Hello there! Today's post is totally different! I got to be a crafty scientist and create with Iron On Ink by Artesprix. They specialize in Sublimation products for crafting. Sublimation is basically ink that you can iron on to a hard surface. There is a science behind it all and I show you how to do it with a home iron in today's video. I will be ironing my stamped images on to hard surfaces like wood, plastic and metal. All of these blank pieces are from Artesprix and have a polyester coating on them that allows them to take the sublimation ink. Look how gorgeous they came out using a sublimation ink pad and markers.
Now let's watch how to use this iron on ink in the video below.
If you can not see the video here, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel.
Now let's take a look at each of the projects I made.
This is a wooden travel tag. The Poinsettia stamp is from Trinity Stamps and it is the image I used on all of the makes. To get this image in such bright colors onto this wooden tag I stamped it with sublimation ink on to a piece of printer paper. Then I used the Bright set of sublimation markers to color in the image. I use Pink, Red and Orange for the flower petals, to give them a bit of variation. The sentiment is from the Artesprix stamp set, it stamped with word backwards so that when you transfer the image to the blank it read correctly. Once all your stamping and inking is done on the printer paper you tape your blank to this with heat tape, sandwich it in-between the specialty heat paper and iron it. Artesprix does have a very nice silicone mat to use to protect your surface from a very hot home iron. After 3 minutes under a home iron your image will have transferred to the blank.
Here is another I created on the wood tag.
I dressed both of my tags up with my own ribbon at the top, turning them into some fun gift tags, but these travel tags do come with a rubber attacher that works great for adding this to luggage.
Here is another blank surface that Artesprix sells, the keychain. I completely covered the surface of this keychain, coloring around the poinsettia with a light blue marker. I love the look and I added a couple beaded charms to it for fun. The hardware for this key chain comes with it but is not attached making it easier for you to transfer your image. And the hardware snaps in place very easily.
Last but not least I made a metal bookmark, also available at the Artesprix shop. This is metal and again, coated with a polyester coating, which is key to the sublimation process working. I share how I was able to get my hand written sentiment on the tag in the video, although I do not love how my handwriting turned out, it was sure fun seeing if I could do it. Which brings me to another idea for you. You can draw and transfer your own art work to any of these blanks!
I had so much fun doing this, I hope you will check out the video and see how cool using iron on ink is. If you have any questions be sure to leave it in the comment box below, I'd love to help you get started doing Sublimation.
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You can find the Poinsettia stamp I used at Trinity Stamps.
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