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Can someone please help me flock. I have tried it several times and when it is done it looks great until you touch it or put it in an envelope, then it all comes off!!! :( :( :(
OMG - I can't believe I'm reading this post ??!!!?? I was talking to a friend of mine last night and she had the same problem. I hope someone can answer this because I'm curious to know why the flocking doesn't stick either.
I don't think the hairspray is a fixative for something so 3-D, but here's my 2 cents from my own experience.
Use the 2 way glue pen & color in w/ the glue the area to be flocked.
Dump some flock on & smash down all over the area w/ glue so that it is really stuck in the glue.
Shake off excess flock & use a dry old paintbrush if necessary to get rid of extra flock.
You can always do a second application if you have spaces: add more glue & press flock on top.
Let dry completely. I've never had it come off when I do this.
Use the 2 way glue pen & color in w/ the glue the area to be flocked.
Dump some flock on & smash down all over the area w/ glue so that it is really stuck in the glue.
Shake off excess flock & use a dry old paintbrush if necessary to get rid of extra flock.
Same thing that I do and never had any problems with it coming off.
I was going to post this question after my failure last night to make my hedgehogs look nice and fluffy. I stamped in VersaMark and filled in the inside with VersaMark pen, then poured on Heat & Stick and heated it, poured on the brown flocking that SU use to sell and pressed it in and let it sit for several minutes. When I poured off the excess flocking there wasn't enough stuck to the Heat & Stick to even know I had flocked it - just looked a little dirty. I know I used this a couple of years ago and was impressed with how cute and fuzzy my hedgehog was - what's changed? Does the stuff get old? Am I missing a step?
Yes, I have some Batty Black and it did the same thing your brown did, and I used Heat & Stick too... could it be my Batty Black is too old, it is about 3 years old and so is my heat and stick, but my heat and stick seems to work fine for my embossing powders.
__________________ Angela Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Furkids; Matilda Louise, Zoe, Boy, Queso, and Spooky.
I flocked my hedgies using MonoAqua liquid glue (bought it at Officemax) I had a real tough time with the heat and stick powder method because I would get it overheated too easily and nothing would stick. I just painted the MonoAqua into my hedgies using the small applicator tip (it has two ends) and then a small paintbrush to get into the edges.
Great Idea! I have one of those aqua glue pens in my supplies, I will try that when i get home. I am going to try it with the Cool Cat and the Batty Black! Oh yes! New idea!!! Thank you!
__________________ Angela Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Furkids; Matilda Louise, Zoe, Boy, Queso, and Spooky.
After you apply the glue which is Mono in this case and then put on the flocking then do you heat it? I just never had good luck with flock with the heat and stick either - it definately doesn't like me :-)
I need help flocking.........
