How to Make Stamp Pad Ink

Making stamp pad ink can be as easy or as complicated as you like. Ink has been made for millennia and has been used to write or draw on mediums from papyrus to parchment to paper. Many of the recipes for ink involve creating great quantities, the ingredients are becoming more difficult to obtain, and the time and effort involved is substantial. Below are several ink mixtures that you can make with relative ease to refill your stamp pad.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Powdered clothes dye (colors of your choice – grocery store)
• Alcohol
• Glycerin (drugstore or online)
• OR
• Egg yolk
• Gum Arabic (art supply store)
• Honey
• Lamp black (art supply store)
• EXTRAS
• Vinegar
• Laundry bluing (grocery store

1. 
    
   www. rit dye. com

   CLOTHES DYE INK
   Mix enough powdered clothes dye (any color) with 1/4 teaspoon alcohol until it resembles thin cream. Add 5 tablespoons glycerin and stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour ink over used up stamp pad. Keep the box tightly covered when not in use.

2. 
    
   www. klimt 02. net

   LAMP BLACK INK
   Mix 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon gum arabic, and 1/2 cup honey in a small bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon lamp black to make a thick paste. Store in a jar. To use, mix a small amount of the paste with a little water to make a fluid. Carefully pour onto stamp pad. Keep the box tightly covered when not in use.

3. 
    
   www. presto dye. com

   PRUSSIAN BLUE INK
   Dissolve small amount of Prussian Blue laundry bluing in water. Carefully pour onto stamp pad. Keep the box tightly covered when not in use.

Tips & Warnings

• Lamp black can be purchased or can be made by holding a plate over a lit candle
• Vinegar can be substituted for water in any of these mixtures to avoid diluting the color of the ink
• Look at the links on this article page and check them out!
• Ink is not an edible substance. Do Not use this in pasta or other food recipes.

Resources

• Make Ink
• Paint, Dye, and Ink Recipes
• eHow - How to Buy Glycerin
• Buy Glycerin Online

[Derren]

on 4/30/2009 Cool information.

[JeannieKerns]

on 4/14/2009 Great article :-)

[apalmer]

on 4/13/2009 This is a great article on making stamp pad ink! Never would have thought of it!

[Mitestarossa]

on 4/12/2009 Great details on making a stamp pad ink.

[makaksa]

on 4/12/2009 Helpful article on how to make stamp pad ink.