Is it me or is it my ink?

Now on to my problem: my stamps are coming out somewhat faint unless I
press down really hard on the ink pad. But, when I press down hard, I
get inky edges outside of the design that I have to clean off

New stamps need to be inked up a few times before they are actually used.
Also, when you ink a stamp, you don't need to press it down hard on the ink
pad, lightly tap it on the pad to ink it up gradually. That way you don't get
stray ink all over the wrong part of the stamp.

)
Robin
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Ma Vinci's Reliquary
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I agree a good basic black ink pad will be used lots and lots. For black ink I
perfer dye ink pads. I love the memories! For pigment inks I love the
colorbox ones. If you are going to get into embossing you will want to have a
good embossing pad, not a cheap one and a few choices of embossing powder.
When I first started stamping I found that to be a lot of fun compared to just
stamping. Now I love them all and have just gotten all of the new chalk pads.
You can never have too many stamps or stamp pads..LOL
Denyse

If you decide to get into embossing I would recommend the versamark brand pad.
I think the embossing powder sticks better to it and it gives you a much more
desireable look.


~Donna~
SAHM Val Gal 16, Wendy Woo 14, Seany 10
6 years of Stamping Bliss

Hi! Hope I'm not too late to put in my 2 cents!

I work for a stamp manufacturer, and from my experience, I can tell you that
it's the ink pad, not you. "Child's Play" is, I'm sure, very similar to the
"Childsafe" ink pads which we sell. They're intentionally made to stamp a
bit lighter than regular ink pads, due to the fact that they are washable.

Also, if you're getting a lot of lines around your stamps, they may not have
been trimmed closely enough before they were mounted.

If you want to get a peek at a bunch of really great art stamps (and customs
stamps, too!) take a minute and check out http://www.rubberstampit.com --
not that I'm prejudiced or anything !! LOL

"Anonymous" Nobody wrote in message
...
Hi everyone, I'm a complete newbie to rubber stamping. I was looking
for bookplates, actually, and ended up finding a neat rubber stamp
bookplate at VictoriaTrading.com, which got me to thinking about
rubber stamps in general. (Something I probably hadn't thought about
since third grade.)

After a little moseying around eBay and stamp sites on Friday, I
started finding myself strangely compelled to learn more and more...
uh oh... I know the signs of another obsessive hobby coming on!

Sure enough, yesterday morning I was at Hobby Lobby (the only
stamp-selling store for miles around) the moment it opened. When I
walked in, I discovered that *all* rubber stamps were 50% off! Must be
fate!

I managed to restrain myself and just get a half dozen or so stamps
that I really like. I was really excited about all of the pretty inks
and embossing materials, but I told myself that I should wait to get
the "good stuff" until I've read more online and have an idea of the
kinds of projects I want to try. So, I bought the cheapest ink pad
they had - "Child's Play" - for practicing.

Now on to my problem: my stamps are coming out somewhat faint unless I
press down really hard on the ink pad. But, when I press down hard, I
get inky edges outside of the design that I have to clean off before
stamping the stamp. Do I just need more practice, or do some inks not
cling to the stamp as well as others, so to speak?

Thanks! -S.


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