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[tammyc]

I have ordered some blanks. I was wondering; can these be dyed or painted? What do you use to add color? I am assuming most people who sell these must jazz them up somehow. Also, do you dye them before FO or after. I do some painting and thought it would be nice to add some detail to them, not just a plain 1 color dye job. Any suggestions on a type of paint or dye?

[britishgirl]

this is the info i got when i purchased mine

hope its of some help

Decorating the blanks

The blanks can be decorated, but there are some things that work and some things that don’t work.

These are the things that DON’T work

Magic Markers, Marks a Lot and Sharpies don’t work. The fragrance oil will eat the image in about 20 minutes.

Rubber cement, household cement, and Spraymount don’t work. The fragrance oil acts like a solvent on these glues so that whatever you attach to the blank will slide right off. Hot glue works for a couple of weeks, but will loosen over time.

Clear Avery Labels don’t work. The fragrance oil not only dissolves the glue on the back, but it also softens the clear label and turns it into a little pile of goo.

Rubber stamping inks don’t work. Some stamping inks do work, but you have to get the ones that are dye based as opposed to pigment based. The pigment based stamping mediums will be dissolved by the fragrance oil.

Oil paints don’t work for the same reason that pigment-based stamp pads don‘t work.

However, there are a lot of things that DO work:

Washable markers (like the Crayola washable markers) work. They are a water based marker and they come in a lot of colors and they are inexpensive. You don’t have to get the Crayola markers. The ones from the Dollar store work great.

Elmer’s glue, Alleen’s Tacky glue and any white glue work. These glues are called PVA glues and are water soluble. They hold well, they dry clear and they are cheap.

Ross glue sticks works fine if you are gluing something light, like a label. Just apply pressure (a large heavy book) to the glued piece for about 10 minutes. You can find the glue sticks in the office supply store or the office section of Walmart. They usually come 2 to a pack and they last a long time if you don’t forget to put the top back on them. Don’t get the ones that start out purple or blue and dry clear. They don’t dry clear.

Acrylic paints work. You can buy these in little bottles in the craft department.

They are cheap and they come in a lot of colors.

Glitter works. Just paint the surface of the blank with Elmer’s type glue and sprinkle either glitter or mica on the glue and tap off the excess. The glue dries clear. If you have a lot of glitter on the front of the blank, it might be a good idea to scent from the back, as the glitter will get into you paint brush and it hard to get the glitter out of the brush.

No matter how you decide to decorate the blanks, you must always remember to decorate first, let the decorations sit for about 24 hours and then scent.

If you want to experiment with different glues, paints or stamping media, look at the clean-up instructions on the label. If the clean up has to be done with a solvent such as turpentine, mineral spirits or a special cleaning solution that is specific to that product, it probably isn’t compatible with the fragrance oil. If the clean up uses just water or soap and water, the product will probably work just fine. Always test you products first.

If you have any more questions, please let me know

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