That's a great idea! I found these to work pretty well, considering, but if they do start to deflate, so to speak, I will definitely go that route! Thanks for watching! 😍

The circle die may also be of value in trimming the label if anyone has issues with the overhang.

I haven’t had any issues like that. You might just try hot gluing them. Have you tried that yet?

Thank you Kathya! It is working!!!

You’re so very welcome! Glad it was helpful! 🥰

Wonderful! I hope this helps! 🥰

So glad you found it helpful!!! ♥️

That's a great idea! Perfect gift for your crafty friends! 💞

You DO realize your friends will come to hate you as well as love you...Right? For YEARS I resisted the temptation of joining in with a dear friend’s addiction until finally at the beginning of 2018 I succumbed! Now I have a hoarder’s stash and NO craft room to “play” in, let alone store my goodies in!! 😩😫😭😢☹️🙁😕. In truth, your idea of “KITS” is SUPER!!! Ideally, whatever you share will most likely not take up much more space than, say, a book. Oooo...I can see a WHOLE NEW USE for unused dvd and/or vcr cases!!!

Agreed! And they take up less space, too! 🥰

Yay! I love hearing that my videos are helpful! Hugs and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything! 🥰

@@KathyaKalinine awwww thank you 🙏 that means a lot 🥹 I hope your renovations are going well Xx

Aw, thanks! I'm so glad you liked it! 😍

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful! 💞

Thank you! 😊

Excellent! You will love them. Thank you for watching! ♥️

You’re very welcome! ♥️♥️♥️

Thanks, Kelly!!! ♥️

Aw, thank you! ♥️

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! 🥰

I hear you. I didn’t even think of the cost comparison. I was coming from a standpoint of being able to take all these mini ink pads on the go instead of large bulky ink pads. I know they’re less expensive due to the mini jars being very cost savings and reinkers being less expensive than an ink pad. I suppose it might be easy to calculate the cost, depending on what ink pad brands are your favorite. I will use them in an upcoming video. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching!

Thanks so much! ♥️

Agreed! Glad you found it helpful! 🤗

Awesome, Amber! These are the perfect size. The custom color option for me was ideal. Hugs, you Zentangle Queen!!! 🥰

When I had the opportunity I sprung for Distress Re-Inkers instead of pads, as, after watching so many y.t. vids on D.I. techniques, THAT seemed the way to go.

Dont forget to try ink refresher that comes in a spray bottle. You can easily revive your ink pads with the spray and reactivate your ink pads!

Thanks so much, Mary! ♥️♥️♥️

You’re so welcome!!!

Thank you! Cheers! 🥰

I’ve been doing some research and learning that inkjet printer is a dye-based ink. It’s far less expensive to buy those bottles and then mix them to make endless colors. I have some at home and might share some experimenting on an upcoming episode. Stay tuned! 😍

Awesome! I love how portable they are! 🥰

Agreed! That’s a wonderful idea! Thanks for watching and the lovely comment! ♥️

You’re very welcome! I have learned over time, too, that when your ink pad dies up, the ink remains but the ‘fluid’-the carrier of the ink-evaporates. So, I started buying ink refresher. Instead of re-inkers. I haven’t tried the re-inker refresher on my CP inks yet, but I plan to try it because the properties are similar to distress inks. Thanks for watching! ♥️

@@KathyaKalinine for my first 10 years of card making all of my ink pads were secondhand fines at garage sales etc, and I kept them going with the DIY ink pad refresher! The frugal Crafter impressed me early on with her money saving ideas and she had the refresher recipe of distilled water, glycerin, and a little alcohol. It worked great but I really use those ink pads up and as my arthritis got worse they were difficult to use because they were rangers felt pads. I ended up buying the entire set of Concord and 9th cubes and a set of reinkers for them. I built my own ink pad storage with phone core board and made little drawers for that set of inks and I can put four cubes in the space of one full size ink pad. It was a must do because I only have so much space in my craft room. It's already tight in there. Where there's a will there's a way.

Love it! I craft in a small space, too. At my age, I’m starting to notice wrist issues, too. I like your foam core storage system. I love to DIY! I’m in the process (hopefully this weekend) of recording a diy ink pad storage that’s actual video instead of pictures. I had great success with the one I made that I have requests to show how I build it. Stay tuned!♥️

It sure does!!! I recorded this video a while ago and decided to pull these out. Surprisingly, they didn’t dry out! 🙂

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed! 🥰

Yes they are! So glad you enjoyed!

Awwww! ♥️♥️♥️ I just love to share! Glad you enjoyed it! 😘

You’re very welcome! ♥️

I’m so glad this helped! I have studied art all my life. I have a passion for art in all forms and color is so beautiful. Thank you so much for watching! ♥️

Lol! 😂🥰 Glad it made you giggle! 😉

Thank you! ♥️

I don’t have a list, unfortunately, but I’ve studied art all my life and love color. I’ll see if I can find something fir you. ♥️

Thanks much, and welcome! ♥️

Thanks!!! So glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

So glad you found it helpful! thanks for watching! ♥️

Fantastic. I just realized I did not include the link to the jars, so I responded to your other comment with a link. Enjoy! ♥️

You’ll love it! Super handy and I just used them on a card and the sponges did not dry out! Have fun and thanks for watching!

Will do! I made a couple about two weeks prior to recoding this video. Since the mini pots have screw top lids, the ink stays juicy. I will keep you all posted, though! 😊

Thank you! This was a brilliant idea. I have made over 40 pads, some with homemade inks! They work beautifully. I am so glad you posted this. Scrapbook.com must wonder why I need so many of these foam pads.

@@marywagner9927 Ha ha! I plan on ordering more, too! So glad this worked for you as well!

Ann Eslinger AGREED!! I bought some shallow ink-pad-sized plastic containers from a’zon to do just that, BUT I need to find flat rectangular “foundation sponges” to use in them! Let me know - ANYBODY - if you have a source idea for those. ((Wish there was a way to securely contact you, Ann E., as I’ve “inherited” a friend’s stash of re-inkers (& pads) that I know I won’t use up in one lifetime!! I’d gladly share!!!))

@@wmwilson30 It’s been a while since I looked at what I “inherited”, so I’ll have to see what I have. Do you have an idea what TYPES of ink you’re interested in?

Thank you! Cheers! More videos are in the works! 😍

Thanks, Jacqui! Agreed. They are super handy! 🙂

Wonderful! Welcome, Yve! Thank you for subscribing and watching! ♥️

Agreed! Crafting on the go! 😊

Thanks, Anja! 🥰

I hope you’re able to find them!!! Let me know if I can help. If Amazon doesn’t have them, try Etsy?…

@@KathyaKalinine thank you so much. Amazon Canada has the exact jars but the domed foam pieces are back ordered everywhere that I've checked. I'll keep searching. I'm halfway there. Thanks again.

Oh my goodness! Today is my birthday and you just made my day with your comment! Hugs right back at you! ♥️♥️♥️

Mine, too!

You're welcome 😊

Thank you and welcome! ♥️

Several folks have mentioned they might try that! Glad you found it helpful! ♥️

So glad you enjoyed! Happy Easter!🐣

I’m glad it was helpful! 😊

You may have just used too much ink on the little pads. You could make some colored card stock by removing some of the excess ink and die cut shapes from them. Also, I’m not sure these little ink pads are best suited for small sentiments, but what you could try is stamp on a scrap piece of paper and then stamp on your project. I hope this helps! ♥️

Kathya Kalinine could you provide us a link to the jars you used?

@@KWicksable You bet! On my blog at the bottom of the post, all the supplies I used are listed. Let me know if you can't get to the blog and I can post them. here, too. Here's the link with all the supplies I used: kali9designs.blogspot.com/2020/08/diy-mini-ink-pads.html

KWicksable amzn.to/3nkNRFY

AWESOME idea! I’ve been doing mixed media art for 20 years and begging Ranger to make diy spots available. Don’t need them at all now. Thanks!!

@@shirleyb2896 You’re so welcome! Let me know how they work for you! 🥰

Glad it helped! 🙂

So glad it helped! ♥️

Thanks! You know what I was thinking just this morning?...affix small strips of magnetic tape and then use something that uses a magnet to pick each of them up. I have a magnetic telescope wand that I keep handy for those times I drop dies when crafting. That would work, too! And then, yes, you could definitely put the labels on the bottom! I hope this helps! 😊

You're so very welcome! 😊

Thank you, Ingrid! 😘

Hi! I haven’t used them in a good while, but like any ink pads I have, I’m sure they’re dry by now. But all that means is the water evaporated from the container. It happens to all my ink pads over time. I always keep ink pad refreshers on hand, because the ink (pigment/color) is still there, but it just needs to be rehydrated. I have found that mixing a few drops of glycerine with water and applied to the ink pad does the trick. You just want to move that ink around to get it thoroughly saturated. I hope that helps! ♥️ I would say they are relatively easy to hold. I initially made them so I could take all my inks in smaller scale form when we go on family vacations. Great way to bring favorites when traveling. 😊

Thanks! 💕

Thanks, Linda! ♥️

Yay! Thank you!

Awesome! I’m currently planning another video that I will post this weekend. Thanks for subscribing! ♥️

You’re very welcome! I’m currently editing another video, so stay tuned! Thanks for watching! ♥️

@@KathyaKalinine I have subscribed and I’m excited to see what cool idea and card you have coming! 👏🏻

Crafty hugs!!! ♥️

Hi Abigail! The domes are not super soft, so that helps. I haven’t used them on very large stamps-just smaller areas without big dips in the stamp, so to speak. I haven’t used these mini custom ink pads in about 3 months but I just opened some a couple weeks ago and they’re still juicy. I suppose it just depends on how much you saturate the little domes. I’m glad you’re inspired! Keep me posted if you make some! ♥️

Glad you enjoyed! 🥰

Awesome! She will love them! Happy holidays! ♥️

You’re so welcome! ♥️

Glad you enjoyed! ♥️

Thanks for watching! Hope it inspires you! 😊

Thanks, my friend! ♥️♥️♥️

Thanks Amber! I work full time so I don’t get the chance to post every week. A new video is coming soon! 🥰

@@KathyaKalinine I work full-time as well and WOW I give you TONS of credit for all that you do!!! That is a great deal to juggle. I did order, thanks for including the links, that is a big help. I am horrible with measurements especially when it is not inches.

So glad it was helpful! ♥️

@@KathyaKalinine just ordered the jars and sponges

Karen, what jars did you order?

mary wagner Beauticom 10G/10ML Round Clear Jars with Screw Cap Lids for Powdered Eyeshadow, Mineralized Makeup, Cosmetic Samples - BPA Free(40 Pieces) www.amazon.com/dp/B01AFF2RXM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_LAzEFbZWK3AB5

Thanks! 😍

Thank you, sweet friend! 🥰

Hi Esther! Yes, alcohol ink is what I use in the video. 🥰