Adirondack Pigment Ink #1 - Chipboard Part II

Continuing with the Adirondack Pigment Ink & Chipboard section I wanted to discuss pre-printed glossy cardstock pieces ~ the packaged chipboard pieces that match your favorite pattern paper lines. I have to admit sometimes there are some really off the wall pieces in those packages. Pieces I would most likely never use...UNTIL NOW! Well I pulled them out and started experimenting and this is what I came up with!

****Just to let you know this is in part a deomonstration but I also incorporated a bit of a comparison as well. I used some of other popular pigment inks on the market along side Rangers Pigment Ink to show how differently the water based inks are from regular oil based pigment inks. I think this will really highlight how revolutionary they are.****

Initially I pulled out 2 additional types of pigment ink to compare with the Adirondack Pigment Ink ~ Brilliance Archival Pigment Ink from Tsukineko, Inc. and Color Box Petal Point Pigment Ink from Clearsnap Inc.

I inked each piece of glossy chipboard in the same fashion, pouncing each piece on the ink pad.

Next I heated all 3 pieces to speed the drying process.

After only about 30 seconds with heat the Adirondack Pigment Ink was dry. I continued heating and about 1 minute later the Brilliance Ink had dried for the most part but the Color Box Pigment Ink was no where near dry. It still smudged when I ran my finger across the top.

Individual results.....

Brilliance Pigment Ink ~ I don't know if you can see it very well in the photo but prior to drying as the ink sat on the glossy chipboard it beaded up in several spots drying this way. It was a very uneven coverage in the end. Where the ink gathered it did cover the design below. I think it would take several coats to cover the entire piece completely.

Color Box Pigment Ink ~ I don't think this ink would have ever dried on the glossy chipboard without embossing powder. I heated it for another 2 minutes after the initial 1 1/2 minutes and it still smudged when I checked it. Besides not drying it did not cover the image well at all. Even after heating the markings still showed through.

Adirondack Pigment Ink ~ Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words...you can see for yourself how well this ink covered the glossy chipboard! It dried very quickly ~ only 30 seconds under the gun. A nice matte finish that covered the entire image below.... Hands down the winner in my book.

Just for good measure I inked up the Brilliance chip on one side to see how well the ink covered other types of ink....again, the results speak for themselves!

I was so excited about sharing this comparison I couldn't wait for the Glossy Accents to dry on this ATC I made using the chip - LOL!!

If you will notice I inked the edges of the chip with Snow Cap (white) Adirondack Pigment Ink....It covered the Cranberry perfectly!! Not many white inks can do that.

I hope this has shed a bit of light on just how different these new inks really are! Results you can see and compare for yourself.

Keep checking back as I'll will be sharing a couple more chipboard examples then move on to some other techniques using these incredible new pigment inks!

Thanks for stopping by friends :)