Kool Kitty Musings: Versamark - my new old friend

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Thursday, 13 September 2012

Versamark - my new old friend

Ahhh... I am so happy to have found a tip online for pre-inking your clear stamps with Versamark before inking them up with other ink to get better stamp results.

I have been really fed up with splotchy coverage from dye inks and some pigment inks, not to mention less than squidgy VersaMagic teardrop inks that are in their twilight years.

And now thanks to this tip I am even able to use my Distress Inks to stamp clear solid images as well as greetings.

My Versamark pad must be almost 10 years old now and it usually comes out at Christmas-card-making time for embossing or shadow effects.... not any more!

I have been inking up all my clear stamps with it before applying any ink and have been amazed at the difference. It does of course mean that I can now look at upping my Distress Ink quota from the 3 pads I currently have to include some nice subtle light shades.... hm... but where to begin? ;o)

Also with the nights drawing in and getting colder I will have to get back into some evening crafting - I've been too lazy catching up on my V+ recordings and reading but those Christmas cards won't make themselves this year!

Then again, I think it's time to start a new read while I have a long soak in the bath, got this out of the library this week so time to give it a whirl:

I finished the latest Lisa Kleypas...

...this morning before getting up for work - can't wait until Feb for the next instalment!

Posted by Handmade by Natty at 08:16 PM in Books | Permalink

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Great tip! Off to try that myself later :)

Posted by: Julia | Saturday, 15 September 2012 at 11:26 AM

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