The next thing you need to get if your starting out as a card marker or scrapbooker is ink. There is a wide variety of choices for ink and depending on what you want to do you don't necessarily need to get them all.
Firstly you have Dye-Based Ink Pads the standard Stampin' Up! ink pads fall into this category and are perfect stamping on cardstock and DSP. It dries quickly and is water soluble making it very easy to clean up.
Next we have Chalk Ink this ink is just what it sounds like. It gives a realistic chalk effect your card and scrapbook pages. This ink does not dry as fast as dye-based inks. But you can use a heat tool to speed up the drying time.
Thirdly we have Craft Ink this is a rich pigment ink that is ideal for embossing and scrabooking because of the long-lasting color. These inks take a while to dry though so keep that in mind when using them. Stampin' Up! offers a white Craft ink pad. I also want to highlight the Versamark Ink Pad. This is the traditional embossing ink that you use your embossing powders or heat and stick powders with. Its a great tool that can also help you to achieve a tone on tone or watermark look on your projects.
Fourthly I want to bring attention to the Staz-On Ink Pad. This is a permanent ink and it requires the Staz-On cleaner to clean your stamps because it is not water soluble. This should be your choice of ink if you like stamping on glass or glossy surfaces like acetate or Stampin' Up! window sheets. It dries very quickly and doesn't smudge. And because it is not water soluble it is perfect for stamping the outline of images in for watercoloring.
I want to introduce my favorite black ink pad the Memento Ink. This brand of ink does come in different colors but Stampin' Up! only offers it in black. This is my go to ink pad. It dries fast and cleans up with water. This ink though is designed to be used with alcohol-based markers meaning if you want to color with Copic Markers or Stampin' Blends the outline of the image won't bleed or come off on your markers.
Lastly I want to highlight the two types of markers that Stampin' Up offers. The first type is the Water Soluble Markers these markers come in all of the Stampin' Up! colors and use the same ink as the Dye-Based ink pads. These markers are great for coloring a portion of an image or to create extra details to your images. Secondly Stampin' Up! offers Alcohol Ink Markers these are made for blending and shading images without leaving harsh lines.
When you get your ink pads store them upside down this helps to keep the ink pad moist and allows the ink to spread evenly over the surface of the pad. If you buy Stampin' Up! ink pads the case is already designed to keep the ink pad upside down so you can keep them stored right way up.
Another tip I have for you is to choose ink pads and markers that are refillable.
If you are just starting I would recommend you get a Memento Black Ink pad and some colors from the neutral family like browns and grays because they will go with everything and be perfect for sentiments. If you already know what style of stamps you are drawn to you can allow that to help you choose colors. For example if you like floral stamps getting a green ink pad and a pink a purple to use would be wise.
Happy Paper Crafting!
*Contact me directly to place an order or search for Blaze Tully under 'Find a Demonstrator' to shop under me on the Stampin' Up Website.*
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