Trouble with Blender Pens

[staff2]

I recently bought new blender pens (had some before that were all used up). They work great with colored pencils but when I am trying to do Stampin Up markers, they aren't working like my others did. For example light colors such as "pretty in pink" or "certainly celery" hardly show up at all. Anyone else have this happen? I can get them to work with red but even some other colors don't look like they should. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[amysings]

Do they seem dry? Are all of the pens the same way? Maybe they got shipped standing up and need to settle over night?

[jen9853]

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Originally Posted by staff2

I recently bought new blender pens (had some before that were all used up). They work great with colored pencils but when I am trying to do Stampin Up markers, they aren't working like my others did. For example light colors such as "pretty in pink" or "certainly celery" hardly show up at all. Anyone else have this happen? I can get them to work with red but even some other colors don't look like they should. Any suggestions? Thanks.

What exactly are you trying to do with the markers and blender pen?

[staff2]

I am trying to color in a picture using the markers and blender pens by shading. I use a darker shade sometimes and then other times I wipe off some of the color to make it lighter for better blending.

[staff2]

They do seem dry but I've had them for more than a week now so don't really think it's a shipping issue. I tried 2 out of 3 of them.

[jen9853]

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Originally Posted by staff2

I am trying to color in a picture using the markers and blender pens by shading. I use a darker shade sometimes and then other times I wipe off some of the color to make it lighter for better blending.

Gotcha. I've never tried using the blender pens this way, I have always used them to pick up ink from the ink pad, or with the watercolor pencils.

Are you using Whisper White paper? I find that the blender pens dont' work well at all if I am using non-SU white paper. The smoothness of the Whisper White really helps the blender pens, well, blend!

[staff2]

Yes I'm using the whisper white paper. After using it, I don't like any others!

Thanks.

[jen9853]

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Originally Posted by staff2

Yes I'm using the whisper white paper. After using it, I don't like any others!

Thanks.

I know the feeling! Sometimes I'll find some scraps of non-SU white in my scrap box and use them instead, and it's just not the same!

All of the blender pens in the package are acting the same way? My suggestion would be to contact your SU Demonstrator and tell her. She can call SU directly and see about returning them, maybe there was something goofy with a batch of them. They should exchange them for you, no problem.

[staff2]

I think that's probably what I need to do - contact my SU demonstrator.

Thanks.