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Stamping => Stamping Swaps => Topic started by: lovepug2 on November 02, 2015, 10:20:10 AM
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Hi everyone, time for month 11! Sorry it's up later an I intended.
This months theme will feature an oldie but a goodie technique! I've don't this only a couple of times but the result is so pretty, it's dryer sheet stamping!
I've seen lots of tutorials and videos on this. Some say use a glue stick, some a xyron machine. I've had the easiest and better results with spray adhesive. This blogpost gives a good explanation of the technique of you haven't done it before
http://www.prickleypearrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2015/01/glitter-dryer-sheet-technique.html
This months them will be trees
Sign ups are now through November 5th
I will post partners on the 6th
Mail by date will be the 18th
Here is the send to's-
Craft Nerd to Far North
Far North to SWLady
SWLady to Craft Nerd
Iring to CarefreeSadie
CarefreeSadie to lovepug2
Lovepug2 to Yankee
Yankee to Iring
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Count me in! This sounds fun and oh so messy, LOL
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So after reading this I went on the youtubes and watched some dryer sheet stamping......LOL! Count me in.
There are some interesting videos on this to watch. It took me awhile to realize that none of them were spraying the dryer sheet on top for the glitter. Apparently if you do it fast the spray glue doesn't dry and it catches the glitter through the dryer sheet. At first I thought you had to spray the bottom for on top of the stamped card and then spray again to hold the glitter. I'm going to try it out soon but need to treck on down to the basement to find a used dryer sheet. There are probably several laying on the floor. Only one of the videos I watched the person ironed the dryer sheet. The rest just used it. I might try both ways and see how it works.
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Ok dokey, I tried this and here is what I have found out so far......it doesn't work very well on an itty bitty ATC. And it doesn't work very well unless you stamp in only dark colors. If you use lighter colors they are so muted you cannot tell what the stamp is underneath. I tried some old spray glue stuff I had and it didn't work at all except to smell up the craftroom and give me a headache. So I tried the Ranger glue stick and it worked ok but it didn't really hold the dryer sheet very well on the edges. I have one I did using matt gel medium and it won't be dry until later. I also used Ranger rock candy clear glitter. I am not very happy with any of the tries yet. Ok the one that looks ok I ripped the dryer sheet off and put the glitter on top of the ATC straight. I liked the trees really well and I inked around the edges and the trees and it looked so nice I hated to not be able to see what it was under the dryer sheet.
Does anyone else have the magic way to do this?
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On no, Sadie! I've only done this technique on a card before, I didn't even think about the size being an issue!
I've had best luck with dark ink colors and stamps that aren't very intricate. I haven't tried the gel medium but I wonder think it would hold better than glue stick. I haven't ever had much luck with glue sticks and this technique.
The spray adhesive stinks, I usually have to use it outside or in the garage. I'm going to see if I can find any other tips or tricks.
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Sign me up.
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May I sign up too?
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Sorry, I don't use smelly spray chemicals in the house all winter....and it is too cold to spray outside during the winter. I look forward to your seeing your results.
Have fun, Jan
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Sign me up too.
I found Dawn's youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hqMG7eMpIg) on a dryer sheet sparkly Christmas card. She mentions that she sometimes uses glue stick instead of spray adhesive. You would just need to watch what inks you use underneath. The glue stick would smear a waterbased ink.
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Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22GULxYMDWg) is a video where "serenestamper" actually demonstrates with a glue stick.
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I used the Ranger glue stick and it worked. I did not use the spray again.......Another thing is be careful what the dryer sheet was used with, anything that leaves color on the dryer sheet will make the ATC look grundgy and not in a good way, just saying. I had some bed sheets in the dryer so I threw in a couple extra dryer sheets because I knew the bed sheets were old enough they weren't going to leave any stray color on the sheets. They worked the best. I did a couple with blue colored backgrounds and embossed the trees with black to make them really dark. I liked those but the plain ones using black ink on the trees turned out the most "clear" and are the easiest to see what is stamped.
I used acrylic paint on the background and around the edges, because it is permanent when dry. I don't think I would use any distress ink or any ink that would move with the moisture from the glue stick. The ones I tried with colored ink I used colored archival inks and dried them with my heat gun.
Now I am trying different things to make the ATC more interesting. I just don't like the plain glitter trees with nothing else. I am sure that is just me cause I never really quit with my ATC's until time runs out.....LOL
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Glad the glue stick worked for you.
I found a short Splitcoaststampers (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dryer_sheet_technique/)tutorial using a Xyron to stick down the dryer sheet, and then glitter through the dryer sheet.
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Many thanks to the early experimenters! I am going to go experiment too! ...Jan
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You ladies are O0 O0 O0! I just had a chance to come on because I came across the technique done with a xyron And it's the same link as Iring had found and linked , thank you!
I haven't had a chance to experiment with a glue stick or anything just yet because my son has been sick for a few days. I'm hoping it will all work out! I've only had luck with spray adhesive(and I hate the smell)but I'm wondering if it was the type of glue stick I used. If I recall, it was an elmers craft bond one. I'm wondering if a different one would produce better results?
Sadie, I'm glad it worked with the Ranger one. One other tip I came across was to throw a used dryer sheet in again with a load of laundry, it kind of thins it out a little and makes the background more visible.
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LeighAnn, please include me.
Question-if one uses the spray adhesive is the dryer sheet visible? Can you tell from the sparkles that they are in the holes of the dryer sheet...like an abstract pattern?
Thanks!
Jan
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I posted the swap list in the opening post.
Jan- I'm not sure. if I recall you can see the dryer sheet and it does look a little abstract. I wonder if it matters what kind and how much glitter you use? I know a lot of the tutorials the stamper is using the dazzling diamond glitter from stampin up. I've used Martha Stewart glitter in the past with this technique.
The first time I attempted this was for a fest that Daria hosted at 2ps. I misunderstood and did my stamping on top of the dryer sheet :laughhard:. It was interesting!
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That was the one and only time I tried this technique. I'm looking forward to giving it another try.
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After 8 full trial ATC’s with this technique I found my favorite results are with Claudine Hellmuth’s multi-medium, Stickles Dry Fine Glitter-star dust (also tried Judikins very fine glitter which is very similar but has stronger color highlights). But whether I used the Xyron or gel medium I cannot tell if the dryer sheet serves any purpose other than some texture wrinkles. But the results of both are a glitter covered paper with a haze over the stamped images even with well used dryer sheets. As Sadie said dark, bold images seem to work best. To use the hazy, out of focus look at its best I decided my personal preference is to use it as a background technique and to add a focal piece on top. LeighAnn’s Prickly Pear resource is the only place I have seen this type of use of the technique since commercial cards made in the 1950’s.
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Jan, I'm glad you found a good medium!
I am working on this tonight. I thought while I was at it, I might make a few Christmas cards with this technique.
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Well, Sadie's ATC is ready for mailing, but I drove right past the post office today and forgot to stop! Tomorrow for sure!
I used a xyron to stick the dryer sheet to my ATC base. It worked, but I think next time I'll try Jan's suggestion of multi medium. I think it would be stickier and hold the glitter better.
I did this technique years ago at a Stampin Up stamp camp. I know we used SU dazzling diamonds glitter. You want to make sure you use a transparent glitter.
I can't remember for sure what adhesive we used, but I bet it was glue stick. There are some SU youtube videos out there.
Someone mentioned having a hard time working with the small ATC size. I cut my dryer sheet larger than the focal piece, added super sticky tape to the back and folded the excess dryer sheet to the back to try to keep edges from lifting up, then I glued it to an ATC sized mat.
Thanks for hostessing LeighAnn!
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I did this technique years ago at a Stampin Up stamp camp. I know we used SU dazzling diamonds glitter. You want to make sure you use a transparent glitter.
Cindi, I did not understand why you said to use transparent glitter in your last post. I have been trying to find out what makes dazzling diamonds glitter so special and I was thinking my glitter was too fine and it feels like too much to me even though it is pretty. It is very hard to know the differences of a product if one has not used or even seen it. I reviewed tons of videos and tutorials trying to learn more. I felt all except Prickly Pear were affiliated with SU so decided it was a promotional technique for one of their products. But I still have not heard anyone else say say why the use a transparent glitter. Then today I tried to scan my ATC...oh my it looks like dirty spots not sparkly. Perhaps I should have used the rock candy glitter. So I thought I would share this heads up if others are still trying to create with this technique.
I mailed Kathy's ATC today.
...Jan
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I got mine finished and its in the mail today to Yankee.
I found it hard to get a good picture of the glitter.
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I need to work on my ATC today. I just haven't been feeling very inspired for some reason. I have a ton of tree stamps, but nothing is calling to me. :-\
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I mailed mine yesterday. It should be well on its way.
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I put mine in the mail today. I agree, it is hard to get a nice picture that shows the glittery goodness.
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I just got home from a little vacation and Yankee's ATC was in my mail!
It is super sparkly and very pretty! It came in a beautiful, watercolor fall card.
I love it Yankee! Thank you!
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I received happy mail today. I got a beautiful card and ATC from Iring. The ATC is fabulous, the ink is different colors and it shows perfectly. The dryer sheet is barely noticeable. And it sparkles really well. The added embellishments make it perfect. Thank you Iring for an all around wonderful ATC.
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I got my ATC from Jan yesterday. It is lovely! Thank you Jan!
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Happy mail today. My ATC from LeighAnn arrived. Looks great, she used several colors, and words. Everything crisp and glittery!
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My ATC went postal today and is on its way to Jan.
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Here is the ATC I sent to Lovepug2, she pmed me that it came so I put it up since I am home at this time and it was on this computer.
Thank you for looking. (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=2173#top_display_media)
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Pretty ATCs Cindi and Sadie!!!!
Here is the one I sent to Yankee. Did anyone have a hard time finding a good tree image that would work for this? I had a few but they didn't know up very well with this technique.
http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=-78&pid=2174#top_display_media
I apologize for the glitter bomb I may have caused everyone ;D I'm still finding glitter on my kitchen floor!
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Here is the link to my ATC in the gallery. (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=2177#top_display_media)
I am happy you like it Kathy...thanks for your kind comments!...Jan
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Hi Sarah!
Your ATC and lovely card arrived! The ATC is darling...please share in the gallery so all can enjoy!
Thanks for sharing with me!...Jan
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This is the ATC (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=2192#top_display_media) I mailed to Sadie.
I am really enjoying this ATC swap. Thanks lovepug!
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I got Kathy's ATC on Friday and it is absolutely lovely.
I need to go check out the ATCs that have been posted and post mine. Glad you liked it Jan.
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Here's my ATC.
Woodland Critter Christmas Tree (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?pid=2193&message_id=503d9164b65507431e7e56d8287520cc&message_icon=info#cpgMessageBlock)
The sparkle isn't really showing in the picture. I had fun with this technique but I had a heck of a time coming up with the idea. It didn't click until I remembered that my newish sent of Penny Black stamps had a tree. Then it came together.
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Here's my ATC November ATC (http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?pid=2202&message_id=f80ec481df96e099221316bd16634347&message_icon=info#cpgMessageBlock).
I imagine all of these look so much better in person. I know the one Jan sent to me is so much more sparkly in person! This was a fun technique.