A Guide To Ink Pads - What Are The Differences?

I have been promising this guide for a while and well it is finally here! "What are the differences between all the ink pads?" is a question we get asked all the time and whilst it's an easy question to answer its even easier to show you.

Over on our Youtube account we have a video showing you all the swatches, transparency, saturation, stamping, wicking and all other things to do with seven ink pads.
We talk you through the differences and what you might be on the look out for if you were in the market to purchase some new ink pads. You can watch that video here:

If your looking for more of a quick reference guide, we will list it below. 

Ink Pad:	Type:	Water Soluble:	Stamping:	Colour Pallet:	Comments:
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide	Stacked Felt Hybrid Pigment and Dye Ink	Yes	Needs multiple stamps to achieve coverage	72 different colours available	Has a unique feature of oxidisation when reacted with water. Opaque due to pigment ink.
Tim Holtz Distress Ink	Stacked Felt Dye Ink	Yes	Needs multiple stamps to achieve coverage	72 different colours available	Transparent
Altenew Fresh Dye Ink	Stacked Felt Dye Ink	Yes	Full coverage stamping	Wide selection of colours available	Transparent Matching cardstock Considered a premium ink.
Pinkfresh Studio	Stacked Felt Dye Ink	Yes	Needs multiple stamps to achieve coverage	Moderate selection of colours available	Transparent
Simon Hurley Stellar Ink	Medium Foam Dye Ink	Yes	Full Coverage Stamping	Limited colours available at the moment	Transparent Has matching texture pastes
Catherine Pooler	Soft Foam Dye Ink	Yes	Full Coverage Stamping	Wide range of colours available	Transparent Considered a premium ink pad

Whilst this is just a select few of the ink pads on the market, we hope it gives you a guide to go by when shopping for ink pads. We will be expanding on this and reviewing more ink pads as we get them in stock.

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