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I need a chocolate brown reinker for an ink pad now so I went to Archiver's to get one. All they had in the color I need is the Distress Ink reinker. Is this ink just like SU ink? Or, is it a different formulation? I checked Ranger's website with no answer. Thanks!
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I actually know the answer to this one because I asked at an expo last week!
No, it isn't like a dye ink. It stays wetter longer so you can emboss with it. It's not as thick and creamy as craft, but it's formulated to stay wet longer....
I didn't ask exactly what kind of ink it is, but asked what the difference was and that is what the ranger demo told me...
I actually know the answer to this one because I asked at an expo last week!
No, it isn't like a dye ink. It stays wetter longer so you can emboss with it. It's not as thick and creamy as craft, but it's formulated to stay wet longer....
I didn't ask exactly what kind of ink it is, but asked what the difference was and that is what the ranger demo told me...
good to know, I was working:( But Demud bought me some stuff!!!
The answer is "yes and no" I think. It is a dye based ink but it's a different formulation (hence staying wetter longer and staying true colour with water). This page of the Ranger web site says: Tim Holtz Distress Inks are a collection of twenty-four acid-free, non-toxic, fade resistant, water-based dye inks
I use them with a duster brush to color the edges of my cardstock. Just tap the brush on the pad and then sweep from the edge to the center. I think I do this on most of the cards I make. It just seems to pull the colors together for me. Its also great for highlighting textured papers.
Besides everything that was already explained, they are also different in that they are made to "distress." I used them a long time just for the colors, but then I actually tried spritzing with water like it said to--wow, how cool! I love it!
They are also better to use with the Distress ep's...
HTH!
__________________ Lynn
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Ditto what every one else said. Love those inks! In demos, Tim Holtz points out that distress ink is designed to use on darker papers like kraft and ivory. On white, the colors may look too intense.
Mary Beth
But there is one thing you can't do with them... is use them with clear stamps.
Maybe it depends on the stamp? I get great results with Distress ink and my Crafty Secrets clear stamps but those are very high grade polymer. I'll have to try it out on some cheapo ones!
Thanks SO much for this thread. I went to Hobby Lobby today and I got about 7 of them and didn't know what to do with them! I had one before - now I have 8, including a red one and a rose one!! I'm definitely checking out the links in this thread!
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Is Distress Ink just like regular ink?
