| Embossing Powder | | | | without smudging. The metallic powder in these inks |
| Thermal Embossing Powder comes in metallic and | | | | has tended to dry the ink pads out quickly and |
| nonmetallic colors. It is an enamel that is crushed into | | | | frustrated customers and manufacturers. Most of the |
| powder form and when it is heated it melts into a | | | | early brands have been discontinued or are hard to |
| liquid enamel. This is used with slow drying stamp inks | | | | find because retailers encountered customer |
| like pigment ink or inks made especially for embossing | | | | dissatisfaction. The only one readily available at the |
| called embossing ink. | | | | time this article was written is by Tsukineko: Stazon |
| | | | Metallic Ink Pad Kit. It does not need to be heat set |
| Metallic Pigment Ink Pads | | | | so is great for use in most paper crafting, especially |
| Some artists feel that all pigment inks should be | | | | for stamping on acetate or other plastic surfaces |
| embossed regardless of the surface it is being used | | | | that may not heat well. Unfortunately, this ink can be |
| on. The base of the ink is generally glycerin which | | | | scraped away with too much handling of the finished |
| doesn't ever really dry completely. When used on | | | | artwork. |
| non-coated card stock, the glycerin generally absorbs | | | | Tsukineko also makes a pearlescent Pad called |
| into the paper and the remaining pigment is fairly | | | | Brilliance Ink Pads. That line does offer some metallic |
| stable. It can still smudge if the item is going be | | | | colors and will dry on most surfaces with heat setting |
| handled a lot. That being said, many stamp artists | | | | but will not dry on metal. It is ideal for stamping on |
| enjoy using metallic pigment inks on non-coated card | | | | vellum, or coated cardstock and will dry on plastic if |
| stock without feeling the need to emboss it. | | | | the plastic can be heated. |
| Metallic Hybrid Ink Pads | | | | Wood and Fabric |
| Since 2008 several rubber stamp pad manufacturers | | | | The options we've provided above will not work well |
| have been working on a formula for an ink pad that | | | | on wood, especially, coated wood or fabric. |
| can be used on both porous and non-porous surfaces | | | | |