Have a ? what do you use Blending pens for.

[Shadowdancer]

I am new to this and I bought chalk , a stamp set and blending pens just to see what they where the pens that is so now what do i do with them?

[jerppt]

You can rub them over chalks and blend them as a watercolor effect.I also dip them into the corner of my SU dye ink pads and do the same with the watercoloring.
Have fun with them!!
Jenny

[iwanabescrapn]

I use blending pens with my colored pencils. You do an outline of what color you want then you use the blending pen to color it in. That way you aren't coloring in with your pencils!

[Shadowdancer]

thank you I can not wait for my stuff to get here so I can use them.

[witty5]

Blender pens "blend" your colors so that they look more 'watercolor-y'. You can use these with the watercolor pencils, the chalks, or even by squeezing the lid of your stamp pad down, and then opening the pad & dipping your blender pen in the "pool-of-ink" to pick up the colors when watercoloring.

To use your pencils or chalks - one of the easiest ways is to just color the pencils or the chalks on your stamped paper, and then blend it with the blender pens. Some use the blender pens directly on their pads of chalk, but other don't like how that can make their chalks a little messy.

[Shadowdancer]

Will I need to clean the blender pens?And if so how?

[stampysister]

You clean the blender pen by dragging it on a piece of scrap paper until it colors clear. It will probably begin to appear stained, but if it colors clear, it is ready for the next color.

I use my blender pens in all the above ways as well us using them with my craft pads. They work the same as the classic pads, but I can use them in scrapbooking and be confident that they won't fade over time.

Good Luck

[csoule]

Just runing the colored ink out of them on a piece of scratch paper works for me!