An Inkling - Your Guide to the Inks
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Bernzweig
| Generic Name | Stampin’ Up Name | Main Uses | Available In | Advantages | Suitable for Scrapbooking |
| Dye | Classic | Stamping on cardstock, paper, watercoloring, dying | Pads, Spots, markers, refills, wheel cartridges (some colors), kids’ pads, tattoo kits | Fast-drying, washable#, basic stamping | Acid Free |
| Water-based. | |||||
| #Except Basic Black, Basic Brown & Basic Gray | |||||
| Pigment | Craft | Stamping on cardstock, Scrapbooking*, embossing*, chipboard, fabric*, wood*, metal*, home décor*, special techniques | Pads, Spots, refills, Stampin’ Write journalers | Rich color, thick texture, long lasting fade-resistant, washable | Acid Free |
| *must be heat set | Water-based. | ||||
| Metallic Pigment | Encore® | Stamping on cardstock, scrapbooking**, embossing**, special techniques | Pads, refills (gold & silver) | Rich metallic look Longest lasting when embossed. | Acid Free |
| **must be heat embossed | Water-based. | ||||
| Permanent | Staz-On® | Any non-porous surface (examples: cello bags, flower pots, canvas bags, buttons, dominos, ribbon, glass, tinfoil, glazed ceramic tile, leather, etc...) | Pads, refills (black, brown, white) | Stamp on anything to make personalized items. |
Acid Free |
| Solvent-based. | |||||
| Watermark | Versamark® | Watermark (tone-on-tone) stamping, embossing, resist, Poppin’ Pastels & many special techniques | Pad, refill, marker | Slow-drying, excellent for embossing, very versatile | Acid Free |
| Rainbow | Spectrum | Multicolor images, brayering | Pads (4) | Can be refilled with Classic ink refills, pad design prevents bleeding, small stamps can be inked in 5 different colors with one pad. | Acid Free |