come with, so my demos were horrible. I broke down and bought all of the watercolor ones and now I hardly use the craft because the watercolors are faster. I agree with everyone else and say only buy the craft ones as you need them-- but I learned this the hard way!
I am going to continue to buy the craft pads as I need them.
I have several colors on my wish list but will add them slowly.
Someone said there was a compiled list of uses for the craft pads. Does anyone have this list or have any of you heard of it?
Thanks again
Amy
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