Chipboard -- help needed

[crazykim]

can someone please tell me how you add ink to chipboard letters without it soaking into the chipboard ??? I have just been using my SU ink pads and tapping them onto the letter -- but I find that the ink just does not look the same and soaks right into the board ... Is there a special ink I should be using or do people paint them instead ... thanks for any ideas and help ... Kim NZ

[qvande]

I have painted some with Gesso before I inked them and I have had better luck using chalk ink, Palette Hybrid, or pigment inks for better coverage. The other night I needed a gold/brown and I used fingernail polish and that worked great and I like the shininess of it. You could probably use and primer or craft type paint on them too.

[cindybstampin]

Hi Kim
You need to use craft ink, classic does not work.
I had to get used to using mine plain sometimes too but that cardboard looked so funny to me at first.

[indyemmert]

You can also coat it in white craft ink, heat set it, and then sponge classic ink on top. Patterned paper also works great!

[GiniK]

Has anyone tried spraying chipboard with one of the polyurethane-type sprays (Krylon, Delta) - you can get them in a satin finish.... I haven't gotten around to trying it yet, but I'll bet it would work.

[crazykim]

Thank you all for replying to my call for help == I am going to have a play with my old pigment inks -- the little square ones -- I can not think who's brand they are... I do not have any SU pigment inks yet but I am sure over time I will build up my collection... Thanks again you have all been wonderful ... Kim

[curias]

If you check out my site:
www.scraptime.ca
I have done about 13 episodes on how to decorate chipboard. They are videos, so it may help you. There is a link to the archive in the sidebar.