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I love to use bold stamps. The problem is not that that they don't take ink evenly because they do. The problem is that I cannot get the ink concentrated and intense enough. For example, there is a card in the gallery using the strawberry dipped in chocolate from the Oh So Sweet set. The card show has intense color. The issue is not the paper because I am doing it on SU US. I color it with a marker, let it dry and color the stamp again. Even then when I huff on it, I don't get the intense look of concentrated color that some gallery cards appear to have. I can get this look a bit better with a stamp pad, but I cannot do that with a stamp like the strawberry because I have to do the green, the red, and the brown separately. How do you guys do this?
I feel like my marker'ed images aren't as bold as well. It's not a bad thing if you WANT a more muted look, but sometimes I *don't* want a muted look.
In that case, it might be advantageous to mount the pieces separately so you can always ink them separately. I did this on the flower and stem on all the best and I LOVE it now!
I feel like my marker'ed images aren't as bold as well. It's not a bad thing if you WANT a more muted look, but sometimes I *don't* want a muted look.
In that case, it might be advantageous to mount the pieces separately so you can always ink them separately. I did this on the flower and stem on all the best and I LOVE it now!
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If you're very careful, you can use your stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the image a second time. Another option is to coat your stamped, colored image with Versa Mark, dip it in clear EP, and heat set it. That will intensify the colors quite a bit and give it a little shine, too!
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I also feel like the markers dont' give that "intense" look I am looking for most of the time, which is why I have invested in ALL the Classic Ink pads.
I also feel like the markers dont' give that "intense" look I am looking for most of the time, which is why I have invested in ALL the Classic Ink pads.
I feel that way about the markers too. I like to put many colors on one stamp so therefore the ink pads will not do the same thing for me. I wish the markers would show up darker when used on stamps :(
I have found the Petal Points Chalk Inks to have a very deep look. They do not seem to show the fabric of the regular ink pads or the lighter spots - they ink up and stamp so much more evenly. Really great for those solid stamps.
With solid stamps, you sometimes need to rough them up a bit to get them to hold the ink better. Some people just rub the stamp on their jeans to give the rubber a little more tooth, other people use a little sand paper and gently sand the stamp in a circular motion. I've found this makes a big difference and my solid stamps will ink more evenly and accept more ink. Try it!
On that particular stamp I found it helpful to stamp the image with the, say, red inkpad on my card or whatever. Then clean the stamp. Stamp it again on scrap of the same cardstock using the cocoa color for chocolate. Then cut out the part that is supposed to be brown and adhere it to the image. A bit tedious, yes, but gives the bold clarity of the stamp pad ink.
Good luck! That's a fussy set in my opinion but so cute when the work is done!
Chris
Getting a really concentrated ink look
