Recently I was asked the difference between Stampin’ Write Markers and Stampin’ Blends. I thought you may have a similar question as well, so I thought I would write a post about both of them, their differences and benefits. Videos of both sets of markers are at the end of this post.
Stampin’ Write Markers are like regular magic markers, but with Stampin’ Up! colors and are water based like the ink pads. They are good for coloring small images, fine detail and/or writing. You can color directly on the stamps with these markers and then stamp on paper (blow or huff on the stamp before pressing on paper to re-moisture the ink). This is a good technique of getting multiple colors on one image. I have been able to re-ink some of my dry markers with the re-inkers (although this technique is not endorsed by Stampin’ Up!). Here is a separate post on how I re-ink my Stampin’ Write Markers – https://mailsomethingpretty.com/re-ink-the-stampin-write-markers-to-keep-them-alive-and-usable/
Stampin’ Blends are artist quality alcohol based markers and need to be used with Memento Black Ink or the old Archival Black Stampin’ Up! ink. Using an alcohol ink such as StazOn will make the colors bleed onto the stamped image/outline. These markers are comparable to the more expensive Copics Markers, but in Stampin’ Up! colors and less cost. Copics have all sorts of numbers and letters associated with their colors, for blending sake. Stampin’ Up! Blends come in light and dark shades of each color for easier use. Blends are wonderful for coloring larger images and blending colors together. The markers will not be affected/damaged by coloring a light color on top of a dark. There are also no lines associated with coloring large areas like regular markers. Smooth coloring is one of their benefits. They are not refillable (like the Copics). They have very tight and secure covers and shouldn’t dry out as long as the cap is on tight. You can not directly color on the stamps with Blends like the markers above.
I suggest trying out a few colors of the Blends and see what you think. I love them! I still like to use the Stampin’ Write markers for coloring on my stamps directly, but I use them less frequently than my Blends. Blending colors and/or shades together is quite addictive! Here are two videos showing the differences:
Stampin’ Write Markers
Link to Stampin’ Write Markers
Stampin’ Blends
You need to use Memento Ink with Blends Markers
I hope that helps show the differences between Stampin’ Writes vs. Stampin’ Blends Markers. Both are great coloring tools and have their purpose. If you have questions on different tools, please let me know so I can write a post about it. Thanks!
