Where 2 buy ink daubers/applicators? Preferred brand & style

I use these finger daubers, brushes and Tim Holtz Mini Blending Foam Tool.

I also have/use the GinaK and Stamp Market brushes. Which I really like but the ones I've listed are cheaper and a smaller size that I prefer.

For oxide inks I have foams for each individual color, and brushes for each color family. For distress ink, I have foams for each color and share brushes and finger daubers with dye inks for color families.

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I like the round, wood, Tim Holtz style ink applicator. I have bought the branded Ranger tool in the past, as well as numerous foams. I have to confess after shredding quite a number of the foams and deciding that I wanted one for each of my ink pads, as well as a couple extra applicator tools, I just went to AliExpress. I also bought some adhesive velcro dots from there and that I stick the rough side to the back of my pads and use that to adhere the foams to each pad. I recently bought some domed foams from there to try as well. So far I have just been using the flat ones, but I will see what I prefer.

ETA: I should note that I use them primarily for inking the edges of the paper, rather than blending or stenciling. That may contribute to the shredding of the foams. While I have successfully blended and stenciled with the applicator in the past, I think brushes may be better suited for that. I'll be looking for an inexpensive stencil brush to see if it gives me a better result with my stencils than the foam pad/applicator.

Amazon. That is the answer for most everything. I got blending brushes and finger daubers at Amazon. I got small blending brushes - a pencil style and a brush cylinder style at Amazon.
Based on my experience with Cards Delivered this previous weekend - it isn't the blending brush- it is the ink. I was using Distress -- I now know that was a mistake, but I don't know if it was because my "mini cubes" were too dry or the "style" of the ink. I lean to the first - since everything I've seen tends to assert that Distress is created for blending. Nearly put me in the ground trying to get ink on the brush to blend! LOL

 

I prefer these type of blending brushes. I feel like I can control the color best with these. I have a set for oxide inks and a separate set for dye inks. I’ve gotten some from dollar tree and some from Amazon and I got some Gina K brushes from events/kits. They all work the same so buy the cheapest 

I will say I do like the brushes with white bristles because you can see the color better when looking for the right brush.

I also bought these Small detail brushes from Amazon. They work great for small areas and they were inexpensive.

I have a couple of the tim holtz blender tools and lots of regular and domed foam applicators (one for each color). I Just can’t control the blending with these, it’s splotchy when I use dye ink. And I only bought them with a 40% off at Michaels because they are expensive.

I will say, I get a darker ink blend with the foam applicators than I do with blending brushes.

I get make up blender brushes from Dollar Tree. They work great!

These are the fingertip mini brushes my BFF swears by for ink blending small spaces (Amazon Smile non-affiliate).

I have the Taylored Expression brushes and love them. They work better than the cheaper make-up style brushes I first bought on Amazon. The size of the heads is just better for me. I also have some Gina K and they are basically the same, the handles are just white.

You don’t need to wash them after use. Just rub the brush over a dry paper towel if you want to switch up colors. You don’t want to use the same brush for Distress Oxides and dye inks (or you would want to wash between). Since the oxides sit on top and don’t dry back the same way dye inks do.

I don’t care for the blend I get with the foam tools. Maybe I’m just impatient, but I tend to get harsher lines or brush marks. I do have better luck with the domed foam heads from Ranger. But, still prefer the brushes.

Thank you! I've been wanting to do a bit more with stamping, but didn't want to get into buying all the additional accessories. I did buy a cheap version of daubers at Dollar Tree just to play around. They do not look very sturdy.

joblackford I just ordered those brushes yesterday and were delivered this afternoon.

I don't want to talk about the very rude and apathetic driver that didn't want to deliver my package after calling me and couldn't be bothered to drive around the building as my delivery instructions state. I don't want to talk about having to walk across a parking lot, a flooded marshy in-between grassy area and then another flooded parking, IN THE RAIN, to flag down the driver. Who didn't care that I was there and asking why he didn't deliver the package? But I digress...

I can't wait to use these brushes and hope they work out well!!

So glad you had success with them! It’s much more fun when stuff works
You can get one of those do-hickeys, they’re handy for lots of tools (and available all over, different brands) or some people use the spinning ones - this Etsy shop has some nice ones (and some other handy gadgets that are quite popular) www.etsy.com/shop/MakeItbyMarko
Personally I have a tray in my drawer that I toss my blending brushes and water brushes into. No organization. I don’t have desk space for something I don’t use on every card and I don’t have enough brushes that I have trouble finding what I need. But I’m a rebel that way

These are the ones I use. I have a set for distress ink and another for the oxide inks.
www.amazon.com/I-CRAFTER-222090-Brush-10-PKG/dp/B08C6YVY7S/ref=asc_df_B08C6YVY7S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459728838406&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16878223236006942568&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9017862&hvtargid=pla-975665142130&psc=1

MichyM I found a cute heavy glass container from the Dollar Tree. It is perfect on the top of my ink holder. Mine are just plopped in there.