{"id":469,"date":"2009-02-26T17:21:25","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T22:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2009-02-26T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T22:21:25","slug":"classic-ink-vs-craft-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/classic-ink-vs-craft-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic ink vs. Craft ink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-472\" title=\"stamped tissue box\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/tissue-box-blog1.jpg\" alt=\"stamped tissue box\" width=\"222\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/tissue-box-blog1.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/tissue-box-blog1-178x300.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>One of the most commonly asked questions I get is, &#8220;what is the difference between craft ink and classic ink?&#8221;\u00a0 I thought I&#8217;d take a post to try and answer that question.\u00a0 Usually when I&#8217;m doing a class or party I don&#8217;t launch into a long list, so I thought this would be a good spot to define it all.<\/p>\n<p>I think the easiest way to go about this will be to just list out all the facts I can think of about the two inks.\u00a0 So, here goes . . .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic (Dye) Ink<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dries quickly &#8211; you should be able to stamp your image and run your hand over it within moments and not have smearing (at least that&#8217;s true with SU! classic ink, I&#8217;m not sure about other dye inks that are out there).<\/li>\n<li>Wonderful for cardmaking<\/li>\n<li>Quick, easy, cheaper<\/li>\n<li>You will not see more than a watermark if you stamp a light color onto dark paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Craft (Pigment) Ink<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recommend above classic ink for scrapbooking because it won&#8217;t fade.\u00a0 (I also like to use it for any kind of home decor stamping I do because once again I don&#8217;t want it to fade over time.)<\/li>\n<li>Does NOT dry quickly.\u00a0 Depending how &#8220;juicy&#8221; the pad is, it may take a good while.\u00a0 You can use a Heat tool to speed up the process<\/li>\n<li>You can use a light color ink to stamp on dark paper and see the image well.\u00a0 (ie. I used Ballet Blue and Mellow Moss craft ink along with A Rose is a Rose stamp set to stamp on this tissue box that is covered with Chocolate Chip cardstock.)\u00a0 This adds a whole new world of things you can do!<\/li>\n<li>You can use carft ink for embossing.\u00a0 Some like to even use this ink with clear embossing powder to get colored embossing.\u00a0 (I personally don&#8217;t like the look all that much but some do.)<\/li>\n<li>Some colors, like Whisper White and Very Vanilla,\u00a0only come in craft ink.\u00a0 You would never see them if you stamped it in classic ink so there is no need to make it.<\/li>\n<li>You can use this to stamp on some fabrics like silk scarves (it does need to be heat set or at least left out to dry for at least 24 hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this helps you some as you think about the kind of ink you want to invest in.\u00a0 If I had to say which I use the most, probably the classic but I am using craft more and more.\u00a0 Because I&#8217;m a scrapbooker I have recently been investing in the craft inks to go along with my classic inks.\u00a0\u00a0For me, they are both important to have but that&#8217;s not going to be true for most.<\/p>\n<p>As you make your decision, think about what you plan to stamp.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s cards only, then go for classic ink and then just by white and vanilla in craft.\u00a0 That would definately be my choice.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re going to be doing even some\u00a0scrapbook pages, then invest in the craft inks and keep your heat tool handy so you can dry it quickly.\u00a0 There is absolutely no reason craft can&#8217;t be used on cards (but I think sometimes people get that mentality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that when it comes to the Stampin&#8217; Up! inks, they do come in the large size as well as the little Stampin&#8217; Spots.\u00a0 If you want a lot of colors the Stampin&#8217; Spots might be the way to go.\u00a0 This allows you to get 12 colors at a good price.\u00a0 Once you use the little spots and find the colors you use the most, then you may wish to buy those colors in the larger pads.\u00a0 We do have ink refills for both craft and classic ink and they can be used on any size ink pad.<\/p>\n<p>If you have further questions or I think of something that I forgot to mention just leave a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most commonly asked questions I get is, &#8220;what is the difference between craft ink and classic ink?&#8221;\u00a0 I thought I&#8217;d take a post to try and answer that question.\u00a0 Usually when I&#8217;m doing a class or party I don&#8217;t launch into a long list, so I thought this would be a good [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-stampin-up-product","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stampthat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}