Sublimation fun with Artesprix

My friends!  I'm SO excited about some brand new products now available from Artesprix!  If you aren't familiar with Artesprix, they are the creators of the Original Sublimation markers.  Basically, you create a design on regular copy paper with the markers and use a heat press to transfer the image to polyester or polyester coated blanks.  I fell in love with their products soon after they hit the marker.  

Fast forward to today.  They have added 8 colors of stamp ink pads to their line up.  AND, wait for it, FIVE colors of sublimation acrylic paint.  And a lightening agent so you can create a rainbow of different colors!

I've got two fun projects to share with you.  The first one is a pot holder.  It seemed like the perfect candidate to use with this gorgeous Daylily & Barberry from Colorado Craft.

The first step is to trace the potholder onto a piece of regular copy paper.

I opened up seven different colors of ink pads and grabbed my finger daubers.  I also grabbed my Memory Misti.  This made this process a WHOLE lot easier.  I dabbed on the color to one section, stamped, and cleaned.  Then I inked up the next section with a different color.  I repeated this seven times until I had a complete pattern.  This is what it looked like when I was done.

I turned on my Cricut Easy Press to 400 degrees.  While it heated up I taped the design to the blank.  I created a sandwich of protective paper, then the copy paper, the blank, and a final layer of protective paper.  Apply heat for 50 seconds.

I let it cool down for a moment and then carefully peeled up one edge.  You always want to do a peek test to make sure it looks good.  And then the full reveal!

Look at how vivid and bright those colors are!

I had so much fun making the pot holder, I had to try my hand at another project.  I grabbed the bookmark blank from my stash and got to work.

Same as before I traced around my blank.  I used some letter dies and masking paper to create my word.  Remember, these will need to be mirrored.  I made sure to cut them out from the sticky side instead of the regular side.  

I used the pink and purple ink pads directly on the background stamp.  I just alternated between the two colors.  I made sure to overlap a little so the transistions weren't too harsh.  Then I peeled off the letter masks and here was the result.

I followed the same steps as above except the bookmark only needs 45 seconds at 400 degrees.  And voila!  Super easy peasy!

And that's a wrap for today!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  May your day be fabulous!

~Kristina

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Therm O Web Masking Magic Sheets Shop at: EH | ACOT	Memory Misti Shop at: SBC	Ink daubers Shop at: SBC	Daylily & Barberry - Colorado Crafts Shop at: SBC

Color Poppin' with digital stamps

 Hiya friends!  I'm over on the Stamplorations blog today as a guest digital designer.  This month's trio of projects features the Sketched Cupcake & Cupcake Row digital stamp set.  I always try to do a sort of theme and this month I'm calling it "Color Poppin'."

My first project is a bright and fun bookmark.

I printed the image twice in the same size.  One image I colored with fluorescent Copic markers and the other I left uncolored.  

I cut the word "read" out of both of them.

I cut the same letters out 4 more times from plain white cardstock.  Then I stacked and glued all of the letters together.  I rounded the corners of the plain panel and added it to a piece of black cardstock slightly larger.  I also round the corners on the black panel.  Then I glued the stacked letters in place.  I added liquid glue to the bottom of the letters and sprinkled with glitter.

For the finishing touch I punched a hole through both layers and added a bright ribbon!  

For my second project I got to play with my gelli plate!

I grabbed my gelli plate, several acrylic paints, Flair slimline stencil and Bloomdalascopic #7 stencil.  I created a couple of different panels because you can't make just one when you play with gelli plates!

I printed the Sketched Cupcake out onto Copic friendly cardstock.  I added minimal color to the wrapper with some toner greys.  For the frosting I used an embossing pen to add ink and then used White Satin Pearl embossing powder.  It added such a lovely shimmer!

I picked my favorite panel and added it to a gray card base.  I added foam tape to the back of the cupcake and adhered it to the card.  I also used a Happy Birthday sticker from the Just Everyday Greetings sticker pack.  Glued on a few sequins and this beauty was finished!

My third project I think is my favorite of this group.  Don't tell my other cards!

I printed the Cupcake Row out onto white cardstock.  I grabbed the Art Splatter stencil, blending tools and a rainbow of Distress Ink pads.  I added the stencil splatters at different heights, flipped it over, shortened the drips and so on to make each splatter look different.

Then I used the same Distress Inks to add splatters.  Keeping it mostly over the same area as the stencil splatter.  I added black splatters over the entire panel.

I added it to a black panel and then onto a white slimline card base.  That's it! 

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today!  You can use code STAMPGIRLKRISTINA to get 20% off at the Stamplorations store.

Have a fabulous day!

~Kristina

Supplies used:

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Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Neenah Solar White Shop at: SBC | EH	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: SBC | EH	Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock Shop at: SBC
Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SBC | EH	Zig 2-way glue pen Shop at: SBC | EH	Therm O Web Foam Tape Shop at: SBC | EH	Small Black Brayer Shop at: EH | T
White Satin Pearl embossing powder Hero Arts Shop at: SBC | EH	Versamark Pen Shop at: EH	Heat Tool Shop at: SBC	Bold Caps dies - Altenew Shop at: Altenew | SBC
Mowed Lawn Distress Ink Shop at: SBC | EH	Candied Apple Distress Ink Shop at: SBC	Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Shop at: EH	Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Shop at: EH
Salty Ocean Distress Ink Shop at: SBC	Wilted Violet Distress Ink Shop at: SBC | EH	Sparkling Clear mix sequins Shop at: EH	FY1 Copic Marker Shop at: EH
FYR1 Copic Marker Shop at: EH	FRV1 Copic Marker Shop at: EH	FYG2 Copic Marker Shop at: EH	FV2 Copic Marker Shop at: EH
FB2 Copic Marker Shop at: EH	Slimline Scalloped Card Panels die - Trinity Stamps Shop at: EH | T	Ranger Ink Gel Plate 9 x 11 Shop at: SBC