Stamping with Distress vs Distress Oxide Inks
We all love Distress Inks but what’s the real difference in the two lines? Today we’re stamping with Distress Ink and Distress Oxide Inks to check it out. Now, this is just about how these two stamp when compared to each other. I’m not going into all of the things you can do with the inks. We’re strictly discussing stamping.
Stamping with Distress and Distress Oxide Inks
I wanted to make sure to give the best possible demonstration for comparison. The colors are exactly the same and I applied the inks in exactly the same way. I used finger sponge daubers to apply the ink to the stamp. I also stamped everything twice using my Mini MISTI.
I’m using the following colors:
- Candied Apple
- Carved Pumpkin
- Mustard Seed
- Mowed Lawn
- Peacock Feathers
- Salty Ocean
- Wilted Violet
- Picked Raspberry
- Black Soot
Stamping with Distress Oxide Inks
First up we are stamping the Distress Oxide inks. Using the sponge dauber allowed me to blend the colors together on each letter.
Look how soft and solid the colors are. The colors are bright but they have this soft quality to them. The links are crisp (except where I messed up my stamping). Also, there’s very little texture to the stamping.
In the below picture you can see the letters behind the word ‘you’. The Black Soot activated the oxidation quality for the ink underneath it.
Stamping with Distress Ink
Now, for the Distress Ink I did the exact same thing. What’s the first thing you notice about this? There’s a large amount of texture in the stamping. You can see the white of the paper in places. The lines aren’t as crisp but still nice.
You can see in the picture below the Black Soot is SUPER dark and it’s really solid.
When you want to stamp with Distress Inks I hope this helps you make the choice about which ink will suit the needs of your project.
More clean and simple cards Rainbow Wreath Card with Distress Oxide Inks and Quick & Simple Tone-on-Tone Bold Floral Cards.
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