What is the difference between the Ranger Rainbow Pads and other rainbow pads and how can I keep them fresh?
The rainbow effect achieved by our Adirondack and Big & Juicy Rainbow pads provides a smooth transition from one color to the next, not those dreaded, unattractive stripes. Besides stamping with them, these rainbows are great for brayering onto glossy paper for use as backgrounds. Scrappers love the Big & Juicy rainbows for brayering color right onto jumbo frame stamps. Our hand-made rainbows are very popular with the most savvy of stampers. The dye inks are applied in vertical stripes onto the felt pads with no sectioning between colors. The blending of the inks at the point where they touch provides an easy progression from color to color. Please know that our blended rainbows do not always appear to have distinct color separations even when fresh. This is normal and this is the beauty of these rainbows. Also, note that the felt insert has a cloth cover laminated to the top of the pad. Dyes tend to run across this cloth covering much more quickly than they blend in the felt below. Al
