WORTHY OF MENTION: CLEARSNAP, INC.

A couple of year ago I was up to my Iris drawers in ink pads and reinkers. No question, it was time to downsize. I decided to really downsize...to one company. Don't misunderstand, going this route was better for me, but it may not be better for you. I chose Clearsnap for several reasons: the variety of products; the quality of those products; the excellent customer service. Clearsnap does not have an alcohol-based ink (at this time), but I found that mixing Ancient Page with isoprophyl alcohol produced a reasonable substitute.

Click WORTHY OF MENTION (above) to go to the Clearsnap site; the site has complete information for all of their products. Here's uses for a few of the products.

Reinkers: Couldn't get along without these little bottles. I'm not sure which way I use them most...to ink a pad or as a paint. Blend types and/or colors for great affects; a couple drops of embossing ink in a dye ink allows the dye ink to be thermal embossed. An opened CD case is a handy blending palette, and it also can be used as an inking plate for a 4" brayer. Just close the case when you're finished; pigment inks won't dry for ages in a closed CD case. When necessary, rejuvenate either pigment or dye inks by lightly misting with water. Remember, there's no rule that says you have to buy the pad in order to buy the reinker.
StamPress: Handy! Handy! handy! Strips of paper (including adding machine tape), clay (air-dry and polymer), soft metal sheeting, transparencies and fabric (and there's more) are stamped quick as you can turn the handle. Clearsnap offers cut strips of assorted supplies if you don't feel like cutting. To pressure emboss paper, cut a 2" wide strip of the thinnest MagicStamp, place a strip of paper that has been slightly dampened on both sides on the MagicStamp. Position the MagicStamp/paper layers just under the front of the slected Rollapgraph Wheel; an ink cartridge is optional. Lower the Wheel so there is moderate pressure on the paper as the handle is turned. Roll the strip through the StamPress; allow the paper to dry.
MagicStamp: Although optional, I most often use a temporary mount with MagicStamp. It's probably the fastest supply to use for a DIY stamp. Heat it up (heat gun), push a dimensional object into the warm surface, pick up the object, and you stamp is ready to go. Don't like the way it turned out...give the MagicStamp another blast with the heat gun and start over. Mounted MagicStamp is excellent for DTP techniques and also for coloring the raised portions of pressure embossed paper. Add color to MagicStamp either by rubbing it over a well-inked pad or by using a rubber brayer to blend ink into the surface.
Stylus Molding Mats: These are so great! Ink with either a pad or brayer, cover with paper, burnish the back of the paper with a Scratch-Art Rubbing Stick and pick up the paper. Ink with either pigment or embossing ink and place polymer clay that has been rolled flat on the inked mat. Flatten the clay on the mat with a clay roller, acrylic or rubber brayer. With the clay on the mat, cure the clay as director by the manufacturer. When cool, lift the clay from the mat. And then there's the tried and true technique for the Stylus Mats...Stylus Tips.