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10 Responses to "Dapper and Dashing….. for the Dad in your life!"

1. Amy, on June 4th, 2012 at 10:32 pm Said:

   Hello,

   I absolutely love this idea and I think what you’ve made is an amazing creation. I would really like to make something like this for my dad and just wondered if you wouldn’t mind explaining to me a bit more about the tissue paper technique. I’m quite new to crafting and would really appreciate some more detail if that’s possible?

   Many thanks and keep up the fantastic work, it really is brilliant.

   Amy

2. Zuzu, on June 4th, 2012 at 11:45 pm Said:

   Hello Amy… I am not sure if the way I do it is exactly as trish has.. but I am sure its pretty close… so I can tell you how I do it..
   Once you have prepared the surface you want the stamp on.. (ie painted and decorated etc) it can sometmes be hard to get a good clean stamped image on to it. This is when stamping on to plain white (or off white) tissue paper comes in handy… its the knid that gifts get wrapped in, not the kind you use for your nose lol… simply stamp tour image on to tissue.. and then tear it out (tearing makes the edges softer and helps them blend in to your piece) now simply glue your tissue in to place.. when its wet it becomes almost transparent so the colours and patterns show through from underneath. your stamped image will look like its stamped right on to your item… sometimes you can blend it in more using some of the paint or ink you used on the item but only if you think it needs it…. I am sure trish will add anything I have missed, if she does it differently.. thanks for visiting the blog and taking time out to comment.

3. Trish, on June 5th, 2012 at 8:21 am Said:

   Hi Amy!
   Yes, just as Zuzu has said! The only extra things I’d add is that you need to make sure the ink you use for stamping is a permanent ink. Once it comes into contact with the wet glue (Mod Podge works better than any other glue I’ve tried)it will bleed and smear if its not permanent. Dye inks tend to bleed on the tissue too, so I wouldn’t use Stazon! Best thing is VersaMagic ink, its a pigment so nice and thick, but the detail is still there. Blast with your heat gun and once its really dry you’re good to go. The other important thing about the tissue technique is to think about your surface. Again, anything that isn’t permanent will result in a mess. For example, you can’t put wet tissue over a spray inked background! Anything (again!) permanent works best, so paint or permanent inks as a base work well! Phew…anything else I can help you with, just shout! Trish xxxx

4. Amy, on June 5th, 2012 at 1:47 pm Said:

   Thank-you so much Trish and Zuzu, I really appreciate your help. I’m so excited to start this fantastic project! One last thing, when using the versamagic ink is it the chalk type?

   Many thanks,
   Amy

5. Trish, on June 5th, 2012 at 6:35 pm Said:

   Glad to have been of help Amy! Yes, versamagic is the chalk ink, but don’t let the word ‘chalk’ put you off, it just means the finish is nice and opaque!! T xx

6. Amy, on June 14th, 2012 at 4:16 pm Said:

   Hello again

   I’m sorry to bother you again but I wondered if I could get some advice please on the best modge podge to use for a project like this and I’ve also noticed that the paint effects shown, like the white sports and blue criss cross pattern look really good and wondered how they were made?

   Many Thanks,
   Amy

7. Trish, on June 14th, 2012 at 5:20 pm Said:

   The best mod podge depends on look you’re after…mod podge matt for a matt finish, and gloss for a shiny one! Just the regular podge, not the paper/outdoor etc etc varieties! The dots are simply spots of paint applied with a toothpick, and the lines are prints done with the edge of a credit card!! if you can hang on until summer, I have a DVD coming out which shows you exactly how to do these paint effects!!! If you keep an an eye on my blog I’ll be letting everyone know when, how and where to get hold of a copy!!!!
   Love Trish xxxxxxxxxxxxx

8. Amy, on July 1st, 2012 at 10:14 pm Said:

   Hello,

   I wasn’t sure how to go about asking a question so just thought of write on here. I wondered if anyone has any tips on using the distress ink pads on canvas. I’m doing a project as a gift for a friend and have some printed pictures on canvas that I would like to distress. I tried to have a little practise beforehand and have noticed that it doesn’t really stain very well. It sort of comes up in dots, obviously where the fabric isn’t smooth enough for the ink to be applied perhaps? Does anyone know why it has done this? Does modge podge need to be used as an underlying coat first for the stains to absorb properly?

   Thanks, any help would be appreciated

9. Trish, on July 2nd, 2012 at 6:39 am Said:

   Hi Amy! I think your problem is probably that Distress inks aren’t suitable for the surface you’re trying to apply them to! Any kind of coated surface will mean that the inks can’t be absorbed at all, they’re water based, non permanent inks that like a porous surface. Mod Podge will just make things worse, it’ll form an even stronger barrier layer. Regular canvas is fine with Distress, but I think they key word in your question was ‘printed’…..I’m thinking the printing is forming the barrier!!! Either light paint sponging or using ‘any surface’ inks such as VersaMagic would work well, the VersaMagic needs to be heat set for a permanent finish, but the inks themselves will cover anything, unlike Distress inks. Hope that helps! Trish xx

10. Zuzu, on July 5th, 2012 at 8:36 am Said:

    canvas can be tricky as it has a coating and bumps, but its doable with distress inks. you need a really wet brush though. so it starts to soak in. its not very controllable though and it bleeds (due to being water based.) have you considered watercolour pencils? you can apply those were you need them then use the water brush to blend them in or tone them down… if you want it to look nice and washed out or faded, add more water and dab excess colour off with a bit of kitchen roll or a rag.

    asking questions of the whole team is tricky (you are correct) as the only person that gets alerted to a comment is the person who posted the article you comment on. (in this case , Trish). so there is a high chance that not all the team will respond to you. I apologise for this. its not that we dont want to help, its just we dont know a question has been asked. I will have a think and see if there is a way around this and ask the owner if there is a way to have a questions section that the whole team can respond to if they feel able.