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I followed Anna's way -- just because I was able to find everything at one place (Michael's). I use a double walled jar/container and put a sponge in there. Look at her tutorial for a picture.
This is a good way - you don't need to keep pouring in and out of your big OMS container! Just use the jar with sponge and I don't think you want to be breathing it in when you aren't using it. See other threads on the hazards.
I used to use a baby food jar with a piece of sponge in the bottom. It worked, but I discovered that you couldn't seal the jar without putting something between the jar and the lid because it would stick shut. Saran wrap solved that problem. Also, certain sponges would get so hard that I might as well not have a sponge in there. 3M sponges with the scrubber on the bottom solved THAT problem
I recently invested in a Menda pump, and no more problems at all! GinaK has them on her site:
I got a sponge-topped stamp cleaner from Michael's. Took off the top (carefully), dumped out the cleaner and dried out the bottle, then replaced it with OMS. It works really well!! The cleaner bottle is very similar to the Staz-On bottle. hth!
WHere do you get Gamsol? Is it called something else at Mikes...because the store I went to never heard of it. Can someone clue me into where I could find/purchase some. I am eager to find some and start creating with it...looks like fun and WOW the cards and images.
At Michael's it is not called Gamsol. It's called Mona Lisa Odorless Mineral Spirits. Look for it in the art section underneath the paint brushes or the paint. It's actually paint thinner and I think it's used to clean brushes. It does NOT say that it is used to blend prismacolors! : ) I had to learn that the hard way! Gamsol can be bought online and some of the ladies can tell you where they buy it. I think DickBlicks? Not sure!
Do you need to have a stump for each color, or can you "color off" with your stump and reuse it in other colors? I don't really want a billion stumps around or to have to buy them!
Do you need to have a stump for each color, or can you "color off" with your stump and reuse it in other colors? I don't really want a billion stumps around or to have to buy them!
To answer you briefly, no you don't need separate stumps.
heather30, this technique doesn't work with watercolor pencils. I think most everyone uses Prismacolor pencils. That's what I use, I love this technique. The more you do it the easier it gets.
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I use a dauber bottle that I got at Michael's. Holds about 8 oz of Gamsol or OMS and has a small sponge at the top with a screw on lid. ABout $3.50 at Michael's across the aisle from the OMS. Invaluable!!!!!! You invert and depress the sponge to charge with OMS. The sponge is only about 1" diameter so you have a lot less evaporation than the jar. Also spill proof. I take mine in the car all the time.
You can get Gamsol at www.dickblick.com. Also try a real "ART" store that sells artist supplies. In the Pacific Northwest, Art Media has it.
As to having separate stumps I recommend that you assign a color family to a stump. A LOT less sanding and cleaning to change colors. I have 12 (red, pink, flesh, orange, yellow, green, blue-green, blue, purple, brown, grey, black)
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I have my 12 stumps fixed up thanks to Ann - stamps&cars! I copied her technique - mark each of the 12 stumps around the center with the color of Sharpie needed. This saves bookoos of time spent to sand, etc. thus extending the life of the stump. I'd think if you don't have Sharpies, colored pencils or even crayons would work. Actually, anything to mark the color.. even write the color name w/ ball point pen around the center of the stump.
Thanks again, Ann!!
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I use a heavy glass Avon jar that once held some sort of cream. It was free (a good thing), isn't real deep so I can easily reach and see my stump in it, doesn't hold too much so there's less worry about evaporation. Because it's so short, there's less chance of my knocking it over. The heavy glass won't be harmed by the OMS. I just put a cotton cosmetic remover thingy in it and poured the OMS in till it just covers the pad...no sloshing there.
I wonder if a little thing I've seen at the spa would help. It's a glass jar with a metal top that they press down with a cotton ball or q-tip. It dispenses just a touch of nail polish remover (or mineral spirits or whatever) but the lid stays on. It may be the same type of thing as the pump at the link above (but the thing I saw was shorter)
I am wondering if a nail polish remover pump bottle (the ones that the ladies at the nail salon use) - the kind that you pump by pressing down. I mean certainly if those ladies can put acetone in those, you could use OMS (gamsol).
You would just pump down using your stump. What are some thoughts?
I am wondering if a nail polish remover pump bottle (the ones that the ladies at the nail salon use) - the kind that you pump by pressing down. I mean certainly if those ladies can put acetone in those, you could use OMS (gamsol).
You would just pump down using your stump. What are some thoughts?
jennifer
If it was me, I'd rather have the sponge dauber bottle I have because if you knock it over, nothing would spill. I can see the pump bottle working, I use one for my water for watercolor. You can pump just a tiny bit at a time.
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Ok...quick question...what is gamsol?? what do you use it for and how and what is a stump everyone is talkin about?? lol....please fiill me in..i am farely new to stamping...thanks!
Sarah
Gamsol is a trade name for Odorless Mineral Spirits. Mona Lisa brand from Michaels is also usable. Some people have also used baby oil but the results are different.
Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS) is used with a stump (like a paper pencil) to blend regular colored pencils. Most everything in my gallery is colored this way. It HAS to be my most favorite way to color.
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I am wondering if a nail polish remover pump bottle (the ones that the ladies at the nail salon use) - the kind that you pump by pressing down. I mean certainly if those ladies can put acetone in those, you could use OMS (gamsol).
You would just pump down using your stump. What are some thoughts?
jennifer
I don't know if it will work or not, but I can tell you that it will evaporate from this type of bottle.
My stamp club takes the bingo marker bottles that you get at the dollar store, empty them--save the ink-- rinse well and fill with gamsol. They already have the sponge on the top.
I bought gamasol at an art store called Prisamacolor. It was way less expensive than the small amout from the online stores so if you havean "art" store in town check with them.
I got the pump bottle from the beauty supply shop and it works grand. No spills. The amount not used goes directly back into the bottle below. I did find that I had to get just the right pressure or I would have a drop or too shoot up. I find it works very well and does not get spit! Bottle range in size and quality. I got the cheaper model but will get a porcelain on it I ever replace this one....it just has more weight....but was more pricey!
Well, I sure am behind the times here!! I bought a container of odorless mineral spirits at Wal-mart for like $3! I poured some in an old hairspray pump bottle, and I just spray a little on to a folded piece of felt!
Sounds like I may need to go looking for some of these great ideas!!
I just got my gamsol today from a stamp shop!! They had the InkyAntics Gamsol package with the 2 stumps & Gamsol in the dauber bottle!! I love it. I just did a card with my prismacolors and it turned out so cute. (if I do say so myself)
I do have gamsol - but never use it as I am worried about hazards - health hazards over the long term with it. Does any one know much about that? I have it in the dauber type container that I purchased it in - but it is paint thinner is it not? I do find that when I have used it in past , I get a headache each time. It is also extremely flammable is it not?
Maybe I am just to cautious - any one know much about the hazards and long term effects?
"Artists use mineral spirits as an alternative to turpentine, one that is both less flammable and less toxic. Because of interactions with pigments, artists require a higher grade of mineral spirits than many industrial users, including the complete absence of residual sulphur. Odorless Mineral Spirits are mineral spirits that have been further refined to remove the more toxic aromatic compounds, and are recommended for applications such as oil painting, where humans have close contact with the solvent. According to Robert Gamblin of Gamblin Artists Colors, the best brands contain 100% aliphatic compounds, and dry without leaving any residue."
"The advantage of using petroleum distillates that are produced for artistic use is that they are less expensive than turpentine, have a longer shelf life, leave no sticky residue, and according to government standards, are less hazardous than turpentine. They are also recommended for painters who are allergic to turpentine. Odorless Paint Thinners are essentially the same as petroleum distillate or mineral spirits except that the unpleasant odor has been removed or masked. "
Maybe I am just to cautious - any one know much about the hazards and long term effects?
I know people who've lived in Manhattan for decades and if they are fine, a tiny bit of Gamsol inhalation in a well-ventilated room isn't going to hurt you!
"Artists use mineral spirits as an alternative to turpentine, one that is both less flammable and less toxic. Because of interactions with pigments, artists require a higher grade of mineral spirits than many industrial users, including the complete absence of residual sulphur. Odorless Mineral Spirits are mineral spirits that have been further refined to remove the more toxic aromatic compounds, and are recommended for applications such as oil painting, where humans have close contact with the solvent. According to Robert Gamblin of Gamblin Artists Colors, the best brands contain 100% aliphatic compounds, and dry without leaving any residue."
"The advantage of using petroleum distillates that are produced for artistic use is that they are less expensive than turpentine, have a longer shelf life, leave no sticky residue, and according to government standards, are less hazardous than turpentine. They are also recommended for painters who are allergic to turpentine. Odorless Paint Thinners are essentially the same as petroleum distillate or mineral spirits except that the unpleasant odor has been removed or masked. "
Here is the web address for that particular information.
This also answers the question that people have been discussing about why they shouldn't use the paint grade of thinner from Home Depot. I assume that you could request a copy of the MSDS from Gamblin on Gamsol and they would have no problem sending it to you.
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How do you dispense gamsol or OMS?
Would this work too?
Got my Gamsol!!
