polished stone how to?

[palmettostate]

Any directions on site anywhere? I've never done it, and I'd prefer the simpliest directions possible!!! LOL.
Susan

[melfrank1]

Here is a link to directions. HTH

Melissa

Forums at Splitcoaststampers

[melfrank1]

Sorry for another post, I should have posted this one from JanTink - it is my favorite way of doing polished stone:



There are lots of different ways of doing it. I'll tell you mine, in which I combined the best features of different people's methods to come up with my own, which I honestly thinks looks better than most of the polished stone I've seen.

You need:

Cosmetic sponge wedge
Clothespin (optional...use it to hold the wedge; keeps your fingers clean)
Rubbing alchohol (works better than isopropyl)
Two or three colors of reinkers
One type of metallic reinker
Glossy white cardstock

Get your cosmetic sponge wet, but not soppin' wet with rubbing alchohol. It should feel moist...somewhere between damp and dripping.

Put a couple of drops of reinker in each corner of the cardstock. Put some of each color in each corner. Pounce your sponge up and down in the colors, spreading it over the cardstock, leaving some areas white to light, and making other areas darker. It should look something like marble.

Once that is ready, put some of the metallic reinker right on the sponge. It should be a VERY small amount...just a dot. Now pounce this up and down on the cardstock, working to disperse the initial dot of reinker you will get the first few times. What should happen at this point is that the metallic will "spider" into the rest of the color on the cardstock. Don't overdo this effect. Simply go over the entire cardstock once and STOP if it looks ready.

Once it's dry, spray with a clear acrylic spray like Krylon Low Odor Matte Finish.

The difference between my method and others is that most people put the colored reinkers on their cotton ball or whatever and it ends up looking like a lot of little dots all over their cardstock. This way it spreads more evenly and if you have dots of color in the corners where you put the reinker, why you can just trim them off! Cotton balls I don't like because they leave shreds of fiber, plus they just can't hold the same amount of alchohol as a sponge wedge!
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JanTink
http://jantink.stampinup.net

[palmettostate]

Thanks for the instructions -- that is exactly what I needed! But I have another two Questions -- how long does it take to dry, and do I have to spray w/ sealer?

[melfrank1]

I didn't spray mine with sealer and I think it is just fine. I can't remember how long it takes to dry I would guess no more than a couple hours??? Sorry

Melissa

[Jovi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by palmettostate

do I have to spray w/ sealer?

I spray mine, the metallic reinkers that I use never tend to dry. I've tried hairspray, but the metallic still smeared off. Now I use Krylon Workable Fixative, and it works great.

[pilotwife0411]

Here is my input....Ok I haven't done this yet, but i got some great advice from my friend Pat in Little Rock AR. She suggest wrapping a piece of felt around a solid object...something you don't mind if it get's "yuckey" and old wood block/acrylic block, etc... Wet liberally with get this....PURE GRAIN ALCOHOL...LOL...this coming from a 70 year old woman...she said you can find it in most liquor stores...I have heard that the 91-99% works better than rubbing...so I guess the higher the alcohol content the better. Anywho...you have a soggy, slightly drunk piece of felt wrapped around a solid object...this will be your "pouncer" put a drop or two of each color directly on your "pouncer". Pounce this onto your paper. Then add a few dots of your metallic pen to your paper and pounce some more. Lastly seal and then you are good to go! Like I said I haven't done this yet, but Pat swears this is the best way to do it...and after seeing some of her cards, I beleive it :o) I went and got my felt today and even though it's 11 pm I think I might have to go play for a little while before I go to bed...I will give you an update tomorrow ;o) have fun!