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Hi Shivani....
I looked at the butterfly box. It is very cute. But, I'm not sure what part you used the pastels on. And if you could describe, how you used them it would help use to help you.
I used it on wings..of butterfly..then used stickles to decorate it..since those pastels were not at all visible on the wings
Wenver I use to dab the cotton on the pastel..& then on the sheet..it juz flies away..coz the pastel are so powdery..!!
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Originally Posted by GarnetJ
Hi Shivani....
I looked at the butterfly box. It is very cute. But, I'm not sure what part you used the pastels on. And if you could describe, how you used them it would help use to help you.
I don't know if I have been doing it right, but I alway use versa mark or something like that with the stamp then dab the pastels on top of it. It can be light if I don't put much on the applicator. I also have a blender pen that I use when I want to color with the pastels.
Shivani, I know what you mean... the pastels do get a bit "fly away" when they are used just by themselves. If you use a cotton ball, you need to really rub lots on the pastel square to get lots of the chalk on your cotton ball. As well, the pastels will just rub off the card if you don't seal them in some way. I spray a light bit of hairspray over the card when I'm done with the pastels and that keeps it all in place.
I really like to stamp an image with VersaMark and then using a cotton ball, lightly dab some of the pastels over the versamark spots. It sticks to the Versamark but not the other parts of the card and the pastels get "darker" because of the sticky pastels.
And on this card, I used the Versamark stampad and directly put some versamark ink on the square on the left, then I used the tempting turquoise pastel on the corners (put on with a cotton ball) and then white in the middle. Then the flower was stamped in the middle.
YOu can see how much more vibrant the colors are when you use the Versamark... but, if you are looking for a soft look (like clouds) the pastels alone with a clear sealant is beautiful too!
You could try watercoloring with your pastels. Just use an aquapainter or a paint brush. This will give a darker effect. Also you can stamp with versamark ink and apply pastels over it, this really gives the chalk something to grab on to. I personally don't like to use cotton balls or q-tips, like you mentioned I find the chalk just flies all over the place. There is a tool made for using pastels I think it is called Pazzels or something like that. It looks like a handle with a small clothespin type clip on the end. You use mini pompom type things with it. I find this picks up and puts down color better than cotton. Hope this helps a little.
I must say..those cards were gorgeous...specially the clouds n butterflies one..!!
Wow..!!
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Originally Posted by wiggydl
Shivani, I know what you mean... the pastels do get a bit "fly away" when they are used just by themselves. If you use a cotton ball, you need to really rub lots on the pastel square to get lots of the chalk on your cotton ball. As well, the pastels will just rub off the card if you don't seal them in some way. I spray a light bit of hairspray over the card when I'm done with the pastels and that keeps it all in place.
I really like to stamp an image with VersaMark and then using a cotton ball, lightly dab some of the pastels over the versamark spots. It sticks to the Versamark but not the other parts of the card and the pastels get "darker" because of the sticky pastels.
And on this card, I used the Versamark stampad and directly put some versamark ink on the square on the left, then I used the tempting turquoise pastel on the corners (put on with a cotton ball) and then white in the middle. Then the flower was stamped in the middle.
YOu can see how much more vibrant the colors are when you use the Versamark... but, if you are looking for a soft look (like clouds) the pastels alone with a clear sealant is beautiful too!