Today's challenge calls for using a heated medium. I haven't played with Tyvek in years. So I grabbed some scraps of used priority envelopes, die cut it with Tim Holtz' washer border die and hand cut pod shapes. Painted with Lumiere a light acrylic paint and heated. While the Tyvek melts into concave and convex bubble shapes the Lumiere separates with the gold flowing into the bubble pockets. OH my, 2 fun things at once, yes lots of action and fun. One has very limited control as the tyvek melts on itself. Thin pieces like the washer strip melts very quickly and bends onto itself. Tyvek does not release any odors when melting but be safe and heat in a well ventilated area.
The background for the Tyvek is handmade paper and colored with distress stain.
Date: Friday, June 13, 2014 GMT Views: 549
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Registered: March 13, 2012 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 5253
Fri, Jun 13, 2014 @ 6:33 PM
Well, you have certainly pushed the envelope on this challenge! You've not only pushed it, you've literally melted it!
I've never played with Tyvek myself and didn't know that Priority mail envelopes were made of them.
Very cool looking project and top marks for creativity!
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Sat, Jun 14, 2014 @ 8:09 AM
Very cool! I made a total mess the only time I played with Tyvek, maybe I'll give it another try! Just a plea to others who may want to try - please don't go rushing to the post office to "borrow" Priority envelopes - help keep postage costs as low as possible!
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Thanks for all the comments! I would like to add to JodyLynn's thoughtful comment...I totally agree. Tyvek is not easy to work with. Guess that is why my scraps have been sitting unused for years. Yet it is hard to toss good recycled material away.
The problem is so much shrinking is involved that it is not easy to use detailed dies or ones with detailed edges. Solid shapes work best and yet even those turn into their own creative shapes. All the texture is wonderful yet makes for a creative challenge to use in a project. Please share if you achieve some results you are happy with.
Thanks again!