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I have an idea in mind for my holiday cards and one of the images has a santa hat. I thought it would be neat to have the brim and pom pom have some dimension. I have heard that these souffle pens puff up when dry. So a couple of questions before I take the plunge:
Does this puff on its own when dry or does it require a heat gun to puff?
How sturdy is this? As in, if it was nice and puffy on my finished card, would it still be puffy on the receiving end or will it flatten/smoosh in the mail?
How far does one pen go? Would I be able to make 50 small pieces without running out of ink (the pieces are kind of small) or would I need more than one pen?
Do you have problems with the pen running smoothly? I'm just thinking about gel pens I have had in the past that skip.
Where did you buy yours? I checked Michaels an ACMoore and neither carried it. I'm going to Joanns this weekend. I did find a seller on ebay. The price was $2.49 for one pen plus shipping. Don't know if that's a good deal or not.
I love the Gelly Roll pens so I bought a set of the Souffle pens hoping to get some cool effects... Unfortunately, they seem to be a pack of duds. They do have an interesting chalk-like finish, but not puffy like the packaging led me to believe...
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I bought a set of souffle pens at Hobby Lobby with a coupon.
It doesn't really "puff". It's just slightly raised (I don't heat set). I've used it for icing, doodles, backgrounds, etc. It lasts quite a while. It's plenty sturdy and writes nicely. It travels well since it doesn't puff that much in the first place.
I guess I'll try the heat gun to see if it yields a different result.
If you buy a pen of white liquid applique, it will puff when you heat it. REALLY cool effect. Sorry, bad photo, but I used it on the roof of the house on this card: Snowy Hills by whoistracy at Splitcoaststampers
I like the white Souffle pens for tiny details on so many cards. They do not puff, like LeahsCreations said, just kind of raise a tad. I tried heat, but it did not seem to do anything.
They seem to last through many swaps for me, although mine sometimes plug a little, so I wipe them (may be user error )
I buy my Souffle sets online (ebay)- more economical in sets.
White is sometimes in the souffle journal/sticker pack at Michael's - in the kids section.
Looking back at my souffle use in my blog, just realized I use the white puff paint from tulip more when it comes to santa hats and eskimo cards
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Last edited by carefulwish; 09-05-2008 at 07:37 PM..
I'd agree, the Souffle pens don't puff up that much, and they're not designed to be used with heat. Any of the paints that need heat for puffing them would give a better effect. There's also (over here, anyway) something called a Snow-Writer which doesn't need heat and gives a good raised effect. But you need to make sure you've given it time to dry!!
Thanks to those who responded. That gives me some options.
I do have a white liquid applique pen (somewhere!) but that was a little puffier than I had in mind and I know that will get crushed down.
I have a white gel pen and, because that is thicker, it gives some dimension, but not as much as I wanted.
I have tried a correction fluid (White Out) pen and that can be effective for a little thicker coverage than the white gel pen but, since it's not meant for coloring in objects, it can be uneven.
The puff paint (which I'm also sure I have buried in a drawer)was something that I hadn't considered, but actually I was looking to avoid having to heat after coloring. That's why I was hoping the souffle pen did not need heating to puff.
I think I will look somemore for the white souffle pen and make a sample with each of the items I already have before deciding which one goes on my final product.
I like my souffle pens. They just give a slight raised effect. I really like to use my white one on dark CS. I have not purchased the glaze ones maybe I will with a coupon of course!
I LOVE my souffle pens, because they are opaque (so they show up on dark paper and cover up mistakes LOL)...but they don't puff up really. They don't skip like the SU gel pen does (IMO), but it does take some practice just to get used to them. For example, they are clear at first and you think they won't show up, so you go over them again with the pen & end up messing it up. LOL yes I did this many times. They DO puff a little more if you wait for them to dry and go over them again.
I'd go with the Scribbles paint, myself...it's cheap, doesn't need to be heated, and doesn't puff up quite as much as the Liquid Applique.
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