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lickeyan
PeaAddict
PeaNut 183669 - 1/5/2005
Posts: 1695 Layouts: 105
Loc: Utah
Count: 3 |  Posted: 10/13/2008 1:08:01 PM
I have several white inks - that I have tried in stamping snow flakes and adding snow to a brown cabin - I have tried
Stazon Cotton white
Brilliance - moonlight white
JoAnn craft Essentials
Still not getting the effect that I want
Any suggestions on other whites or how to get the most bank for my buck on one of these three.
I know that this has been mentioned before, but while making Christmas cards - I need one
Ann UT |
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Ann
A Pink Pea
PeaNut 6827 - 9/22/2000
Posts: 13311 Layouts: 87
Loc: Wisconsin
 | Posted: 10/13/2008 1:17:13 PM
Ugh, I have a love-hate relationship with white ink pads. I have to say the one that I have the most success with is the Staz-on, but even that one isn't "perfect". I also have a white ColorBox Fluid Ink pad (not sure of the actual color name) that I've been pretty happy with.
Have you tried heat-embossing? When all else fails, I've resorted to embossing my images to get a really opaque white look.
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prospurring
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 379335 - 6/12/2008
Posts: 2484 Layouts: 95
Loc: North Carolina
Count: 101 | Posted: 10/13/2008 1:24:12 PM
I have a Clearsnap/Colorbox "Frost White" pigment ink that does fairly well (better than the Staz-on Opaque Cotton White or Brilliance Moonlight White that I also have).
But, most of the time, I don't even bother with white ink. I use VersaMark and heat emboss with Ranger "Seafoam White" embossing powder. That's my "go to" for white.
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Ann
A Pink Pea
PeaNut 6827 - 9/22/2000
Posts: 13311 Layouts: 87
Loc: Wisconsin
| Posted: 10/13/2008 1:28:00 PM
I forgot to add that I was REALLY disappointed with the Brilliance white ink pad. I've never been able to get any sort of decent "coverage" with it. I guess it's OK for a distressed or shabby image, but if you're looking for something opaque, this is not the pad (at least in my experience).
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Mandi_04
BucketHead
PeaNut 392312 - 9/19/2008
Posts: 557 Layouts: 62
Loc: Iowa
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I use the white in my Colorbox Queue stamp set-it is a pigment ink, but works really well! |
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JBgreendawn
PeaFixture
PeaNut 53646 - 10/25/2002
Posts: 3930 Layouts: 253
Loc: Southern Oregon
 | Posted: 10/13/2008 2:02:19 PM
i have three or four of them...
doesn't matter which one i use they all fade into cardstock so i heat emboss over the top of them with ranger seafoam white powder...
hth, |
Yep, I DO have a Blog
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RrlScrapGal
You Wanna Peas of Me?
PeaNut 251850 - 3/6/2006
Posts: 4701 Layouts: 208
Loc: At 3,500 Feet - With the Sheep, Cows, and my Stamps!
Count: 8 | Posted: 10/13/2008 3:08:21 PM
Another fan of Ranger Seafoam White EP!!!! |
Andi 'Rural Scrap Gal'
Yeah! Fall is Here!
For your reading pleasure go to: Perfect_Gravy | |
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-Becky-
Go Boise State!
PeaNut 12495 - 3/13/2001
Posts: 10657 Layouts: 428
Loc: Bronco Nation
Count: 2 | Posted: 10/13/2008 3:52:40 PM
I'm going to have to try that white embossing powder. I love the look of white stamping on dark colors, but have been less than pleased with any of the inks I've tried. |
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thescrapmaster
PeaNut
PeaNut 395233 - 10/13/2008
Posts: 116 Layouts: 0
Loc: Tennessee
| Posted: 10/13/2008 5:34:35 PM
Stampin UP Whisper White ink works very well. It is a pigment ink so you may have to heat set it or use it with clear embossing powder. SU also has an off white called Very Vanilla. |
~Samantha
Stampin' UP Demonstrator
My Blog: http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com
My SU website: http://stampinwithsami.stampinup.net | |
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lickeyan
PeaAddict
PeaNut 183669 - 1/5/2005
Posts: 1695 Layouts: 105
Loc: Utah
Count: 3 | Posted: 10/13/2008 6:17:38 PM
Thank you very much for your responses. I also will get some seafoam white embossing power and work with that.
Again thanks to everyone. Peas are the best source of information.
Ann - UT |
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AimeeInOhio
AncestralPea
PeaNut 139268 - 3/29/2004
Posts: 4911 Layouts: 26
Loc: Lima, Ohio
 | Posted: 10/13/2008 8:26:47 PM
Ranger's white pigment ink called Snowcap is really nice....and embossing with the seafoam ep on the snowcap is brilliant!
Second I like the staz on cotton white. |
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AngieandSnoopy
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 52307 - 10/14/2002
Posts: 2739 Layouts: 65
Loc: Land of Enchantment - Louisiana girl in a Southwest world.
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lickeyan
PeaAddict
PeaNut 183669 - 1/5/2005
Posts: 1695 Layouts: 105
Loc: Utah
Count: 3 | Posted: 10/14/2008 8:37:07 AM
Angie - please share with me more about how you used the ep power as snow on the tops of your mountains. I want to add snow to the roof of my stamped cabin.
Did you use a stamp or what to layer on the Versamark?
Please tell, could also add snow to Snoopy's hat.
Love the snoopy's.
Ann - UT
you can pea mail me - please |
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wbv1
BucketHead
PeaNut 276135 - 9/10/2006
Posts: 974 Layouts: 78
Loc: Illinois
 | Posted: 10/15/2008 6:48:57 AM
Ranger makes a GREAT white stamp pad...called snow cap. It's a pigment ink that really does work and it shows up very well on dark cardstock...
It's a pigment ink..but different than other pigments. It will dry on porous surfaces, but if don't have the time to wait, just use a heat tool to dry it.
wendy |
Maya Road DT
tim holtz idea-ology DT
Ranger Certified Educator & exclusive Ranger demo artist
studio 490 stamp designer/Stampers Anonymous
http://www.studio490art.blogspot.com
http://www.scrapmap.com/mexican_1009.html
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karens37122
PeaNut
PeaNut 395424 - 10/14/2008
Posts: 15 Layouts: 3
Loc: Tennessee
| Posted: 10/15/2008 7:03:43 AM
My best results have been with the Stampin' Up! white....and I'm a consultant for The Angel Company.
I gotta call it as I see it...or stamp it
Karen S
My Blog |
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kriss_cramer
PeaWee
PeaNut 82886 - 4/24/2003
Posts: 3 Layouts: 0
 | Posted: 10/15/2008 11:09:20 AM
The best white ink pad I ever had is one from The Angel Company. Unfortunately I don't think they make it anymore. It was a dye-base white pad and when you stamped with it, it was okay, but when you heated it with a heat tool the white popped. |
Kriss Cramer
http://art-interrupted.blogspot.com/ | |
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Kiera
PeaWee
PeaNut 125371 - 1/19/2004
Posts: 2 Layouts: 0 | Posted: 10/15/2008 11:45:00 AM
I really like the White Daisy pigment ink from Close To My Heart. It takes a little while to dry, but I've had the best luck with that ink. | |
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punchaddict
BucketHead
PeaNut 98857 - 7/29/2003
Posts: 813 Layouts: 8
Loc: OH
| Posted: 10/15/2008 12:25:11 PM
I was going to second our CTMH pigment white daisy ink. The great coverage was one of the things that really impressed me before I joined the company 18 months ago. The CTMH stamps made me join in the fun! |
Sherri
Close To My Heart consultant
My Blog
http://flemingprinting2.blogspot.com/ | |
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lidibids
BucketHead
PeaNut 285981 - 11/30/2006
Posts: 733 Layouts: 113
Loc: Canada | Posted: 10/15/2008 1:51:29 PM
For stamping the clearest white is the white embossing powder, the second best I found was the versacolor white. However for larger stamps I find that good old white acylic paint works awesome, and for writing I use a white gel pen. I did a store demo with almost all the pruducts metioned and these were my picks. | |
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CharleneFakes
Baby Pea Step
PeaNut 322779 - 6/17/2007
Posts: 1 Layouts: 0
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I love the white daisy pigment ink by CTMH. | |
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purpledaisy
Steel Pea
PeaNut 116261 - 11/16/2003
Posts: 11486 Layouts: 68
| Posted: 10/15/2008 3:11:51 PM
Ann, I'm glad you asked this. Thanks to the peas for their reviews. |
Becca
6 rings - no cheating! Go STEELERS!
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Barbara Hagerty
PeaWee
PeaNut 369982 - 4/1/2008
Posts: 3 Layouts: 0
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
| Posted: 10/15/2008 3:44:51 PM
I'm still looking for a satisfactory white ink pad, and I think I've tried them all! I usually stamp with white acrylic paint when I need opaque coverage, but that limits me to using stamps without fine definition, and I'm stuck with the "paint" look, which I usually prefer, but let's face it, isn't always apropos to the work at hand.
Thanks for the tip on Ranger's Snow Cap white ink pad and Seafoam White embossing powder. I plan to get both and try them out! Hope this is the solution!!
...my blog is: ArtiphyTheHeart |
XOXO,
Barbara (aka: ArtiphyTheHeart) | |
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looser
The Craft Curmudgeon
PeaNut 256594 - 4/7/2006
Posts: 5675 Layouts: 179
Count: 27 |  Posted: 10/15/2008 4:21:24 PM
I don't use white ink very often, Ann, but I "feel your pain". Like Barbara, I prefer using paint when stamping white. But even that can be a problem if it's not truly opaque.
Depending on the 'look' you're searching for you might try this 'painter's trick'. Stamp first with a very dark ink--navy or black; then stamp with the white over the dark image.
Yes. This does require some precision, but "Art ain't always easy".
FWIW? The reason for 'understamping' is twofold:
1. It blocks out the color being worked on [in your case, brown]
2. White is 'brighter' on a dark color.
HTH, Ann. I know you'll figure out how to get the effect you're seeking! |
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