For many years, we have looked for and tested different forms of stamp pads that work for use in notebooks. A classic problem is that the ink from stamp pads bleeds through the paper in the notebooks. However, these from Tsukineko work perfectly well in most notebooks! When applying the color from stamp pad to stamp try to use the technique of doing it in the air with both parts. Like clapping hands with a stamp in one hand and a pillow in the other. The classic way is to have one part lying on the table. Then there will be a great weight which means that color can land deep in the stamp and that it will be sticky when you stamp.