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Can anyone tell me why I bought nearly every color of Making Memories scrapbooking paint? Better yet, can anyone tell me what to do with all this beautiful paint? I see it's still on the market, so someone must use it for something. any ideas?
Paint chipboard! I have about 20 colors of it too I've done some cool chipboard embellishments for my scrapbooks with it. Its looks nice to paint and then use rubons on top of it.
i use paint on foam stamps or even rubber ones if its a larger pattern or whatever, nothing too intricate, paint gets goopy. or you can paint right on your project!
Ditto the above, I've used it with foam stamps (takes some getting used to because it's different than ink) and scrapbooking, and painted chipboard letters that I used in a scrapbook. It is acid free so it's safe to use in scrappin'. And it dries pretty quickly, unlike most paints, leaving a matte sheen (not glossy). I love it! I also like that you can mix colors together to get the shade you want, unlike ink. It's not something I use every day, but when I've used it I've been so glad I had it!
I think you can paint just about anything with it, not just chipboard. It's opaque, because it's paint, so then you can decorate or even stamp on top of it!
HTH!
__________________ Lynn
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right�--Lincoln
Can anyone tell me why I bought nearly every color of Making Memories scrapbooking paint? Better yet, can anyone tell me what to do with all this beautiful paint? I see it's still on the market, so someone must use it for something. any ideas?
Thanks, Chris
You can paint lots of things with it!
1.Metal words or frames, chipboard work up great painted and then lightly sanded in places to give an aged look.
2.You can dry brush, removing most of the paint off your paint brush or foam brush and swipe across your paper for a distressed look.
3.To change the colors you can add a drop or two of ink refillers and mix well.
4. You can paint your brads to match your work now.....
Because the packaging makes it look so cool and all the magazines make you feel like you HAVE to have it. ;)
I don't own any of it because it's basically just really expensive acrylic paint in pretty packaging and I have PLENTY of acrylic paint already that I use for my canvas paintings.
I love painting chipboard and even directly onto my textured cardstock.
__________________ Erika Martin * Vermont * SU! Demo * My blog: Stampin' Mama
Because the packaging makes it look so cool and all the magazines make you feel like you HAVE to have it. ;)
I don't own any of it because it's basically just really expensive acrylic paint in pretty packaging and I have PLENTY of acrylic paint already that I use for my canvas paintings.
I love painting chipboard and even directly onto my textured cardstock.
I'm not so sure that's true, it dries MUCH MUCH faster than any paint I've ever used before. That may be the only difference, but that's a biggie to me
__________________ Lynn
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right�--Lincoln
I love how quickly it dries too...I have used it on the back of acetate and then stamped over it for a cool effect, or on Heidi Swapp's clear ghost letters/shapes to make them stand out more...I have stamped with it too using my rubber stamps (you have to wash the paint off really quickly or else...kind of nervewracking, really!:mrgreen: )
__________________ Alanna
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If you have any of the preprinted transparencies from various scrapbook lines you can paint the back of the transparency to help the journaling stand out against your background paper. It's great if your just want to emphasize certain words in the journaling.
Location: If anyone figures that out, PLEASE let me know!
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If you have any of the preprinted transparencies from various scrapbook lines you can paint the back of the transparency to help the journaling stand out against your background paper. It's great if your just want to emphasize certain words in the journaling.
Pam
This sounds intriguing. Do you have a posted example showing this painted behind the journeling?
I LOVE the MM paint! I think it's the best acrylic paint on the market! It has a "low moisture content" which means it's the best paint for paper because it won't buckle or warp paper as much as regular acrylic paint will. Plus as mentioned it dries super fast and as someone who is very impatient I love that
Every time I see the title of this thread it makes me giggle because I want to just say 'You bought it because your a crafter and we all buy things that we don't need!'
Who know's when you might use it, tomorrow, next month, 2 years! You've gotten lots of great suggestions in the thread so hopefully it will spark your creativity!
Now, if someone can tell me why I bought 2 packs of yo-yo yellow then that would be a BIG help, lol! I've had it for 4 years......what was I thinking of doing with all that yellow???
Because the packaging makes it look so cool and all the magazines make you feel like you HAVE to have it. ;)
I don't own any of it because it's basically just really expensive acrylic paint in pretty packaging and I have PLENTY of acrylic paint already that I use for my canvas paintings.
I love painting chipboard and even directly onto my textured cardstock.
I have a few bottles, not too many. I love it~ I use it to paint right onto projects as well~ it's really fun on pictures and the clear acrylic albums.
I don't have any other acrylic paints around the house, so I do plan on getting more- they were only about .70 each I believe, so I didn't think it was too much $, but I have been wrong before!:-D
I love the MM paint -- as has been said, it has a lower water content than other acrylic paints making it even better for use with paper and cardstock. Yeah, I've used some of my other bazillion acrylic paints on my papercrafts but I really like the MM better.
I love to use it with transparencies -- really makes certain things pop. It's also really pretty dry-brushed onto a project -- very pretty effect. I paint the edges of my chipboard -- sometimes they just need it. Come on now, paint is just fun!!
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Love love love it Yeah I thought I didn't need since I had acrylic paint but boy was I wrong....it dries super fast and the celery matches SU's perfectly!!!! I use it on chipboard and then versamark, heat & stick powder and then glitter! Looks fabu! Well worth the few extra pennies.
Oh, the other use of them.. I bought some bright lime green alphabet chipboards. I love the font but the color wouldn't work. So I painted the chipboards and the colors were just so fitting.
There are all these great ideas to use the paint on,but mine has all dried up. Does anyone know if it is a water base paint and if I can add water to thin it down or should I use something else.
A bunch of mine are dried up, too : (
Wondering, as well, if it can be rescued.
Has anyone ever figured this out?
How about this resurrected thread? I'm finally beginning to unpack my boxed up studio after moving states 8 years ago. I'm afraid to open boxes for what I'm going to find. Hundreds of paints, cat's eye ink pads, etc. dried up, who knows how much paper or product dry rotted or ruined some other way.
__________________ Laura Fernsler
We are all one child spinning through Mother Sky. (Shawnee proverb)
Paints and inks may very well need to be replaced.
my playroom is a finished bonus room over our garage ( which is actually attached to the house now a days but, when we bought it, it was not and so, it was not heated 24/7 in the winter and... I did replace my paint after the first winter. )
The good news is there are lots of new things now 8 years later so, if you do have to replace you have different choices.
I thought mine was dried up to, but I kept shaking the bottles, hitting the bottoms on my desk until I was able to get them all moving and ready to use again. It took quite a bit of work, but was worth it to me because this paint is meant for use on paper, which is why it's thicker than regular paint and dries quicker.
If you're not interested in using it on paper, you can add water to it, which should revive it. I wish it was still on the market!
__________________ Linda E
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Why did I buy Making Memories scrapbook paint?
My making memories paint is all dried up.
