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There are lots of options when selecting ink to rubberstamp or scrapbook.
Here are your choices and which inks work best on specific surfaces.

• Dye Ink: Water-based and solvent-based. Dye ink dries quickly and not to be used with embossing powders. Works well on coated papers and porous surfaces but tends to run or bleed on highly absorbent papers. Dye inks are transparent and will fade over time.
• Chalk or “Fresco” Ink: A dye ink that appears chalky when dry; must be heat set.
• Pigment Ink: Water-based and solvent-based. This ink is thicker than most dye inks. Very slow to dry and excellent for embossing. Works best on uncoated paper. Fade resistant and won’t fade if embossed. Pigment inks are opaque.
• Embossing Ink: Clear or slightly tinted. This ink is used specifically with embossing powders. It has the consistency of pigment ink.
• Fabric Inks: Designed to help create a permanent image on fabrics. Some fading may be experienced.
• Disappearing Inks: This ink is tinted with a pink or blue hue. The image is stamped as a guide or pattern, and then can be embellished. The ink will “disappear” when water is used to dampen the fabric or some disappearing inks fade out over time as the ink evaporates. The most common usage is on fabrics.
• Permanent Inks: Water-soluble or solvent-based. This ink dries by evaporation not by absorption like dye or pigment ink. Stamps must be cleaned immediately with solvent when using solvent-based permanent inks. Once dry this ink will not smear.
• Archival Quality Ink: Acid free and photo safe. This is the ink to use in memory albums and scrapbooks.
• Kid’s Inks: Made to be washable and non-toxic for extra safety when stamping with children.
• Other Inks: There are some other “inks” used in stamping. Acrylic paints formulated for the large foam or sponge stamps and labeled as stamp paint. Paint glazes can also be used for this type of sponge stamp.

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