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Which would you recommend... The Colorbox chalk Petal Points or the Option Pad (long skinny with all the separate pads)? I bought a few of the Option pads, thinking they'd be more versatile (brayer, etc.). But, most people seem to talk about the Petal Points. I haven't opened mine yet. Do you think I should try to return them and get the Petal Points?
SU! sells these in a petal point format, which is why you've heard so much talk about them. If you want them for brayering, you'll be better off with the option pad, if you want them for individual inking, you 'll probably be happier with the petal point, because it's a bit bigger. Or split the difference and see if you can find the individual cat's eyes...thats what I did.
:oops: Is brayering (with all colors) something that one would actually do with chalk inks? I've had my brayer for about 2yrs and have yet to use it. :oops: I've nevery used my brayer, or chalk inks. So I'm not really sure what I should do.
My girlfriend and I were stamping yesterday. She did something really neat that I thought some of you may enjoy trying with the Petal Points.
She was making a birthday card for a child, and she took a stamp of a present and inked it up right in the middle of the petal point pad where all of the centers meet. It looked really cool- like Kaliedacolor, multicolored.
I brayered with chalk ink on glossy paper. It worked ok but you have to heat set the chalk ink or it will smear. It also was really hard to clean the brayer. But overall, the color was a lot richer and did look nice. It was just a little messy in the process!
I don't have the petal points...I have the individual pads. about every 2 months they have ink pads 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby and I buy a few colors each time of the chalk pads. I haven't tried brayering with them, but I would think the option pad would be the way to go for that if you want a multicolor look. I have the option pad in the pigment ink and hardly ever use it, but I didn't think about using it with the brayer. Actually, in my experience, the pigment inks aren't too good for brayering as they are hard to remove from the brayer. You might be better off buying the spectrum or kaliedecolor pads for that.
I brayered with chalk ink on glossy paper. It worked ok but you have to heat set the chalk ink or it will smear. It also was really hard to clean the brayer. But overall, the color was a lot richer and did look nice. It was just a little messy in the process!
I asked the same question a few days ago. This is the answer I got:
Dye inks (SU Classic Pads) are non-permanent. They fade over time. They dry quickly and are more translucent--when overlapping, you can see both colors.
Pigment inks (SU Craft Pads) are permanent. They are safe for scrapbooking. They take longer to dry, so they are easier to emboss. When used on glossy paper, you have to emboss them in order to set them.
I got NO info on chalk inks, and those are the ones I'm most curious about. Someone please tell us about CHALK INKS!
HTH,
ADeVirgil
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I also had this question, but the only way to know what all the fuss is about is to try the ink. Have a demo? Ask her to show you. Are a demo? Then it is the best way to sell it - show it!
I started with chalk inks because of some lovely samples in Stampington magazine. I bought all their greens and fell in love with the soft and subtle end result.
It really helps to have a variety (SU and non SU) of inks and become familiar with as many as possible. That way you can speak with authority about what is best to use for what effect. Don't want to buy them? Find other stampers and use each other's products.
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Colorbox Chalk Pad Question
