Important Note: Altenew Has Updated Their Ink Collection. Forest Glades Crisp Dye Ink Has Now Been Discontinued and Replaced With Forest Glades Fresh Dye Ink!

According to the folks at Altenew, Fresh Dye Ink is a different formulation than Crisp Dye Ink. They are not the same.

However, some of the same ink pad and reinker colors have carried over from Altenew’s Crisp Dye Ink collection into the new ink pad collection, and the “Forest Glades” color is one of those.

So, if you like the “Forest Glades” color, you can still get it — you’ll just be getting it in a slightly different formulation, and slightly different packaging, than what you see pictured here.

Also, please keep in mind that computer monitors display colors differently, so you probably aren’t seeing an exact rendition of the Forest Glades green color, anyway.

What to Stamp With Forest Glades Fresh Dye Ink Pads by Altenew

“Forest Glades” is a fantastic color to use for stamping foliage and leaves. If you enjoy stamping layered floral images, like the ones available from Altenew and Pinkfresh Studio, this is a great color to use for the medium-toned leaf colors. Pair it with the darker “Evergreen” for the darkest shades and “Frayed Leaf” for the lightest shades, and you’ll end up with perfectly colored tonal foliage and leaves.

In my opinion, “Forest Glades” is also the PERFECT shade of green to use for stamping fresh, eye-catching Christmas images.

Other Altenew Ink Colors That Coordinate Well With “Forest Glades” Green:

When I originally purchased my Altenew Forest Glades green ink pad, it came bundled with the following colors:

• Jet Black
• Ruby Red
• Coral Berry
• Frosty Pink
• Frayed Leaf

I use these colors together, and also on their own, and also with various other ink colors from other manufacturers. My experience has been that they complement each other really well and layer overtop of each other beautifully.

The Altenew ink color known as “Evergreen” also used to come bundled with this color in different bundles that I don’t personally own, but I’ve seen bunches of Altenew educators and Altenew designers use these colors together in their projects.

Project Ideas for Using Altenew’s Forest Glades Fresh Dye Ink:

Life in Encino 12″x12″ Scrapbooking Layout

Floral Bouquet Birthday Card Making Idea Featuring Ink Blending and Glitter Washi Tape

DIY Watercolor Floral Greeting Card With Ink Blending

Christmas Card Making, December Daily Christmas Projects, Christmas Scrapbooking Layouts, and Other Christmas Craft Projects

As you can see from some of the pictures posted in this ink pad review, I’m using these ink pads to prepare stamped images to use in my “December Daily” Christmas-themed scrapbook album. These pictures give you a little bit of a “sneak peek” at what I am doing to prepare. If you want to see how I’ll actually use these stamped Christmas-themed images, I invite you to check the craft blog in December of 2024 (or any time after that) to find the December Daily inspiration posts I’m working on scheduling.

The Verict: I Highly Recommend Altenew’s Forest Glades Green Dye Ink Pad Color to Other Crafters!

This is a versatile, beautiful green that’s fresh, eye-catching (but not obnoxiously eye-catching), not too bright, not too dull, and not too yellow. In my opinion, it’s kind of like Goldilocks’ porridge: JUST RIGHT. I love it! I think you’ll love it, too, and I highly recommend it to you for stamping, ink blending, and inking around the edges of your cards and paper bits.

Where to Buy Altenew’s Forest Glades Fresh Dye Ink Pads:

Scrapbook.com stocks the Forest Glades color of Fresh Dye Ink. You can shop for it HERE.

Find More Altenew Inks HERE.

Alternatives to Altenew’s Forest Glades Fresh Dye Ink:

Looking through my ink pad stash, I found several ink colors that are in the same ballpark as “Forest Glades,” but neither of them are exactly the same. I use all 3 of these ink colors and wouldn’t want to be without any of them; however, they all serve the same basic purpose, so you could get by with only one of them if you don’t do a lot of stamping. They give you a couple of other options to consider if you aren’t totally sure whether the Forest Glades ink color is what you want to add to your stash right now.

• Bundled Sage Distress Oxide (and Also Bundled Sage Distress Ink) by Tim Holtz: If I had to choose only one light to medium-colored green ink pad to keep in my stash, this is the one I’d choose. I happen to have the Distress Oxide version of this ink color, which is a hybrid ink that’s a little chalkier and performs differently than the dye ink version. For a true apples-to-apples comparison against Altenew’s dye inks, you’d want to compare the dye ink version of Bundled Sage, which is called “Bundled Sage Distress Ink” (without the “Oxide”.) But I personally prefer the Distress Oxide version.





• Jelly Bean Green by Gina K Designs: I haven’t reviewed this ink color yet, but you can see a project idea HERE if you’re interested in taking a closer look at this color.

By Amy Solovay.

About the Author: Amy Solovay is a professional designer and educator who has a background in textile design. She holds a bachelor’s degree with a studio art minor from Sweet Briar College, and she has also earned an additional, separate degree in textile design from FIDM LA (The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) in Los Angeles.

As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles.

Nowadays, Amy uses online platforms to teach digital courses to craft pattern designers, content creators and influencers all over the world. If you’re an artist, crafter or DIY enthusiast who is interested in earning income from your creative work, you’re invited to visit Crafterprise.com to learn more about monetizing the arts, craft(s) and / or DIY projects you do.

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This page was last updated on 9-1-2024.