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I see RubberStamper Magazine has published an updated and expanded chart of what inks work well on what papers/surfaces again. There are brands on there I have never heard of. I didn't know Technique Tuesday did ink - but I like their stamps.
They sure didn't give Stampin Up! inks a good review at all - it didn't score well at all.
Uh-oh.
High scores went to Gary M Burlin's Fresco pad, Jacquard's PearEx Pad, Ranger Archival , Posh Metallic Inkabilities, Stewart Superiors India Ink Black, and Memories Chalk, Tsukineko's StazOn - Based on number of checkboxes for types of surfaces.
Sad to say, because I am an SU demo, but the quality of SU inks is mediocre. I really hate the craft ink! Does not stamp well at all.
My question - since the owners of Stampin' Up own Clearsnap, why oh why isn't their craft ink at least as good as the Colorbox Clearsnap?
However I LOVE the Stampin' Write Markers.
AND I use these inks because they coordinate with the papers, ribbons, etc., etc. Stamping was a headache before I found SU. It was so hard to find things that co-ordinated, including stamps.
I am a huge fan of Tsukineko inks - Versamagic, Brillilance, Splendor, VersaFine.... they all are much better than SU.
Sorry, SU, but the truth is the truth!! BUt we love you anyway.
OH, I forgot to say, I have read in quite a few places that the Stewart Superior Palette Noir is an excellent black ink. Hoping to try it one of these days. It is hard to find, only places i found it was ellenhutson.com and Starlit Studio, but I am sure there are others.
I have the Palette noir and it is awesome. I just order some more Palette colors from Conrish Heritage Farms. I got the Noir at Papertrey Inks. Works great on vellum.
This chart doesn't seem to question the "quality" of the ink, just what each ink is best used for. Certain inks are forumulated to work with certain surfaces (and even among regular paper or cardstock, the surface itself may make more of a difference in the quality of stamping than the ink).
I would note that the chart seems to contain some factual innaccuracies with respect to Stampin' Up! Ink, however.
You can definitely stamp with SU Classic (dye) ink on glossy paper and Vellum. I do it all the time. Of course, the issue is often with the quality and type of paper than with the inks. I have heard that SU Classic ink won't dry on some cheap glossy or vellums with certain types of coating, but it is great on the type of glossy cardstock and vellum (both the paper and the thicker cardstock) SU actually sells (as well as some others I've tried). The chart should have had a note in that column to reflect that.
Also, if by "porous" this chart is referring to things like tumbled marble tiles, then Stampin' Up! Craft ink does stamp on porous surfaces when heat set.
And the note #11 indicates that you have to emboss SU Craft Ink when stamping on fabric. This is absolutely not true. I have stamped t-shirts several times with SU craft ink, and when set with an iron or a hot dryer, it lasts years.
__________________ Jennifer Henry
Lawyer by day, stamp and scrap addict by night.
Thanks for mentioning SU can be used on glossy and vellum. I have used SU on both and they have worked great. I should have mentioned in my earlier post that I have tons of SU ink pads and love using them. I think they are an excellent product.
I don't know what everyone means about SU having bad inks, I have just about every brand of ink and SU is my favorite! The best thing about SU inks is the size of the pad, most ink pads are no where near as large. These are great for large images and background stamps. I've never had a problem with any SU ink. And I'm especially in love with their markers. I have Copics and SU markers, and I think I prefer SU's markers. I will say that I use Brillance Graphite Black ink a lot when 'coloring' with copics, prismas and gamosol, or SU markers. I use Stazon when watercoloring. But my other SU inks I use for everything else.
Well I am glad I only bought some Stampin Spots instead of the full size pads, because I agree that SU inks are not that great. My favorite inks are by far the Palette inks. I just ordered some CTMH ink pads to test, and I hope I like them, because I love their colors. I wanted to try them because when I watercolor with certain colors of their markers, the colors seperate and looks awful.
Well I am glad I only bought some Stampin Spots instead of the full size pads, because I agree that SU inks are not that great. My favorite inks are by far the Palette inks. I just ordered some CTMH ink pads to test, and I hope I like them, because I love their colors. I wanted to try them because when I watercolor with certain colors of their markers, the colors seperate and looks awful.
The thing about Pallette is that they are Solvent inks. SU is Waterbased inks. They are very different. Pallette is like Staz-On inks. CTMH has good inks as well. I am one though that does like SU inks. I love the colors and I really do not have any problems stamping with them. Everyone is going to like different inks for different things. I have only used the white SU craft pad. I do like that one much better than the Staz-on white pad. Staz-On white ink is almost impossible to clean off of a stamp even when using their cleaner.
RubberStamper Magazine's Ink Chart
Palette Noir
