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Help Please...I am new at stamping and just made a few cards using pastels :confused: the pastels are rubbing off...Is there a product that I can buy to seal them? Or a technique to prevent them from smearing or smudging?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
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I don't think the hairspray is archival - I would only use it on cards. For scrapbooks, you could use a clear acrylic spray (seems to me like I've seen some scrapbook-safe sealer sprays at Hobby Lobby or Michaels, but I've never bought any). Another way you could use pastels in a scrapbook safe way is to color your pastels on top of an embossed image, then after you've colored hit your card again a little with the heat gun to melt the pastel into the embossing powder.
Hmmm...I've never had the problem of my pastels rubbing off but I rarely use them to color...just over the versamark and that seems to "glue" the color on. I'll have to keep in mind the fact that if I color it needs to be "sealed".
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KRYLON.......makes a product called "Paper Finishes"....you can get it in Metallic, Stained Glass Sheer Color, Antiquing, Whitewash, Make It Pearl, Make It Iridescent, Suede, Webbing, Stone etc. They also make an Archival quality protection called "Workable Fixatif". I have tried the "Make It Pearl" on Vellum (after using pastels) and it gives a really nice Pearl Finish.
Hobby Lobby carries some of the products for I think the price was 3.99 and up. You can also go to www.misterart.com and they carry all of the above and give info on the different ones and what they do. Prices range from 2.99 and up.
Hope this helps. RagDoll4You
I was warned that over time, hairspray discolors. I used it on a dark blue paper that had white chalked areas as well as white ink. Over time, it turned the white areas yellow. It may be easy and cheap, but if you want the original colors to last, buy one of the sprays the ladies recommended.
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Another thing that works surprisingly well is to cover your chalked image with a piece of plain white copy paper and rub - hard - with the side of your hand. It "mushes" the powder into your cardstock and transfers the loose stuff to the copy paper. When I do this, I don't notice any more rubbing off the card later. And you don't have to use smelly sprays or worry about it changing color later.
Another trick: Take a piece of tissue paper and rub it with your bone tool over your pastels. This lifts any "extra" that may rub off and it "firmly adheres" the remainder into the paper. You can use the tissue paper over and over and it's really cheap!
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I use a Fixative Workable Mat by Micador [for pastel, characoal, chalk & pencil drawing, but there are other brands available.
I was told whilst learning calligraphy that hair spray is a real 'No No' if wanting work to last and not turn yellow, [which some hair sprays can cause]. I have had my spray can of fixative for years and still going strong. Obviously I don't only us chalks.
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Definitely recommend the Krylon Workable Fixative. A little bit goes a long way to ensure that your chalk projects won't smear even the tiniest amount. I tried burnishing with tissue paper once and it still ended up transferring after a period of time. Once I tried the Krylon, I was hooked. I prefer the matte version and really like the fact that even after I've sprayed, I can still go back and rework any errors that I missed, or, add more chalking, and it doesn't affect my previous work. Great stuff. HTH
Krylon Workable Fixative lasts for a vey long time and allows you to work with the project after use. Hairspray tends to turn the project yellow. Hope that helps.
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I too use the Krylon Workable Fixativ
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Originally Posted by RagDoll4You
KRYLON.......makes a product called "Paper Finishes"....you can get it in Metallic, Stained Glass Sheer Color, Antiquing, Whitewash, Make It Pearl, Make It Iridescent, Suede, Webbing, Stone etc. They also make an Archival quality protection called "Workable Fixatif". I have tried the "Make It Pearl" on Vellum (after using pastels) and it gives a really nice Pearl Finish.
Hobby Lobby carries some of the products for I think the price was 3.99 and up. You can also go to www.misterart.com and they carry all of the above and give info on the different ones and what they do. Prices range from 2.99 and up.
Hope this helps. RagDoll4You
It seals rough tumbled tile coasters as well. it also allows you to go back and add touches to your work.
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I used the Workable Fixativ a while back for art assignments in school and I recall it having a smell. The Paper Finishes version wasn't available then though. Which Krylon product would you say has the least amount of smell?
Sealing Pastels
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