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I had several people ask me about the Versamagic Dew Drops I bought from Eclectic Paperie. These dew drops are versatile fast drying Chalk inks that have a soft matte look. They are archival safe and acid free. That’s what the package said.

I stamped all 36 colors on Confetti white and try to match up the colors with our Stampin’ Up! craft inks. Twice I couldn’t match it at all. I guess our retired colors mauve mist and mint melody would have matched with those colors. Twice I used classic ink.

The VersaMagic Dew Drops aren’t super fast drying as the package says. You will still have to hit it with a heat gun or set aside for a minute or two (proof: check the dark blue ink….smeared with me writing next to it ….being a lefty and all).

I love the way they stamp though. No bubbling and perfect coverage. They are wonderful to use on acrylic and rubber stamps. I am glad I have them.

Click on the thumbnail to make the image bigger. I hope you can see the colors well enough.

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Oh, this is great Beate!!! Thanks so much for compiling it!!!

Posted by: Teresa | April 3rd, 2007 11:54

What a wonderful, and generous thing for you to do!! TFS.

Posted by: Juanita | April 3rd, 2007 12:01

I’m a lefty too, or cackhanded as my dad calls me! You would think that I would be used to being lefthanded by now, but I still smear things when I don’t concentrate, lol!

Posted by: Ally | April 3rd, 2007 12:24

thanks so much for taking the time to do that! you are a sweetheart! I need to do that with my Clearsnap chalk inks…
love those, too…such pretty colors with the chalk inks!!

Posted by: diane mcvey | April 3rd, 2007 13:13

Look at you go! Comparing all the inks for us! You are something!

Posted by: Charmaine | April 3rd, 2007 13:17

Thanks Beate!! I had been quite curious about these after seeing them at a store the other day but didn’t get a chance to ask about them because my 18 month old was getting a bit bratty and we needed to leave soon. Thanks for the comparison!
~Melissa

Posted by: Melissa Norris | April 3rd, 2007 13:25

You Bad Bad Girl! You now have me wanting to go ahead and get those too…lol

Thanks for the comparison though, it will be a great help when I do go and get them so that I can use them with the SU inks too.

Posted by: Misty | April 3rd, 2007 16:54

thanks for doing this Beate! I am in love with this ink, too

Posted by: trudee | April 3rd, 2007 19:51

What a great idea! I just got my first two dewdrops to play with!

Posted by: karen | April 3rd, 2007 21:40

36 colors???WOW!! spent a little moolah!!! lol!! I stamped with the “3″ that I got and dipped them in Irridescent Ice EP and heat set and the colors are WOW!! There are at least 20 that I want but at $2.50 a pop I think I had better slip them in a few at a time!! AHAAHAHA!! Thanks for comparison chart. I wondered about a bunch of them matching. You Da BEST!!

Posted by: Barb S. | April 3rd, 2007 22:43

Wohoo! Beate! I’ve been trying to resist these goodies but I’m going to succumb! Thanks so much for providing us with a color chart!!! As always, you rock!

Posted by: Julia Stainton | April 4th, 2007 05:33

Great chart…thanks Beate!

Posted by: Rose Ann | April 4th, 2007 06:26

Thanks for the great chart!

Posted by: Rose Ann | April 4th, 2007 09:13

Thank you so much for this! It really helps.