I watched an online demonstration of crafters decorating greeting cards with these inks ( and bought a set of pearlized colors: Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink Collection Pack 2, which included 'siren' (a deep lustrous pink.) They give better coverage than marking pens and the applicator allows you to color in very fine details. The ink is opaque, so you can use them over colored cardstock.
One of the 'features' I dislike about marking pens (the cheap ones, at least) is that the color is absorbed by the paper and spreads into areas I don't want it to go. You don't have to worry about spreading with these inks: they go on like enamel. Maybe that's why the bottles are designed to look like fingernail polish containers.
I also tried floating the inks on water to see if I could create marbled paper with them (as is shown in the demo video). I used 110 lb. cardstock, and the colors did take, but they were very light and their characteristic sheen didn't come through. Possibly glossy cardstock would serve as a better base for marbling with these Smooch Accent Inks. I won't be throwing away my regular marbling colors any time soon.
In summary, I can highly recommend this product to add color to greeting cards, especially small, stamped images, and decorative edging.these colors are greate, they where used for our Save the Date Cards. Great colors on paper.
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