The new diistress ink color is

I already had to order it. This might be my favorite ink color.

I ordered it from a different online craft store, but this is a link to Prize Ribbon.

My exact thought. But then I saw it stamped and, to me, it's closer to faded jeans.  Of all the thousands of colors the blue family seems like one that's not as much requested as many others (peaches, yellows, purples, grays, etc.) and close to one already mixed.

ETA: This is from Nicol Spohr's video:

Prize ribbon, blueprint, faded jeans and stormy sky (and then repeated)

I ordered the full collections of Speckled Egg, Kitsch Flamingo and Salvaged Patina. Prize Ribbon doesn’t spark the same enthusiasm for me so I just ordered the oxide ink pad. Too many blues already IMO. I was really hoping for a peach or purple.

In videos from a long time back he talked about making the first oxides, how Ranger thought even the name sounded toxic and they thought no one would buy them.  He fought to get the first 12 colors and they told him there would be no more.  And look what happened.....   

Also, from time to time, he will announce a new product from Ranger, and say it came about because people requested it and Ranger relented.  

I would think by now they would have more faith in him than it sounds like they do.  Almost 7800 ppl have watched the release video already today.   40,000 the Sizzix release from last week.  His "one and done" stuff has been consistently selling out.


I like the new blue.  Sure there are lots of blues, but this one is finally an Americana blue.  True red, white and blue blue.

I really love the new blue. I also don’t own the full range of colors, so maybe I’m less critical of “another” blue.

Yes, I totally agree with you, bolded the part that stood out to me! Not sure if it's them not "having faith" or if it's a decision made because of other factors we don't know, but it's definitely weird to me!

I think it's because of the investment: the range of different Distress products on offer is large (+ all the reinkers). They're a permanent addition as well, not a limited edition. That has very different implications than launching a product that will no longer be made in a year's time. I can see why Ranger is being cautious and not overplaying their hand here. It also makes sense as a sales strategy (too much too quick and the customer grows weary). 

I would have loved to see a purple or peach. But this shade of blue looks beautiful to me. I'll pick it up for sure.

There's not a distress ink I won't buy (well not the brown tones) and I never buy the whole collection. The regular and oxides pads are just right for me so that's how I justify it. I think this blue is pretty and different. I can see it as an interesting possibility with other colors. I can't wait to experiment with it.

I really like this colour but I have a similar shade in my stash so I feel like I'd need to know I would do a lot of mm backgrounds to justify buying this.

It's pretty and you can't really go wrong with a blue but I'm not particularly taken with it on first viewing. I need to have a proper look at the colors I have vs the colors I think I want and see whether this fills any gaps or not. I'm thinking not, for me. I think chipped sapphire is the blue I "need" - something rich and dark rather than a classic clear blue, which is what I think this seems to be. Off to check out some samples and examples.

ETA: Victoria Marie did some really lovely samples using it with a clear bright yellow. 

I really like this blue, thanks for posting the visual @zingermack!

Blue is my most used inkpad. I need to see how this compares to my usual blue ink, and see if I can justify this blue. I have the blueprint color, and while I have used it on a few layouts, it wasn't really the blue I was looking for.

Faded jeans is the least like Debbie’s top row of blues in her second IG photo, @zingermack . It’s lighter than those three with more of a gray undertone. Like real life classic color faded jeans.

I just googled for comparisons, and here’s video that might help. Fast forward to about 3:30 If you’d just like to see faded jeans, chipped sapphire and prize ribbon together. She’s the only person I’ve found who talks about the bit of purple in chipped sapphire.

I have every Oxide color except a couple browns, and will buy the Oxide pad and re-inker, that’s all. I don’t use this type of blue that often but there have been times I’ve futzed around with all the blues without finding one that’s right. So this will fill that little gap.

Swiping ink pads to swatch is okay, but ink is so intense that way, which can be deceptive, so it’s neat she stamped them. Perfect for my swatching is a little blending and a stamp.

youtu.be/sEKp3-QJpmw

ETA And every screen can show color differently.