My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Inks

It’s Day 3 of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016! Today’s focus is inks.

Throughout this series, I am sharing my favorite crafty products of the year. Each day will have a different topic. If you see anything you want to add to your stash, be sure to use this discount…

Simon Says Stamps is offering my readers $10 off purchases of $75 or more! Use the code “JENFAVES” through 11:59pmEST on 11/24/16 when shopping HERE.

Today I am focusing on inks.

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The video may be a bit long, but I hope it helps:

[Warning: This video is long. You can instead just check out the stamps below. All products are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails. Affiliate links may be used. To watch the video in HD on YouTube, click HERE.]

If you are interested in any products, click on one of the abbreviations under the product images… SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson or the manufacturer’s abbreviation.

Again – please know that you do NOT need a lot of inks! I share many here so maybe you can determine which may be best for you.

Remember – this list of Favorite Crafty Things may also be used as a gift guide. Feel free to give this link to a loved one… maybe they will take the hint. ?

You can keep up to date on all the topics of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016 HERE… and for my lists from 2015, click HERE.

RELATED VIDEOS

Here are some other ink videos that may be helpful:

GIVEAWAYS

Time for some more prizes! Today I have giveaways for TWO more lucky winners! You could win one of these prizes:

  • $50 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp (Thanks once again, Heidi!)
  • SIX of the ink pads mentioned above.

For your chance to win a giveaway, leave a comment below by 11:59pmEST on 12/5/16 telling me your favorite ink. (The winner’s name will be randomly selected, emailed and posted on my “Winners page” after the giveaway closes. International folks are eligible, too.)

Be back soon!

 

[Please note that I purchased most of the products in this post personally, but not all. However, the decision to include them in this list was my own. I truly like these products and companies.]


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1,019 thoughts on “My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Inks”

  1. Gerrina says:

    I keep going back to Versafine black; it worksso good with texts-, photo-, rubber- and clear stamps ! But maybe I’ll have to try the Hero Arts Black dye ink, although I can’t find a shop here in the Netherlands were I can buy it…
    I hope your new home is all you and your familly were looking for in a house!

  2. BunnyD says:

    Thanks for all your great videos. I use Hero Arts Black dye ink to stamp if I’m going to use my Copics, StazOn black for watercolouring and I love Tim’s distress inks for colours. Oh and Versafine clear embossing ink. You can’t have just one ink! I don’t stamp in colour much at all. I still have a few ColorBox cat eyes I bought years ago that are still juicy.

  3. Karen Howard says:

    I am a huge fan of Tim Holtz Distress Inks. They do a terrific job with blending.

  4. AnnaCarin Ahlgren says:

    The Distress Ink are my favorite, I just start use Hero Arts and I like them.

  5. Carmen says:

    Versa mark & versa fine are the inks I use the most.

  6. Debbie Niemeyer says:

    Hello Jennifer! I just love all of your videos!!! I could really listen to you all day long! Anyway I do use most of the inks you showed. My very favorite is the Versa Fine Onyx Black. It is my go to for most stamping. However, I do love the Studio G line, specially for embossing sentiments. It just makes a gorgeous embossed sentiment!

    Thank you for your videos! I love them!
    Debbie Niemeyer
    [email protected]

  7. Cyndi - DreamsUnltd says:

    My favorite inks are the distress inks, but I’m going to have to try the Delicata black shimmer ink

  8. Ria says:

    I love the altenew ink cubes, the main reason the ink cubes comes in a set of 4! I don’t have to mix and match colours on my own.

    I am the kind of person that cannot stand my stamps being stained. I know it will not effect the stamping effect but I am still bothered by it. Hope you will include tips on which kind of inks stains which don’t stain as much!

  9. Lori Hefner says:

    I don’t own too many inks, but right now I love my versafine black ink. I’m hoping to try the altenew inks:)

  10. Diane says:

    Enjoyed your video and all the information on inks. My favorite inks now are Simon Says Stamp. I will be trying other brands. Thanks for sharing.

  11. Jeanie L says:

    I love Versamark! Thanks for introducing me to the Delicata ink. It looks really pretty!

  12. Lee Anne says:

    Versafine ink is fantastic, also love distress Ink!

  13. Robyn S says:

    My fav inks are the Hero Arts ones but enjoy using distress inks in many different ways too.

  14. lynn Cautivar says:

    I used to be a CTMH consultant so I have alot of those ink pads. While I do like them, I’m trying to add more from other companies. So my most used and favorite ink pads are Versa mark and Memento Tuxedo black.

  15. Jay says:

    Tim Holtz Vintage photo..ALWAYS!

  16. Michelle Montemurro says:

    I like the Versafine and the distress inks. I could go on – so many to love.

  17. {vicki} in ga says:

    T!m Holtz Distress Inks

  18. lvshelly1 says:

    These tips have helped a lot. I need to look at better card stock, it makes sense. I like to invest into some distress inks, I love the techniques you can do with them.

  19. Pam says:

    I use mostly Stampin Up inks, as we are pretty rural and don’t have the stores around to buy it so there are always parties going on to buy from. I see all these other things and see how limited I am tho! But I do have a few distress inks! Also have versa mark and memento black. Am trying to get more variety. A Hobby Lobby opened somewhat. Close to me, so I’m hoping I can get over there occasionally and find more items in general!

  20. Eby P says:

    Hands down I love using Versafine onyx black for my sentiments. It is always crisp and very dark. For my copic coloring, I like to stamp with SSS Intense Black. I also like Avery Elle’s pigment inks.

  21. Megan says:

    I love my different inks for different reasons. Definitely use my memento the most tho.

  22. Karen Walker says:

    My favorite and most-used ink is Versafine Black Onyx. For colors I use the Papertrey Ink inks that coordinate with their card stock which I love.

  23. KimberlyM says:

    I love my Versafine onyx black ink – but I too am a smudger. Thanks for the explanation. I will definitely try out the Hero Arts ink. The Delicata shimmer pads look lovely. Love your videos – that you for sharing.

  24. Thanks for all the ‘inky’ info Jennifer! Versafine Onyx Black is my favourite black ink. Love the rich dark colour and the fact you can heat emboss with clear E P. I also love Ranger distress inks and am slowly building a colour collection of those. Thanks to you and S S S for the generous prizes!

  25. Vildana says:

    Hi, Jennifer! Grate video! My favorite ink is versamark. I just want you to know that I am grateful for including international folks like me 🙂

  26. jbatik2000 says:

    My favorite ink has to be Hero Arts Black dye ink and Versamark. Thanks again for this wonderful info at our fingertips.

  27. Dawn-Marie brads manning says:

    I watched last year when I was just getting my supplies for making cards and you showed your favorite inks. I have tried a few but so far I’m liking Simon and Ranger ink.. I have also copied your method for the ink swatch book and I love it. Thank you for those print outs and your great advise 🙂

  28. Flo says:

    I have so many different brands, but I really like the delicata gold and silver. I’d like to try the white and black too. Thanks.

  29. Denise Terry says:

    Versamark because it is so versatile. Plus, I love using glittery embossing powders!

  30. Paula Wolfe says:

    I’m new to paper crafting (a couple months) so I don’t have many. But I use my Memento Black and Vesi Mark the most. I love the distress inks for non stamping though.

  31. Veronica Koo says:

    My favorite ink is Versafine Onix, it is the best for sentiments!

  32. Thank you so much for putting together this video. It’s so helpful! I find that I use my Onyx Black Versafine ink pad and Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad more than any others in my stash. But for colored inks I have always loved the Hero Arts dye inks and I’m really loving the Lawn Fawn inks right now too.

  33. Sarah H. says:

    My all time favorite is Versafine Onyx Black for stamping text and images to color. 🙂 Other than that, I like so many, it’s hard to choose!

  34. ggnurse says:

    Hard to pick a favorite, but I do really love my old Brilliance ink pads that still work great! I don’t even have reinkers for most of them & most are over 15 years old!

  35. Lisa D. says:

    My favorite ink is versa mark. You get the most bang for your buck!

  36. Cassie says:

    I haven’t been able to get a lot of inks, unfortunately – I mostly use my versafine and versamark pads. I did recently get the gold delicata pfaff, though, and i definitely love it!

  37. Mary says:

    Thanks for all the tips!!

  38. Christine Joplin says:

    I recently fell in love with versamark. Embossing is so pretty. I also love momento tuxedo black and Reverse Confetti has come out with some nice ones too!

  39. Sandy D says:

    My favorite black is Versafine. I use Distress Inks a lot, but also like the Hero Arts inks. VersaMark is a must-have.

  40. Sharon Jones says:

    I love the Versamark pad because of all the things you can do with embossing powders. I use Distressed ink a lot too.

  41. sharon clark says:

    Don’t know that I could chose one favorite. I like Versafine for detailed images, Altenew for colour coordination, and pure colour for the beautiful shades. Distress is also a go to so I guess I agree with you.

  42. laura mm says:

    My fave ink is the versafine onyx black 🙂

  43. Milla says:

    I think my favourite ink is black Archival ink. For colours I like Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp.

  44. Debby Long says:

    I just got some GINA K cubes. I love them
    This was a great video.
    Love your work and your knowledgeable, sweet demeanor

  45. Ann T says:

    My favorite is the Hero Arts Shadow Inks. I have the whole collection I reach for my Navy and Tide Pool most often.

  46. Holly Denghel says:

    I really love Tim’s distress inks, and I also use a lot of the ranger archival too.

  47. ekaterine says:

    distress inks! and black archival ink, too=)

  48. Paula Ganyard says:

    My favorite ink is the VersaFine Onyx black. I love the way the stamped image looks using it.

  49. Love the versamark & i like to leave it as a watermark – color on color too 🙂
    so much you can do with this ink

  50. Karen B. says:

    I really like the Altenew Crisp Dye Inks!

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