This allows you to bridge the two canvas pieces with your stencil.  Spray the back of the stencil with the repositionable spray.  Apply the stencil to the canvas.  Make sure that it is secure.  Mask any space that you don't want sprayed. 

Using the eBrush and the blue marker, spray the color across the stencil. 

Repeat as desired. Be sure to mask any areas you do not want colored.  When you have completed coloring with the blue, replace the stencil with the largest image and spray using the "yellow." 

These are the colors I used:

Sign your completed work.  Frame if desired.  I'm using another canvas to mount these two smaller canvases on and leaving the larger canvas unframed.  It's looking great in my entryway.  Hope you have some creative time built into your week!  Enjoy nourishing your soul!  Be sure to stop by my personal blog for additional ideas using the eBrush! 

Here's my finished tin:

Supplies:

Craftwell eBrush 

Inks - Alcohol Inks

Other - Non Stick Craft Mat, Tin

Be sure to cover your work station, or work on a Non Stick Craft Mat.  You may also want to wear old clothes or gloves, as the Alcohol Ink does tend to spread. You can easily remove the Alcohol Ink from your hands or any other surface using Ink Blending Solution.

Place a drop of alcohol ink on the tin

Use the eBrush to spread the alcohol ink, blow the air until the ink is dry.

Continue this process with additional colors of alcohol inks, until the tin is covered.

Let tin, embellish as desired or add a stamped tag.

You can use this same method to create fun backgrounds on Glossy card stock, or use it to decorate some Easter Eggs!

Thanks for stopping by the Craftwell Blog, I hope I've inspired you to create Art! For more inspiration, please visit my blog!

'Ello everyone!

This month is all about the Super Bowl & Valentine's Day!  I wanted to make some fun, cute & easy accessories using themes inspired by both concepts.  One with pennants can be used as name tags or food decor and another inspired by the yummy candies that come with Valentine's (chocolates, sweethearts, more chocolates...).

Even though these accessories are geared toward February events, you can apply this to anything!  Halloween, Christmas, birthdays or celebrations in general!  The best part is that these are really about making a statement piece perfect for any #OOTD post without having to buy the designer brand accessories at designer brand prices.

YOU WILL NEED:

+ Fine point Sharpies, any color
+ paint markers (optional)

+ eBrush Kit

+ Sharpie Marker Adapter

+ Cut'n'Boss
+ pennant shaped cutting die, at least 4" in length (Super Bowl LI)

+ heart shaped cutting die, at least 4" in width (Valentine's Day)

+ white or frosted shrink plastic film
+ 200~400 grit sandpaper
+ embossing heat gun or pre-heated oven
+ clear varnish or clear acrylic sealer
+ hole punch, for keychains & charms
+ jump rings, for keychains & charms
+ pin backs, for brooches
+ super glue or E6000, for brooches

PROCESS:
1.  Prep your stuff!

I know, it's a weird step, but this way you can move through all
the proceeding steps with ease!

Sand your shrink film on only ONE side with your sandpaper and have a setup for your eBrush.

Make sure the area you are working in has paper put down & there is good ventilation; airbrushing & sanding projects need ventilation!



2.  Use your Cut'n'Boss to cut the out the heart shapes from the shrink plastic film to make as many
accessories as you would like!  The platform combination to use is the same as the one in the manual (top to bottom):

Platform A
Platform B
Platform A
Shrink Film
Heart Cutting Die/Pennant Cutting Die
Platform D

The cutting die has to be at least 4" wide in order for the accessories to turn out just under 2".  Any smaller, the details may be too difficult to read from a distance.


3A.  Color & decorate your hearts on the SMOOTH side of the die cuts!

I chose to use the pastel colors from Sharpie's many assorted colors.  The trick is to make the colors 50% lighter than what comes out.  If you have used shrink film before, then you'll recall that the plastic shrinks along with the color intensifying..!

To prevent a pastel pink from turning red or a green from turning dark green, I used one color Sharpie at a time to spray from a distance of about 6" or more from the surface & get an even mist on however many hearts/pennants I want.  Let the pieces dry.



3B.  Now if you're doing conversation hearts for Valentine's, you can use the red Sharpie to write your personal saying or a classic conversation heart saying.  My favorite is "FAX ME".  For the Super Bowl LI charms, you can personalize drink tags with people's name in the style of old university sports' teams.

For the conversation hearts, I also took a Sharpie color a shade darker than the heart to make an outline.  Let dry again.


4.  Now you can choose whether or not to make these hearts a charm or a pin.

To make a keychain or charm, grab your hole punch & strategically punch a hole into the heart.  To make a pin, just skip to the next step.  (:



5.  The fun part: it's time to shrink the hearts!  Use your oven or a heat gun as per instruction.

If you're using a heat gun like me, then even distribution of heat is key!  I quickly press down on the finished piece to make sure it will cool flat.


6.  Use your bottle of varnish to make a nice protective coat over your work.  You can do both sides, but just the front is fine.  Let dry for a few hours or overnight.


7.  Attach your pieces to jump rings or use super glue to attach the pin back to the piece.

TADA!  Your very own unique & handmade accessories, perfect to impress your party, significant other or just to impress yourself!  (:  Here is an example of using paint markers & clear shrink film:




Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!  Have a fun February~

-Judith

3.  Fold the butterfly in half & use the scissors to cut a heart shape from the middle.  The point of the heart will cling onto the edge of the mug or cup.

4.  Cut off or untie the tea bag from its paper tag.  Tie the twine through the center of the heart so

the butterfly acts as the tea tag.

5.  TADA!  Now you have a cute, personal butterfly at the edge of your tea cup!

Make a huge set of butterfly tea bags for a party or a gathering to impress your family & friends.

This ceramic tile coaster is a great beginner’s project for those using the eBrush for the first time! I explored different techniques to use on this project that turned out pretty cool. I like to use this coaster to set my cereal bowl on while I sit on the couch! It’s also a fast way to make some small gifts that are not only beautiful, but useful!

Materials:

eBrush

Permanent Markers

Paper

Scissors or X-Acto knife

Pencil

Ceramic Tiles

Hot glue

Gluestick

Spray Acrylic Sealer

Felt

First, you need to choose a picture to use as a template on the coaster. For the dragon, I drew my own design, but you could easily find a picture online to print and cut out for your template. Keep in mind what size your template is and how it will fit on the tile!

Next, carefully cut out your template with scissors or an x-acto knife. For your first try you may want to go for a simpler design that’s easier to cut out.

Set your cut-out on a piece of paper and use a glue stick to completely cover one side of your template. Make sure to especially cover the edges so no color gets under your perfect silhouette!

Now carefully center your template onto the coaster. Smooth the paper until there’s no air in the center and press the edges down firmly.

For the lightning effect, you will need a hot glue gun to carefully make thin zig-zag lines on the tile. If you mess up or the line gets too wide, the hot glue is easy to peel off once dried!

Now it’s time to fire up your eBrush! Take a scrap piece of paper to test out different color combinations before starting on your final piece.

After choosing your color combination, you can now start adding the colors of your sky with the eBrush. To make the lightning appear to glow, I used yellow on the edges of the hot glue and let the colors gradually get lighter towards the bottom of the tile.

When you’ve finished eBrushing the background, let your tile dry by setting it in front of a fan (I didn’t use a blow-dryer because I didn’t want to risk melting the hot glue.

After the tile is completely dry, it’s time for the most fun part! Start by peeling off the hot glue, then the paper (you may have to scrape off some of the paper towards the center but the edges should come up nicely. You will tear the paper doing this so don’t expect to use the same template again!)

To finish off your coaster, spray it with a clear acrylic fixative and hot glue felt to the bottom of it to prevent scratching up your table.

Now you can admire your finished work! Pictured above is another coaster I made of a unicorn.

Other techniques/patterns you can try:

Gluing lace onto the tile

Wrapping it with string

Using the Cut ‘n Boss to make templates

Make stripes or zigzags with masking tape

Gluing found objects like flowers, leaves, feathers, etc.