Floral Fun Sequin Pillow with Artesprix

Hi friends! I'm bringing you something a little different today as I’m super excited to be guest designing for Artesprix!  I’m generally a cardmaker/papercrafter but have gotten hooked on using Artesprix sublimation products.    It blew me away just how easy it is to use their sublimation markers!   Let’s dive in and take a look at my project.

                    

 How fun is that??

 Materials used:

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 Original Sublimation Markers

Heat Tape

Protective Paper

Sequin Pillow Case

Sublimation Ink Pad

Heat Press

Mixed media paper

Assorted stamps from Altenew

Masking paper

Copy paper

16” Pillow form

Scissors

Acrylic blocks

Paint brush

Water bottle sprayer

 

What are Sublimation Markers?

Sublimation Markers and Ink Pad have a special formulation of ink.  With copy paper, home iron or heat press and a polyester or polyester coated blank you can create your very own sublimated project.  When heat is applied it causes the inks to transfer and adhere/sink into the blank.  This becomes a vibrant, permanent image!

Step 1:  Normally you would trace around your blank to create a template area to work in.   I specifically cut my paper to be smaller than the Sequin Pillow Case so no traced template needed.   I printed my desired words out onto a piece of copy paper.  I then used a light box to trace the letters.  I also created a mask for the words. 

 

Step 2:  Once the mask was in place, I got out my acrylic blocks, stamps and black Sublimation Ink Pad.  I stamped the flower and leaves stamps over and around the sentiment.  I added masks as need to stamp over other images.

Step 3:  Remove all the masks!  I love seeing the reveal once you take all of the masks off.

Step 4:  I added color to all of the images using the markers like watercolors.  I scribbled them on a palette, spritzed with water and applied it with a wet paint brush.  You can create shaded areas by adding multiple layers of color.

 

Step 5:  Very important!  Before taping your design to the pillow case, make sure ALL of the sequins are flipped to the white side!!  It’s really easy to do.  I applied lots of heat resistant tape around the edges of my design.  I found that the thicker paper was a little warped from all of the water I had used.  I didn’t want it to move!  You can also see that I have my sublimation sandwich in place.  One sheet on top of my design and one on the inside of the pillow case.

Step 6:  For the Sequin Pillow Case blank you’ll need to set your heat press to 400 degrees and 60 seconds.

 

Step 7:  After the timer runs out it’s very important to do a peek test!  Just peel back a little bit of your design and see how well it transferred.  You can carefully put it back if you need more time/heat.

 

Step 8:  Reveal time!!  Look at this beauty!

Step 9:  Insert a 16” pillow form into the pillow case.  Step back and admire your work!

I absolutely LOVE how my pillow turned out!  I know it will make me feel happy every time I look at it. 

Are you intrigued by the mesmerizing (and easy!) world of sublimation inks and markers?  Then you need to take a look at the Artesprix Iron-on-Ink Inspirational Group over on Facebook.  Click HERE to check it out.  Want to see all the great sublimation products and blanks?  Then head to the Artesprix store to do a little shopping.

It’s been lots of fun sharing my project with you today.  Hope to see you soon!

Toodles!

~Kristina

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Tonic Studios-Retractable Craft Pick Shop at: SBC | EH	Therm O Web Masking Magic Sheets Shop at: EH | ACOT	Cutter Bee Scissors - EK Success Shop at: SBC | ACOT	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | ACOT
Canson XL Mixed Media paper Shop at: ACOT	16" x 16" pillow form - Crafter's Choice Shop at: ACOT	Freeform Greenery stamps - Altenew Shop at: Altenew	Amazing Things stamps - Altenew Shop at: Altenew
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Scrappy Tails Baby Card Crazy hop

I don't know about you but I love getting more out of my supplies.  A fellow Scrappy Tails Crafts design team member came up with an awesome idea.  Using non baby themed stamps to make a baby card!  The Sweet Bear stamp set is just perfect for a baby card!

I took a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock and stamped the bear all over using a light gray dye ink.  I then took the trio of hearts and stamped those to fill in the areas between the bears.  I did some dirty masking using scraps of paper.  No need to get fancy!

Then I grabbed a paint brush, water and some Distress Oxide inks.  Milled Lavender, Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage, Hickory Smoke and Black Soot.

Next I stamped several bear masks.  I cut them all out and placed them on the colored panel.  Then I took a blender and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.  I used a very gentle hand to add color over the entire panel.  Once I was happy with the coverage, I peeled off all of the masks.  There was a tiny area that I chose not to fussy cut out of the mask.  I grabbed a BG000 marker and colored it in.  It is a great match to Tumbled Glass.  

I cut the panel down using a scalloped rectangle die.  I added foam tape to the back and added it to a top fold, A2 sized gray card base.  Next I grabbed Crystal Stickles.  I added the Stickles to all of the big hearts.  I also chose to add glossy accents to that cute bear nose.

While those pieces were drying, I grabbed the dies that spelled love from the Flower Vase Pop Up die set.  I cut the letters out four times from the same gray cardstock as the base.  I even remembered to add Stick It adhesive to the cardstock before I cut the letters out.  This made it so much easier to glue all of the layers together.

I added the letters in a jaunty layout.  I thought this made it look more whimsical.  I also dabbed on some Frost Shimmer stix to add a little more sparkle.  That's it!  One super cute baby card complete.

The good news is that my card is part of a hop.  Some of us have videos and some of us have blog posts to share.  I hope you'll join in on all the fun.  And a little added bonus - if you comment on every blog post & video along the hop, you'll be entered into the chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Scrappy Tails Crafts store!  Your next stop is Teresea Plunkett right HERE.

Inspired to shop right now?  You can get 10% off in the Scrappy Tails Crafts store if you use the code STCBLOG10.

Toodles!

~Kristina

Supplies used:

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Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Scattered Straw Distress Oxide Shop at: SBC	Milled Lavender Distress Oxide Shop at: SBC	Black Soot Distress Oxide Shop at: SBC | EH
Frost Sheer Shimmer Stix Shop at: SBC | EH	Scalloped Rectange dies - Lawn Fawn Shop at: SBC	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: SBC | EH	Tonic Studios-Retractable Craft Pick Shop at: SBC | EH
Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SBC | EH	Stick It Adhesive sheets Shop at: SBC | EH	Therm O Web Foam Tape Shop at: SBC | EH	Distress Oxide-Hickory Smoke Shop at: SBC | EH
Therm O Web Masking Magic Sheets Shop at: SBC	Distress Oxide - Tumbled Glass Shop at: SBC	Crystal Stickles Shop at: SBC	Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper Shop at: EH
Copic Marker BG000 Shop at: EH	Bundled Sage - Distress Oxide Shop at: SBC | EH	Silver Brush Black Velvet Round 4 Shop at: EH	Replacement blending foam - Ranger Shop at: EH
Sweet Bear dies - Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SCT	Sweet Bear -Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SCT	Flower Vase Pop Up dies - Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SCT