| Remember when you were a child, how fascinating ink | | | | household use, a dye based ink pad would be your |
| pads were for some reason? It just seemed so fun to | | | | best choice. The one main reason this, is that dye |
| watch when the teacher would use his or her ink pad | | | | based ink is the fastest drying of the two ink types. |
| to stamp papers. Then remember how exciting it was | | | | Also, dye based ink will deliver a much sharper, finely |
| to get an ink pad and stamp set for Christmas or your | | | | detailed result when used. |
| birthday? How much fun it was to sit at a table and | | | | The other common type of ink pad is the pigment |
| stamp papers with all the various stamps that came | | | | based pad. It also has its unique characteristics that |
| with the set? | | | | make it a better choice for other unique situations. It |
| Well rubber stamping is just as fun for kids today as it | | | | has a much slower drying time for instance, which |
| was back then but today there is a much wider range | | | | makes it a better choice for treating with embossing |
| of ink pads to select from. What you may not know is | | | | powders. |
| that ink pads are divided in to two basic types and that | | | | However; there is one shortfall to using an ink pad that |
| is “dye based ink” and “pigment based | | | | contains a pigment based ink in it and that is that it |
| ink”. | | | | won't work well on glossy or any type of coated |
| So, whats the differences between the two? As it | | | | paper. However; pigment based ink does leave a |
| turns out the differences are many and they do make | | | | more opaque or “thicker”, “denser” |
| a big difference in the two ink types behaviors and | | | | impression than a dye based ink will, so this is |
| characteristics when they are being used. | | | | something that you may want to take into |
| For instance, for children's and general office or | | | | consideration. |