Inkpad question

[Alicia Edwards]

Hi! I'm working on my charms and I've run into a problem. Can anyone suggest an ink (inkpad type ink) that will stick to something that's black and kind of plastic-like? I know nothing about ink, other than what I have doesn't work. :)

Thanks!

[Marilyn Weyman Kegg]

Staz-On, baby! Comes in gorgeous, vibrant colors and will stick to anything non-porous and doesn't have to be set with heat or anything. If you use it with a clear stamp, it will stain it and not come off. It's a solvent ink. But on black? You would have to give that one a shot with a lighter color and see what works. It does come in white. Hope that helps.

[Stacie Williams]

Staz-on is what you want Alicia. Although the white isn't all I thought it would be.

[Alicia Edwards]

Okay, I actually made a special trip to Hobby Lobby to buy StazOn, thinking that's what I wanted. I went for the lightest blue they had and it didn't show up at all on the black. I'll give the white a shot and see how that works. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Stacie Williams]

Damn....that's an expensive ink pad to not have it work. That's part of the problem I had with the white- it's not as opaque as I had heard it was, or thought it was going to be.

[Deb Schaefer]

Have you tried Stazon? It's supposed to stay on everything.

Deb

[Alicia Edwards]

I did try StazOn in a light blue, but it didn't show up. I'm going to try it in white and see if that works. Thanks. :)

[Sharon Bruner]

Alicia, I usually use StazOn, but also have Palette Hybrid colors and they are pretty
vibrant..........don't know how they would work on black plastic though............What about Brilliance Moonlight White? It is a pigment, but dries faster than most pigments. I used it on my dark brown coffee pages.........

[Stacie Williams]

Usually pigment ink is a mess on non porous surfaces. You just can't get it dry enough to not smear.

What about paint Alicia? I did a Paris page & wanted to have a white word running down the side, the only thing that was opaque enough was heavy bodied acrylic paint. Worked like a charm.

[Alicia Edwards]

I thought about paint today, actually. I did pick up the white StazOn with the last of my Hobby Lobby coupons today. Hopefully tomorrow I can try some things out. Thanks again for the suggestions.

[Alicia Edwards]

I tried a Brilliance copper and it showed up nicely, but 3 days later it still smeared right off. I'm not familiar with Palette Hybrid. I'm thinking that if I can't do this with what I have (and what I've picked up this week), it'll be time to move on to plan B. :)

[Christy]

On a scrap try loading your stamp with the lightblue staz-on, then with a paintbrush add some white acrylic paint. You'll probably want to be pretty fast but it should give you the blue over the white or a mix. Also, a good way to get pigment ink to 'dry' is to use a clear embossing powder over it. Or even a color that you like.

Edit: I just tried this on some black glossy card stock and I got the paint and only a hint of the stazon. So you might just want to use the paint in the exact color you want. I did lightblue cheap craft quality acrylic and it looked good.

[Alicia Edwards]

Thanks Christy. I'll give that a shot, too.