Ink Pads

Ink pads are extremely essential for various craft projects. Ink pads or rather, Inkpads, can be used to decorate cards, papers or scrapbooks. Ink pads and stamps can be used to create vibrant and colourful backgrounds and layouts. These are available in numerous colour choices. From bright colours to shimmering colours to pastel colours, all sorts of shades are available in ink pads. Even, multicoloured ink pads are available, allowing one a choice of more than one colour at a time. Different types of ink pads are available for different tasks. Some of them include ink pads for fabrics, ink pads for papers, cards and ink pads for embossing.

Generally, there are two major types of ink pads, namely dye dye based inkpads and pigment pigment based ink pads. Dye Dye based ink pads are used for creating images. The ink is generally translucent so one has to create the impression on a light coloured paper. The dye dye based ink creates images in vivid details. These inks dry quickly and are acid free. Dye Dye based ink pads are good for home use and for craft projects. Pigment Pigment based ink pads are also available in many colour choices. The ink in these ink pads is thick and opaque and takes more time to dry. Pigment based ink pads are used for embossing. Ink pad printing is a very popular hobby among crafters. Many companies manufacture ink pads and some of them include Brilliance ink pad, Anna Griffin ink pad, Impress ink pad, etc and more.