Tips for Using Versamark

I just got a VersaMark ink pad today, but I have never used one. I found this tip sheet online: http://www.tsukineko.com/pdf/tip_versamark.pdf just click to see the sheet.

Here are some other tips I've found online:
1. A TRULY CLEAR EMBOSSING PAD: Just stamp and emboss with coloured powder or clear powder (for a see through shine).
2. A WATERMARK: This is great for backgrounds, it will deepen the shade of coloured paper wherever you stamp. Just think about this, for every colour of paper you own, you now have a complementary colour of ink! VersaMark pens and pads will work best on medium toned non-glossy cardstock that does not have a white center. Images will not show up well on very light or very dark colours of cardstock.
3. POPPIN' PASTELS: There are a couple of ways to accomplish this effect on light coloured card stocks. 1.) Apply chalks to the area to be stamped, stamp with VersaMark and allow to dry or use heat gun. Then rub gently with a clean cotton ball. You can get a dramatic effect by adding more chalk to a cotton ball or dauber after you stamped with the VersaMark. You can also emboss while stamped image is still wet with clear embossing powder and the image will jump out at you! 2.) Stamp first then chalk gently over the stamped area and watch the image magically appear.
4. REVERSE PASTELS: This time you use brightly coloured chalk to cover dark coloured cardstock (Basic Black, Night of Navy, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, etc.) and then stamp over the chalked area. The ink will pull out the colour of the paper from beneath the chalk. Be sure to clean the stamp before re-inking it as the chalk you removed is now on your stamp and you will dirty your VersaMark pad.
5. SHADOWING: This is a technique to use with Kaleidacolor pads and word stamps but you can use it for anything really. Just stamp directly over your first image. Because you will seldom be exact you will make a shadow that gives the initial image a 3-D effect. You can even take it a step further and emboss with a transparent powder like Pearl or Iridescent Ice.
6. BRAYER RESIST: Stamp image(s) onto Glossy White cardstock using VersaMark ink. Heat set or gently wipe away the ink using a lotion-free tissue and small circular motion. Ink up your brayer and roll it over the paper. Wherever the VersaMark ink was stamped, the paper will resist the colored ink from your brayer. This works on matte cardstock but looks better on glossy.
7. VERSAMARK & 2-STEP STAMPING: Stamp the same image first w/VersaMark & then with metallic ink. Just shift the image a little bit when stamping the metallic ink. It gives it a shadowed look.
8. EMBOSSING ON GLASS: Using the embossing buddy first, then using the VersaMark to stamp the image on a glass container, then emboss with detail gold or silver. Fill it with candy and tie a ribbon on it.
9. EMBOSSING WITH STAMPS: Ink your stamp with VersaMark, then stamp on one of your colour pads or you can use a dauber to apply the color ink if you are worried about the color pad. Stamp and use clear embossing powder and heat set. Be certain to clean stamp before re-inking on VersaMark pad or you will leave colour on it.
10. DISCREET JOURNALING LINES: Although the VersaMark ink is sticky when applied, it dries like regular ink and loses the stickiness. It is Acid-free and safe for scrapbook pages. It works perfectly on all coloured cardstock.
11. BATIK TECHNIQUE: Simply stamp your image using Versamark on ultrasmooth white or confetti or other light CS and then emboss with clear embossing powder. Let cool. Then gently wad paper into a ball or you could fold it into a small square for a different look. Unfold it and smooth it out. Place it on a towel and wet with water so the paper is very damp. Next ink your brayer with a Kaleidacolor pad and brayer across the paper. The image will stay white while the ink will seep into cracks and the rest of the paper will have a batik look.
12. VERSAMARK PEN: Your VersaMark Pen (which has a point tip end and a brush tip end) can be used to highlight the edges of die cut or letters. Try detailing each edge of the letter to give them dimension and the appearance of matting. Another great technique is to use the brush tip edge only on one side so that you have the appearance of a shadow. Using the VersaMark pen for journalling is also very easy.

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