5 Stamping Ink Pads You Can't Live Without!

After 20 years of stamping, I've become somewhat picky in the ink brands I choose to use. I like an ink pad that gives true color, a company that provides me with good color choices, and a brand that gives me the option to buy a color family set in one purchase. Today I'm recommending five stamping ink pads you really can't live without! These ink pads are high quality and will give you gorgeous stamping results every time. Keep reading for my five recommendations.

1. Scrapbook.com

 

What I love about the Scrapbook.com ink pads is that you can get them as single stamp pads or in sets of three. So if you're looking for a light, medium, and dark green you can purchase them all once and have the perfect gradient of that color.

I also love the rich colors of these ink pads. They are what I would describe as "juicy" and give you nice, crisp stamping images. You can find all of the Scrapbook.com ink colors HERE.

2. The Stamp Market

The Stamp Market has some of my most favorite color tones. You can find their full-size, Premium Dye Ink Pads HERE, and their mini ink pads HERE. They recently introduced side labels for both the large and smaller size pads that you can easily add to your ink pads for better organization.

I particularly love these pads because I can control the deepness of the color by stamping the image  more than once. Designed to work together, their ink pad color scheme is lovely. They also offer matching cardstock to make stamping even easier.

3. Catherine Pooler

Catherine's ink pads are some of the richest and most depth-filled colors I've worked with. Her color palettes are released in sets but can be purchased as single ink pads, as well. I have found her color choices to be spot on, and I often reach for these pads first when stamping images. I just really love how beautifully they stamp. You can find Catherine's ink pads HERE.

4. Altenew

 

Altenew also offers gradient sets of ink pads. For this company I typically buy the mini ink pads, because I can get more bang for my buck that way. You can see in this photo above, that the color families give you lots of options for color tones. You can also buy larger pink pads in sets or as singles, but I highly recommend getting colors in sets. You can find the Altenew ink pad line up HERE.

5. Simon Says Ink

I can't close this post without recommending ink pads from Simon Says Stamp. You can see their sweet color options above (there are many more colors to choose from not pictured here). I love Simon's for their choices. If you're looking for individual ink pads or more rainbow sets, then this would be a good option for you. Just as with the other suggestions I listed above, this company's ink pads are high-quality and will give you a clean stamp impression. You can shop your favorite colors HERE.

Do you have an ink pad company you regularly use and love not listed here? Be sure to share it with me in the comments below. I'd love to hear what's working for you!

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