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Do you have two sets of blending brushes for these?
Do you have two sets of blending brushes for inks? One for distress inks and one for dye inks? I went to use one of my brushes the other day for dye ink, and I could not get the distress ink removed from it by wiping it many times on a microfibre cloth. I do not want to have to wash and scrub these down every time I use a different type of ink. The blue ink had a purple tint to it, so it would have messed up the light blue I was trying to use. If the dye inks remove easier, I could just get a few brushes for the dye inks, and keep the others as dedicated distress ink brushes? I guess I need to keep my ink sponges/daubers seperated too.
Just wondered if anyone else has had this issue?
I have one set of blending brushes that I use for everything and I wash them well after each use, the types of inks and colors do not cross contaminate. If you want to skip the washing step and the LONG drying time, two sets is the way to go. The thing that has stained the brushes surprised me -- soft pastels, everything else has washed out.
Mary Beth
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I use one set of brushes and it's worked out okay except for my blues - I have two for that color. One for brighter blues and another for anything with gray or green in it.
I think it's working for me because I tend to use it for lighter applications - very few galaxy backgrounds or heavy inking like that. And I often don't ink up first but use the ink remaining on the brush first and it's often enough. So maybe how you use your brushes is part of what to consider?
I wash my blending brushes well every time as well, warm water and Dawn dish soap. I do have two sets-large to small for different areas that need color. I also labeled the back of the blending brush head, blue-dark, blue-light, etc....for all my general colors. Made it easy to not contaminate the brush with another ink light/dark in case there was some ink left deep in the brush. Love the soft effect the blending brushes leave.
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Do you have two sets of blending brushes for inks? One for distress inks and one for dye inks?
Are distress oxide inks a third category that should have its own brushes? Or can we use the same brushes for distress and distress oxide inks before washing the brushes?
(Note to self: Every craft room needs a sink or at least one close by.)
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I started out with very few, so started the habit of washing with a drop or two of dish soap & warm water right away. Even though I have a few more brushes now, I still wash them at the end of that stamping/blending period, while still using blue stained for blue ink, etc. I have a sink very near my stamping table, so in this case it's not much of a bother.
I have three sets- One for SU dye inks (I have the older style), one for DI's & then the other for Oxide's. I have one for each color lot. I can get them cheap so it's worth it to me. I do wash them every time I use them.
I think I got it worked out. I found that I had two brushes for blue ink, so I'll use the one for purple toned blues and one for the others. I might pick up one or two later on, but I think I am good for now.
Thank you all for your input! If it gets to be a problem again, I can always pick up another inexpensive set. Just didn't want to have to get more if I didn't need to, and I wondered how others handled it.
I wash mine with dish soap, but the tool that really helps get them clean is the silicone paw print (pawsitively everything tool 'PET" ) from SSS, I rub the soapy brush over the grooves on the paw and it is amazing how much more ink washes out.
I have so many blender tools which are split between my work areas. I have a set of blender brushes in each area. I use what I pick up if it's the color I'm working with and don't give it a second thought. To prevent cross-contamination between distress oxide, distress ink, and archival inks I just rub them on a baby wipe to clean them off. I haven't seen any harm in doing so.
In addition, I have specific labeled brushes for other mediums such as Daddy Van's wax and metallic pastes.
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I wash mine with dish soap, but the tool that really helps get them clean is the silicone paw print (pawsitively everything tool 'PET" ) from SSS, I rub the soapy brush over the grooves on the paw and it is amazing how much more ink washes out.
I use a similar tool. I bought mine from Dollar Tree. It works great.
I have 2 sets. One for dye inks and one for distress oxides. You can use one set of brushes for dye and normal distress as they are also dye based inks.
I have one style of stipple brushes for regular distress inks. and my Oxides I use little round foam pieces on the wood handle. because, the creaminess of that ink, I think it lends it self better to full coverage things and I like how the brushes are more subtle with the regular distress. So, only one set of brushes that I do not wash. ( I have a bunch of them the colors are written on the bottoms of the handle they stand up in a little wooden tray and I pretty much know which brush is what color)
The other dye inks or pigment inks I have in color I either use with brayering or stamping so, I don't use them the same way and they really don't need brushes.
I use blending brushes for dye inks including regular Distress ink and domed form tools for Distress Oxides. I do have a brush for each color family. I wipe off the blending brushes on a microfiber cloth after use.
I have three sets- One for SU dye inks (I have the older style), one for DI's & then the other for Oxide's. I have one for each color lot. I can get them cheap so it's worth it to me. I do wash them every time I use them.
I would love to know where to get the cheap blending brushes that you use! Are they a particular brand? I hope you can give enough information that I, and others who need them, can find the ones you are actually using. Many thanks!!
mcw519
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I would love to know where to get the cheap blending brushes that you use! Are they a particular brand? I hope you can give enough information that I, and others who need them, can find the ones you are actually using. Many thanks!!
mcw519
m carolyn w
I got them at Dollar Tree & Dollar General. I have one nice set that my DH got me at WalMart. My most used sets are the ones from Dollar General.
I got them before pandemic. I haven't seen the brushes at the stores I go to in awhile. I shop at four DT's regularly & three DG's.
I just checked Dollar General's website. I don't see them listed. I would still check in their makeup department. DG is short staffed, behind on freight and still carrying older stock of certain items. They are also doing a reset and remodel of the stores so check in clearance too.
If you can find the brushes, stack your DG coupons you can get the brushes for around fifty cents.
I live in WalMart country. My store is a test site store. It is also next door to Ulta. They get in Ulta beauty things to compete. I am pretty sure my WalMart brand is Ulta because they are very luxurious. They feel like a mink. I know they are not but that is the brush quality. I don't remember the brand name. I have had them for about four years now.
I hope that helps. I am sorry it's not a lot to go on.
Nope. I use the same brushes and daubers for everything. I have one for each color family. For some colors, I have separate ones for light and dark (e.g. blues and greens). I rub them off on a piece of scrap paper or a baby wipe to clean them. If they get very stained, I use a scrubber that I bought at WalMart for under $5 (including a holder that I've seen for $15 elsewhere).
I bought a crap ton of those blender domes that go on the velcro handles. I have boxes where I label which color each is. I mostly blend with my OXIDES so most of them are OXIDES. I will use the occasional SU ink though. I hate the price of any blending brushes. I don't want to fiddle with washing and drying them. The only thing is that it takes discipline to grab the label maker and make a label when I am using an ink I haven't blended/labelled before.
and picked up this set for special mediums at Hobby Lobby. All work just fine for my purposes. I still use the dauber tools with round foam pads. I use whatever is close at hand with inks. (I also have a collection of the egg shaped sponges.) https://www.hobbylobby.com/Scrapbook...Set/p/81053376
I replaced my black handled set with this set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HQKYKX4...t_details&th=1
They're the same ones Bohodiva has, but from Amazon rather than **********. It's so much easier to grab the right one with the colored handles and the white bristles (as opposed to brown like some others) show me the color, too, since mine do NOT get washed. I'm much too lazy for that LOL. I use mostly Distress, DOX, and Archival inks and the only cleaning I do is to rub the excess ink off on my scrap paper. Sometimes I end up with very pretty scrap paper
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You can get inexpensive blending brushes just bout anywhere but Amazon has tons of choices. The first ones I bought were from Stampin Up. I decided I wanted a variety of sizes though so I hit up Amazon. I'm glad I did. Now I have a nice collection for not a lot of money.
Do you have two sets of blending brushes for these?
