Originally Posted by
Far North
I generally I make my own backgrounds with distress inks, reinkers and create many speciaty techniques with inks.
As for when to reink a pad-I look at my stamp most every time I ink it to be sure the coverage is complete and it is good 'n damp looking with ink. If not I go back to the ink pad. A stamped image should look crisp and complete with the newly stamped ink. If the pad is too dry it will produce an uneven image or light image. Sometimes a dry ink pad will cause the stamp to stick to plain paper.