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I was curious if anyone can point me in the direction of a more current color comparison/matching chart for Stampin Up and Distress Inks. I know there was one created YEARS ago when distress inks first came on the market (I can't find that one either).... Anyone know of a more recent one? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Edited to Include Compiled List From Contributors
2005 Distress
Spiced Marmalade.....Pumpkin Pie (current color)
Dried Marigold.....Peach Parfait
Scattered Straw.....Hello Honey
Worn Lipstick.....Positively Pink
Aged Mahogany.....Bravo Burgundy
Dusty Concord.....Perfect Plum/Elegant Eggplant (current color)
Pine Needles.....Forest Foliage
Broken China.....Tempting Turquoise (current color)
Faded Jeans.....
Shabby Shutters.....Kiwi Kiss
Frayed Burlap.....Soft Suede (current color)/ Crumb Cake (current color)
Brushed Corduroy.....
Peeled Paint..... Old Olive (current color)
Walnut Stain..... Soft Suede (current color)
2010 Distress
Barn Door.....Real Red
Rusty Hinge.....
Wild Honey.....More Mustard/Delightful Dijon (In Color)
Spun Sugar.....Pink Pirouette (current color)
Victorian Velvet.....
Stormy Sky.....Buckaroo Blue
Bundled Sage.....Wild Wasabi
Tumbled Glass.....Tempting Turquoise
Chipped Sapphire.....Night of Navy
Crushed Olive.....Lucky Limeade
Forest Moss.....True Thyme
Pumice Stone.....Tip Top Taupe
2011-2012 Distress
Ripe Persimmon.....Calypso Coral (retired in color)
Seedless Preserves.....Eggplant Envy/ Blackberry Bliss (in color)
Gathered Twigs.....Baked Brown Sugar
Festive Berries.....Poppy Parade/ Real Red (current color)
Evergreen Bough.....Sage Shadow / Lost Lagoon (In Color)
Iced Spruce.....Lost Lagoon / Smokey Slate (current color)
Squeezed Lemonade.....
Peacock Feathers.....Taken With Teal
Shaded Lilac.....Lovely Lilac
Picked Raspberry.....Pink Passion / Melon Mambo (current color)
Mowed Lawn.....Gumball Green / Cucumber Crush (in color)
Salty Ocean.....Pacific Point
My color chart has some of the DS colors but I haven't bought the newer distress colors so it's not a complete list. Scroll down to comment #16 for the latest chart and then look in the "Other" column. The distress colors are denoted with "DS".
Here's what I have at the current point. I don't yet have all the Distress colors and sometimes the marker matches a Stampin Up color better than the ink pad. Most of these are close, not perfect. Some don't have a match. I was actually surprised how many I could get close on. I thought more would be dramatically different.
That was very helpful Diane - I have been going through the colors I do have and doing a match- up. Truth be told, this is in an effort to reduce the amount of things I have. I predominately use Stampin' Up! inks and my distress inks sit unused. After a careful consideration most of the things I purchased the distress inks for I can do with the Classic Inks so I will be selling the TH ones that match my SU inks.
Kan Iz ask a stooped? Why does this matter? I have _never_ heard of someone doing a Liqutex to Golden chart. I be confuzed.
I have a color chart for nearly every product I use - probably 6 of them just for tube watercolors and I compare them frequently.
Regular dye ink and distress ink behave quite differently.
So you might want to use a distress ink on a project to match some SU cardstock or DSP and would want the colors as close as possible.
Since SU sort of set the bar for ink/marker/cardstock color families, you will see a lot of product cross charts for SU ink - su + copic, su + distress, etc. so that a finished product looks nicely coordinated.
So that 3 million people don't have to spend the time doing it if one nice person is willing to share
That's the great thing about this stamping community - someone else has probably created the reference you're looking for and was nice enough to share it. Then you can pay it forward with something else.
Can someone please tell me the difference between distress oxide pads and stamping up ink pads? I have a nice collection of DO's but may have a chance at a fair number of SU pads & refills at a great price.
In a general sense would they be redundant or is the ink different enough to give me a different look? TIA
Can someone please tell me the difference between distress oxide pads and stamping up ink pads? I have a nice collection of DO's but may have a chance at a fair number of SU pads & refills at a great price.
In a general sense would they be redundant or is the ink different enough to give me a different look? TIA
SU pads are a dye ink. They behave differently than oxide inks. Oxide inks are used for techniques and blending colors together. They can be used for stamping. They react with water when you flick or use the spray bottle. Personally, I do not use oxide inks; I just never liked them. You can blend with dye inks, water color with them as they are water based, and stamp. I do not know if SU inks give the water droplet affect like oxides do. I know some dye inks do, like Gina K Designs. I blend my dye inks quite a bit on Bristol paper, and they work well. I do not know if this really answers your question.
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Can someone please tell me the difference between distress oxide pads and stamping up ink pads? I have a nice collection of DO's but may have a chance at a fair number of SU pads & refills at a great price.
In a general sense would they be redundant or is the ink different enough to give me a different look? TIA
Many of the DO inks work well on dark cardstock because of the pigment ink component in them. SU inks don't stand out on dark cs.
You can use SU inks (or rather, reinkers) to colour media such as texture paste or in a spray with water or dilute alcohol. I'm not sure if DO inks work in those settings, but they will certainly behave differently as soon as they come in contact with water.
You can squeeze an SU pad to get some ink on the underside of the lid, then watercolour with it using a paintbrush or aqua-painter.
Also, of course, the colour pallettes are different. I have both DO and SU inks and like them both but for different techniques. Horses for courses.
SU pads are a dye ink. They behave differently than oxide inks. Oxide inks are used for techniques and blending colors together. They can be used for stamping. They react with water when you flick or use the spray bottle. Personally, I do not use oxide inks; I just never liked them. You can blend with dye inks, water color with them as they are water based, and stamp. I do not know if SU inks give the water droplet affect like oxides do. I know some dye inks do, like Gina K Designs. I blend my dye inks quite a bit on Bristol paper, and they work well. I do not know if this really answers your question.
Thank you so much ... it does help to answer my question. I appreciate the time you took to answer my question.
Cheers.
Lisa
Many of the DO inks work well on dark cardstock because of the pigment ink component in them. SU inks don't stand out on dark cs.
You can use SU inks (or rather, reinkers) to colour media such as texture paste or in a spray with water or dilute alcohol. I'm not sure if DO inks work in those settings, but they will certainly behave differently as soon as they come in contact with water.
You can squeeze an SU pad to get some ink on the underside of the lid, then watercolour with it using a paintbrush or aqua-painter.
Also, of course, the colour pallettes are different. I have both DO and SU inks and like them both but for different techniques. Horses for courses.
That's great. I think I'll have to get them if I can. I'll find out tomorrow evening if they are indeed available. The SU colors look so vibrant. Can't wait to try them.
Thanks so much.
Cheers
Lisa
Distress Ink and Stampin Up Color Comparison
