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What's the difference between the two? I used them both at the Great Lakes mega meet, but don't remember on what! Are they water based, pigment, or chalk? And what are chalk inks used for? Curious minds need to know!
These are different styles of ink pad containers and each style can contain a different type of ink so there is no way to tell what you used. The smaller size pads are a nice way to have a lot of ink colors but with a lower cost and take less room to store.
I googled "how to use chalk ink pads" and got lots of hits on a variety of methods to use different kinds of inks.
Dew drops are make by Tsukineko and come in dye inks, chalk inks, and pigment inks.
The cat's eye shape are made by Colorbox and come in at least pigment and dye inks.
I owned ONE cat's eye dye ink, a blue, and it stained my stamps terribly. I didn't buy any more after that. I don't mind some staining to the stamps (and my dew drop in black always leaves a little tinge behind) but the cat's eye blue was REALLY dark staining.
Most people seem to like chalk inks on clear stamps, although personally, I've always used Versafine with no problems. Also, many people swear by chalk inks for 'solid' stamps, again, I've never had an issue with Versafine, my goto for choice, always.
I stopped buying the Colorbox cat's eye pads in any formula because the pads always were separating from the base. While they can be clued back on, it was a very messy task and who wants to get their fingers that inky.
I stopped buying the Colorbox cat's eye pads in any formula because the pads always were separating from the base. While they can be clued back on, it was a very messy task and who wants to get their fingers that inky.
The pad just came off a full size Color Box pad. What glue did you use?
I won't buy anymore. However, I have quite a few in favorite colors.
The pad just came off a full size Color Box pad. What glue did you use?
I won't buy anymore. However, I have quite a few in favorite colors.
I lift the edge of the pad using my tweezers and shoot in some Beacon' 3-in-one or Crystal Effects, smoosh it down with the tweezers and let it dry. No inky fingers :p
I turned the pad over and coated the back side of the ink pad with a very, very light coating of rubber cement because I didn't want the glue to come in contact with the foam ink pad make the pad stiff. Then I used Fabri-tac on the plastic ink case and stuck them together. Messy. Messy. I wouldn't do it again, but at the time I was working on my Christmas Cards and knew I couldn't get replacements in time to finish them.
I've also had the pad come free from the base in quite a lot of my Brilliance Dewdrops :-(. And indeed, it is so messy trying to glue them back.
The ColorBox Cats eyes come in chalk too. Interestingly, I don't think I've ever had one of them, in any type of ink, come unstuck! I love the colour range but find they dry out over time.
they are just the nmes given to the inkpads by he different manufacturers. the cats eye inkpads are by colorbox and they have a few different types of inks in their mini inkpad shape (fluid chalk, pigment, archival). the dew drops are by tsukineko and they manufacture a few different types of inks including memento, versacolor, versamagic etc so that covers dye, pigment and chalk inks. there's also brilliance which is a pigment ink.
Geez I remember these old DVDs tutorials that taught about Colorsnap/Colorbox usage including Catseyes and the petalpoints (the multi colored that looks like a flower in the pigments)...but I cant find any reference to them on their site now. My GF had lent them to me.
As I recall...the whole big deal about the pointed pads (either of what you mention and petalpoints) was for better multi coloring of stamps with the tip or on paper-control thing. So the first thing is that we are talking about is a pad's physical format and having a point on it.
Then the second thing is that they can come in different types of ink. (Like writing pens come in different inks.)
What I did find (flashback!) was their stylus which I have from before ink daubers got hot. I use these with chalk.
You could get the stylus with pointed pads if you wanted instead of catseye or dewdrops. They may also be easier to grip for some people. Personal taste thing.
I was taught to use chalk with glossy paper because when dry it can be buffed to a shine. I am sure that is only one way to use them though.
Dew drop versus cats eye pad
