Who says that fish can't be purple!? Well you never know there may be some, we may just not have seen them! Plus in crafting fish (and anything else) can be any colour we choose - so I chose purple! I love this stamp set, though I have to admit I probably won't use the phrase it came with that often, but you could use any sentiment you like for a birthday, get well or good luck card! I also used Wink of Stella and flicked it across the card for some sparkle - it's my latest favourite crafty thing! Stampin' Up! materials used: Stamp sets - All The Good Things Ink - Gray Granite, Highland Heather Cardstock - Whisper White, Highland Heather Embellishments - Wink of Stella Adhesive - Tear & Tape Tools - Stampin’ Trimmer, Sponge Daubers
Hi! Today I would like to share with you my review of a selection of gold screen printing inks. You may have noticed in recent posts that I have been creating my own screens for printing, and have been printing onto bags which is great fun. I have also been on the look out for a really good metallic gold ink, which is reasonably priced, readily available and prints well. Having managed to get hold of a selection I thought I would do a video which is at the bottom of this post, and share my thoughts here. I used a screen that I had made myself with Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) and screen printing mesh, observations printing onto black fabric are as follows: Jacquard Professional Solar Gold Consistency - very thick Smell - not much of a smell Colour - beautiful rich and bright gold Print - any surface Set - leave to dry, then heat set Washable - yes Clean up - soap and water. Came off the HTV & mesh screen easily PLEASE DO NOT USE on the blue Screen Sensation screens as this ink will remove the blue media and ruin your screen. This is my own experience, and even with this, it came out on top for me for using with screens that I have created myself, just a shame it can't be used on the SS screens, though I would use a number of these other inks on them and also achieve really good result Imagination Crafts Starlights Textile Rich Gold Consistency - quite thick Smell - bit of a smell Colour - beautiful bright gold Print - fabric, fabric coated surfaces Set - leave to dry, then heat set Washable - yes, up to 40 degrees centigrade Clean Up - soap and water I love the colour of this ink, only downside is the very small pot as its only 50ml Pebeo Setacolour Shimmer Opaque Gold Consistency - a bit runny Smell - slight ammonia type smell Colour - quite a bright gold, but not as rich as the Jacquard Professional or Starlight Textile inks Print - farbic Set - leave to dry, then heat set Washable - yes, up to 40 degrees centigrade Clean Up - soap and water I quite like this one as its a bright gold colour with good coverage, but it's only a 45ml pot Jacquard Versatex Gold Consistency - very thick Smell - slight ammonia type smell, but only if you put your nose right over the pot Colour - a nice bright gold, not as rich as the first two listed above Print - fabric, paper, wood, canvas and other porous and semi-porous surfaces. Not suitable for vinyl or non-porous surfaces Set - leave to dry, then heat set Washable - yes Clean Up - soap and water AV Vallejo Textile Metal Gold Consistency - reasonable thickness, but definitely not one of thickest Smell - none Colour - a nice vibrant gold Print - fabric, paper and card Set - heat set. Bottle also says you can air dry for 48 hours with no need to heat set but I have not tried this out yet Washable - yes, up to 40 degrees centigrade Clean Up - soap and water Hunt The Moon Gold Metallic Consistency - thick but runny (hmm... not sure that makes sense - you need to watch the video!) Smell - quite smelly, with an ammonia type smell Colour - nice bright gold colour Print - fabric, paper and card Set - heat set Washable - yes Clean Up - soap and water Even with the smell, which does seem to decrease the longer the pot is open, I will definitely be using this one!
Screen Sensation Gold Metallic Consistency - quite thick, but not the thickest Smell - none Colour - a nice bright gold Print - most surfaces Set - heat set Washable - yes Clean Up - soap and water
Speedball Gold Consistency - very thick Smell - slight smell Colour - a pale goldish/silverish colour, quite pretty if that is the effect you want Print - fabrics and card, not for use on nylon Set - heat set Washable - yes Clean Up - soap and water
Decoart So Soft Metallic Glorious Gold Consistency - very runny, but this is advertised as a paint for applying with a brush, stamp or sponge and comes in a very small pot Smell - slight smell Colour - quite a pale gold Print - fabric Set - dry for 48 hours Washable - yes Clean Up - soap and water
Screen Sensation Gold Shimmer Consistency - reasonably thick, but not the thickest Smell - none Colour - very very subtle shimmer, not easily seen on black fabric Print - all surfaces Set - heat set Washable - yes Clean Up - soap and water All in all, I would say that I was pretty pleased with printing all these samples of gold ink - I have some prints for reference, and can look at them all together to compare so that I can choose the right ink for what I am working on.
I hope you have enjoyed reading and watching this review!
I had chance to have another play with my Silhouette Cameo to make some more screens this weekend which has been fun! This is a tote bag made using a lovely fish design - the Heat Transfer Vinyl did take a while to weed to make this screen, but I think it was worth it. Think I will make a t-shirt next with this one! If you would like to purchase one of these bags, I have a few for sale in my Etsy shop. Materials Used: Screen Sensation - screen printing unit, inks, tape Arteza - Heat Transfer Vinyl Hunt The Moon - screen printing mesh Silhouette - Cameo Cricut - Easy Press and mat Other - tote bag
I've been having fun screen printing recently, and mostly onto bags - it's easy and fun! For this one, I even made the screen myself using Heat Transfer Vinyl, my Silhouette Cameo and screen printing mesh - and I have to say I was pretty pleased with this one! If you are interested in getting hold of one of these, please take a look in my Etsy shop. Materials Used: Screen Sensation - screen printing unit, black ink Arteza - Heat Transfer Vinyl Hunt The Moon - screen printing mesh Cricut - Easy Press and mat Other - cotton tote bag
Oh My Goodness! I
am so in love with Stampin' Ups! new Sale-A-Bration Party
Pandas stamp set!! I have used it to create some party accessories - invites, a banner,
cupcake toppers, a mini popcorn box and a gift box! You
will see the name Flora on the banner, which is the name of my panda
bear pictured. I was given her by my sister when I was born, so Flora
is a little on the old side now and as you can see well loved. She
normally sits on the top of a bookshelf as she is a bit delicate, but I
thought you would like to see her as she is what started my love of
giant pandas! I
have used a number of products to make all these goodies, and I also
have ideas for more, I just could not wait any longer to share what I
have completed so far.
Stampin' Up! materials used: Stamp Sets - Party Pandas, Letters for You, Brushstrokes background Dies
- Layering Circles framelits, Stitched Shapes framelitts, Layering
Ovals framelits, Large Letters framelits, Popcorn Box framelits, Banners
framelits (retired) Designer Series Paper - Petal Passion Card - Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Whisper White thick card, Basic Black, silver foil sheets Ink - Blushing Bride, Basic Black Markers - Blushing Bride Other
- Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals, Whisper White organza ribbon, silver
mini gable boxes, Snail adhesive, multipurpose liquid glue, Stampin'
Trimmer Other materials: Brother Scan N Cut, toothpicks, cupcakes!
