New Build Your Stash and Craft, Wk 53, Diy Mini Ink Pads :)

Build your stash and craft is a weekly series for new crafters where we will build our stash of craft items on $7.50 a week and create a different craft each week using the stash we have built :) Tutorials for the weekly crafts will be uploaded on Tuesdays each week and at the end of each video I will show the crafty items we will need for the next week so you can play along :)
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[@bobbiroberts6788]

I remember making these the last series. I don’t use stamps often but it is convenient to have if I need them. Thank you for the reminder that I need to make more lol

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@happymailmagic]

I'm so glad you made the smaller version of these! I swear I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos! ~🙏💙🙏~

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@acraftersstory]

I've painted with food coloring but never thought to use them as stamp ink. Brilliant idea. Thank you☺

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :)

[@foxhousecreations4869]

I have everything for next week...wooo hooooo!

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) Great, I hope you enjoy next weeks project :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@robinzelazny9836]

Hi Amy 💗…..great idea! … I don’t have any stamps so I will definitely check out your video on foam stamps.I always look forward to your videos…I’ve shared your videos and recruited a friend to get creative with me…we had fun with your alcohol inks. Still have to try the Pom Pom clips! …thanks again have a great week! Stay safe and healthy!

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) You should check out the stamp videos I have because you can make most any stamp you want and they are more special because they are yours and yours alone :) I am glad you found a crafting buddy, that makes creating so much more fun :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@aljohn]

If you click on my icon and use the search bar to look up foam stamps or just stamps you will find many videos for this project :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@Lizs.Tallent]

I love the small ink pads! I. Have a small craft area. Thanks Amy

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@laurabrindle1986]

This so neat thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@2learn4ever]

Enjoyed this demo, tfs. Always loved your handmade stamps, great designs!

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@kriskraftsmorewilson9651]

Thank you so much I remember when you did the other ones are I think this will be easier to handle also thank you and God bless and please have a amazing day

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@carolynreynolds7779]

A great way to get more stamp pads without spending a bundle.

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@margaritagerman]

I have been given about 40 mini dye ink pads. I also have about 20 mini chalk ink pads from the 1$ bins at ac Moore years ago. All of my mini ink pads are all dried out. Do you think putting the hand sanitizer on the dried out ink pads would revive them? Could I add my own ink to them? What if I tried to change the color of the original ink pad? Thank you Amy. I so appreciate your video each week.

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) If you have pads you are going to throw away, it is worth trying a bit of glycerine and water for water based pads or rubbing alcohol for solvent based pads :) That should work if they are just dried out, but if you have used up the ink the only way to get more color is to reink them :) I hope this helps :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@karenhankerson330]

Amy I love your series. I never thought of using food coloring to make a ink pad. Is it better to use the gel food coloring or it doesn't matter? I have some would die and pigments ink pads(love the colors / no longer make.) how to can I revive them? Tyfs and your creativity.

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) I think the gel works better, but I do not even know why I think that :) If you have pads you are going to throw away, it is worth trying a bit of glycerine and water for water based pads or rubbing alcohol for solvent based pads :) That should work if they are just dried out, but if you have used up the ink the only way to get more color is to reink them :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@rainbowflowerfairy4369]

Hi Amy. I was all ready to comment that it was your cancellation stamp but you got there first lol Can't believe a year has gone by already Thank you for the video Had no idea you could make your own ink pads Would be fun to make your own colour shades Take care :)

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@lagenegray3981]

I think I would like these smaller ink pads more than the large ones. I'm going to get around to making some of these--just because it looks fun :) We have two dollar trees in our local area, and they have both removed a lot of the great products (like crafting and stationary) that I depended on. They have replaced many, many items with $3 and $5 items that I know I won't really use. So my days of dollar shopping are sadly over. Is this happening everywhere?

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) Our Dollar Tree does not have the $3 or $5 items yet, but I have heard it from lots of people that they have the more expensive sections now :( tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@KD-dx9sp]

Love this video, thanks!😊

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@foxhousecreations4869]

What a fantastic idea and use of resources. Would this work with water color?

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) I have not tried it with water color, but it would be worth trying if you have water colors on hand :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@jilliangarner5281]

What type of sponge is that, that you are using? Does it matter what type of sponge you use when making these mini stamps?

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) It was a dish drying pad from the dollar tree, any thin sponge would work fine :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@tinaolson8312]

Can I use this to reink some of my old ink pads?

[@aljohn]

I would use this on old ink pads if I was not going to but the reinker at a later date :) If you are going to throw the ink pads away you might as well try this and see how it works, that is the fun of creating, just play around with it :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@lalagamma4452]

Sooooooooo stinking ingenious! I wasn't able to get the Easter egg dye, question could I substitute it with food dye?🐞

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) This is food color gel for the ink pads :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@elsgussenhoven1727]

Top 👏dankjewel ❤

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@joycesloman8533]

Great video I still have mine from last series...Amy will felt pads work can't find the dish cloth type any wear thanks hugs always from Canada

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) It might not be thick enough to hold much ink, but you can try a thin sponge with felt on top, that might work better :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@tinaolson8312]

So this is alcohol ink??? Do you know how to make water base ink like for reinkers?

[@aljohn]

This is not really alcohol ink, it is more of a dye ink, but not really that either, lol :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@melb.4609]

Hi Amy! Another inspiring video! Are you still taking requests for DIY craft tools/embellishments/etc. that you could puzzle out for us? I have a good one for you: Do you remember the coated papers we used to emboss/die-cut and then sand off the coating? I think the brand name was Core-dination (sp?) Papers. Well, it has gotten very hard to find (I've heard from Stacey Parks, of SMS, it isn't manufactured any longer. Eek!) and I have some dies with embossing features that I want to use with it. I'm concerned a layer of just acrylic paint would come off in pieces when sanded. Maybe it could be mixed with something?

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) I will give it a ponder :) The paper was just a plain colored card stock with a white core, at the time solid color was something advertised as special, and then when the embossing was started the white core paper became a specialty paper, lol :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@melb.4609]

@@aljohn The version I saw had a lighter version of the coating color in the core, not white. For example, red over pink or golden yellow over pale yellow. And I have seen a couple that have different colors for the coating and the core: one was navy coating over pale grey and the other was a distressed -looking (almost like worn denim) grey coating over black.

[@aljohn]

I have been working on it this morning and I will have the video on making your own Tuesday after next :) I work a week ahead so next weeks is already done :) Thank you for the suggestion, it really was fun working it out, I needed that :) I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@melb.4609]

@@aljohn Thank you, Amy! I look forward to seeing your DIY. :)

[@angel_on_the_edge8084]

Can the same formula be used for reinkers as for the ink for these pads? I have quite a few dried out pads (used the glycerine trick, they're too far gone to revive that way) and the reinkers for them are no longer available. How do I get them to match colourwise (or is it a trial and error process)??

[@aljohn]

If your pads are all used up and you cannot get the reinkers you want, this will give you use of those pads instead of throwing them away :) Matching would be trial and error, but you may come up with colors of your own that you like even better :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@angel_on_the_edge8084]

Thanks for your reply Amy. I've been researching different methods online, even the CMYK mixes (yikes, looks complicated but challenging - I have a lot of dried up spenk inkjet cartridges that I feel could be reconstituted). Currently soaking dried up felt tips in a little water to get colour bases, it's all an experiment/trial and error but that's the fun!! Love your channel and inspiration, x

[@cynthiaspurles1625]

Great video. What kind of sponge did you use?

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) It was a dish drying pad from the Dollar Tree :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@thetruth8053]

great video...this is a food gel coloring? thank you

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) Yes, it is food color gel (the kind that does not have any sugar in it, just color) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy

[@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281]

❄️🇨🇦❄️❤️

[@aljohn]

Thank you for your sweet comment :) tfw, and I hope you have an Outstanding Day :) amy