Need help with ink search
 

I am on the hunt for a maroon or not-dark burgundy ink pad. I have checked:Gina K
Ranger
Hero Arts
Catherine Pooler
Concord & 9th


Any more suggestions? It can be dye, hybrid or pigment.
TIA
Mary Beth

I'm not a great source for the exact colors you are looking for since defining color is so subjective. (Add to that the fact that monitors and printers are never perfectly accurate.) So I tried looking for some alternate names...like wine or raspberry. I just googled "raspberry color stamp pad" or "wine color stamp pad" and get a lot of ideas.

You might try the Versacolor line or the Versafine Clair line. Versacolor has a raspberry that might work. The Clair line is all rich darker colors, and maybe the Chianti would be close.

Taylored Expressions has a Mulled Wine color. Close to My Heart has a Sangria. You might also look at Ranger Archival or Memento.

There's so many companies that have custom stamp pad inks done that surely someone will have the right shade for you!

Thank you, I am checking Versafine and TE next. I “need” a certain color to match my daughter’s school colors.
Mary Beth

I totally get it! I think I used a retired color of paper (didn't need ink) but I don't remember which one) for my Windsor HS grads.

You know, if you find a decent color that's a bit light, you could double stamp to darken it. That's easy-peasy with a MISTI.

What about Fresh Fig or Merry Merlot? I would think one or the other would be pretty close.

inks that I have
 

CTMH has Sangria, SU has Merry Merlot and Altenew has grapevine (which online looks red on my screen, but it's not).

I love Merry Merlot but, to me, it is a bit too red. I used Fresh Fig for all the cards for her friends but 😢 I ran out of cs for her grad scrapbook pages.
Mary Beth

I’m wondering if the retired SU Bravo Burgundy or Cranberry Crisp might work. You can find images with a simple search of those colors here on SCS, google, or Pinterest. If they appeal to you, check the Buy/Sell forum as there is usually retired ink and reinkers for sale or trade.