New Ink Pad Tips & a Great Join Promotion

I’ve always said that there are THREE hobbies in tn this cardmaking hobby of our – we love collecting supplies, creating projects and organizing our goodies. New products are always such fun! After we unpack our items from the box, we get to open up the new product and organize it on our shelf. Such fun!

Before I share some tips for getting your ink pads labeled and ready-to-go, here are some basic stats about these wonderful, new pads:

• Fast drying, dye-based ink
• Acid free
• Flip top for upside-down storage: pads stay inked during storage
• The stackable cases are smaller, but the ink pad inside is the same size.
• Firm foam pad lasts longer than felt pads and provides exceptional ink coverage, especially with solid-image stamps
• Can be re-inked with matching Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills
• Coordinates with Stampin’ Up! cardstock, markers, and embellishments
• The ink formula in the new pads has been improved to:
  • Reduce ink bubbles.
  • Help you get a smooth coating of ink on the stamp.
  • Help lay down the ink better.

After you remove the shrink wrap from one of Stampin’ Up1’s new ink pads, there are some steps to get the pad ready for use. Once we apply some of the stickers (found on the bottom of the pad), we are ready to store the pads away so they easy to use when we need them. Here’s a quick summary of what to do with the labels:

Unless you cut up the labels in foreign languages to use on your pad, there are two you want to use – the color name goes on the front of your ink pad (just below the notch where you open the pad), and the solid label goes on the inside of your pad so you know what color you are working with when the pad is open.

To effectively apply the sticker to the outside of the pad, you have to stabilize the pad on its side. With the old pads, I held the pad between my knees to stabilize it while I added the sticker. With these pads, I had a different idea – and I’m excited to share it with you today. On my desk in my craft room, I have a little mount to hold my cell phone so I can always see the screen when it lights up from an email or phone call. So handy. I flipped the cell phone holder around, and that gave me the perfect holder for my ink pads.

Here’s a graphic of my tip to use a cell phone holder to stabilize your pads while you add the label to the front:

When opening these stamp pads, it’s important to remember – don’t push lid like you did with the old ones. Just flip it up and over before sliding it into place. Same when you are closing it. I still want to push it, but that can ruin the pad.

Want to know a fun way to earn a full set of the new pads in a color family?

Join the Family Promotion

To help expand our family and create opportunities for even more meaningful relationships with fellow crafters, Stampin’ Up! is giving us a Stampin’ Pad Family Recruiting Promotion. During this promotion, new team members will receive a FREE assortment of Classic Stampin’ Pads (your choice!) with your Starter Kit!

People join Stampin’ Up! for different reasons – while some want to build a business with customers and clubs, most just want to be a part of the community and earn a discount on the products they love. I love my Stampin’ Up! InKing Royalty team – we share all kinds of inspiration and friendship with each other in person and in our online community. I’d LOVE for you to be a part of my team – and I’d be pretty happy if you could earn a collection of ink pads at the same time.

Click on the below flyer for more information about this wonderful promotion:

There are so many great reasons to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. Not only will you immediately receive a 20% discount on the products you love, but you’re eligible to earn a bigger discount. The Starter Kit is just $99 – you get to choose what products you want to add to your Starter Kit AND get free shipping on the kit. As a member of my team, you also get to be a part of my InKing Royalty community.

Here’s another great reason to join Stampin’ Up! on July 1 – demonstrators will get the first look at Stampin’ Up!’s new 2018 Holiday catalog and will be able to start ordering one month early. That’s a HUGE benefit! <3

Here are some details about this promotion:

• Free assortment of Classic Stampin’ Pads available only to new demonstrators who submit applications within promotion dates.
• Each Stampin’ Pad Family is an assortment of 10 coordinating ink pads from one of the following color collections: Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles, and 2017–2020 In Colors.
• The 2017–2020 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pads bundle (item 150289) is exclusive to this promotion and includes all colors in both the 2017–2019 In Colors as well as those in the 2018–2020 In Colors.
• The Neutrals assortment does not include the three Basic colors: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White.
• New demonstrators who submit their IDA after July 31 will not be eligible for this promotion.

Ready to join now? CLICK HERE

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Between July 1 and July 31, Stampin’ Up! is hosting an amazing promotion where you can get one pack of select papers when you buy three packs of select papers.

To help expand our family and create opportunities for even more meaningful relationships with fellow crafters, Stampin’ Up! is giving us a Stampin’ Pad Family Recruiting Promotion. During this promotion, new team members will receive a FREE assortment of Classic Stampin’ Pads (your choice!) with your Starter Kit!