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lost luggage
11-03-2006, 05:47 PM
The ink I used onthe thank you stamp in the link below never dried. (I stamped them yesterday). The alcohol ink portion dried, but the text is still wet. I used glossy cardstock and versafine ink (which ironically enough says "instant dry" on the package). What can I do?:confused:

http://stamp-shack.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=480&cat=500&ppuser=84

iloveflipflops
11-03-2006, 05:58 PM
A whole day later? That seems weird to me. Did you take a heat gun to it to speed up the process?

jdpisces
11-03-2006, 06:05 PM
If the heat gun doesn't work, maybe you can try blotting it with a paper towel or turning it face down onto another piece of paper with some pressure? Just a thought....

Julie

lost luggage
11-03-2006, 08:06 PM
I did heat it... Kim answered my question in a PM..

Kim if you read this, please post as well so others can benefit :)

lost luggage
11-03-2006, 09:20 PM
Ok- right on the versafine package, it says coated papers are a no no...so I found a rubber stampeded ink in my arsenol that says must be used on coated papers..so I try it and it works fine. BUT the versafine left a super pretty, looks like it is wet image (it is wet lol)..

When I hit this ink with the heat tool, it dries alright....but I want my shiny looks wet image....it was much better. No what??

Erin K
11-04-2006, 10:35 AM
I guess if you want shiny you could emboss the image with shiny black embossing powder? I like these cards.

lost luggage
11-04-2006, 10:37 AM
I guess if you want shiny you could emboss the image with shiny black embossing powder? I like these cards.

Thats a good idea....hmmm....

lost luggage
11-04-2006, 11:45 AM
ERIN K IS A GENIUS!!!!

The embossing totally worked!!!!!! The cards went from good to great!!!

Erin K
11-04-2006, 02:03 PM
ERIN K IS A GENIUS!!!!

!!!


Thanks for spreading the word!

HeatherJ
11-04-2006, 03:14 PM
Glad it worked out for you in the end. The cards are great! I love versafine ink and had hoped it would work on glossy so I could use it for Photostamps, but I, too, discovered it would not dry.

HeatherJ

lost luggage
11-04-2006, 05:22 PM
I am going to read the ink packaging going forward...duh. ;)