Ink Blending Tool & Alcohol Ink Tool

Several people have asked and e-mailed many questions about the Ink Blending Tool so I thought I'd post some answers here to help...

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? - Lots of people are wondering if the Alcohol Ink tool will work in place of the Ink Blending Tool.

! - The answer is yes!! The Ink Blending Tool and Alcohol Ink tools are basically the same animal ~ both have a Velcro hook type material attached to the bottom and the Ink Blending Foams will attach to either tool.

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? - Will the Cut & Dry Foam Pads attach on the Ink Blending Tool if I just cut it up into small pieces?

! - No, the Cut & Dry Foam Pad has a different type backing than the Ink Blending Tool Foams have. They will not stick to the Ink Blending Tool Handle.

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? - Can I just use the Cut & Dry Foam Pad instead of the Ink Blending Tool & Foam to create the same techniques?

! - Yes and no... I know that's not the answer you were looking for but it's true. You will be able to recreate SOME of the Ink Blending Tool techniques using cut up pieces of Cut & Dry Foam Pad but it's going to be very difficult.

You will be able to use the Cut & Dry Foam for the edging techniques fairly easily. When you get into the more complicated techniques you will have a difficult time controlling the ink. You will also get pressure points from using the Cut & Dry Foam that are eliminated by using the Ink Blending Tool & Foams. You will loose that smooth flawless transition from color to color as well.

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People are having a hard time finding the Ink Blending Tool & Foams and are asking where to find it in stock. Here are a few web-sites that have found which have it in stock (at this moment)....

USA -

http://www.hannahgrey.com/shop/products_new.php?osCsid=321c43b061e6ddc9ef452e5f2ebcaa1b

http://www.schmoozewithsuze.com/product/product.php?pID=070801082919

http://www.blockheadstamps.com/tools.html

http://www.wilde-ideas.com/Vndrs/Rgr/ink_blending_tool-ss2.html

http://store.scrapbook.com/gb-ribt616.html

UK -

http://scrapz.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1821&osCsid=7cbd4a7839f225d56930ee0d6bb658a5

http://www.thestampattic.co.uk/tim_holtz_alcohol_ink.htm

I'm still looking for stores that have it and will update as I find them :)

Hope this helps answer some questions you might have about the Ink Blending Tool. If you have a question I haven't covered, please feel free to ask. I'm always happy to help when and where I can!