I recieved some of these Distress ink pads as a gift...I had been talking about them an a friend got me some...Now i'm fairly new to this whole scrapbooking , stamping thing so I didn't know that these inks are not made for stamping ! I had no idea they were used in another manner..I recieved alot of the differant colors, lovely but i have no clue how these are to be used..An frankly I think that even though all the packs are sealed the one i opened an try'd to use seemed very dry..Even when i rubbed on paper after i figured out they were not suitable for stamping..The simple fact that is no indication on the actual package that these are not for stamping is very misleading to me...I think that the people who have bought with the same idea, have found that just because they are tim holtz you must be getting a superior product .Yes as i have read here you can go to u-tube to see how to use, but there again i don't think you should have to go to the extra trouble to be able to use a product it should be included in the packaging....Bummer