Formica Tiles Mini Lesson

Formica Tiles  #1

tiles
reinkers (I have studio 2 and posh brand)
cotton balls/pads
rubbing alcohol in spray bottle
heat gun
ink pads (brilliance is what I used)
stamps
krylon pen
fibers (I used our line)
beads

 

  1. Take tile and if it has the number, etc in the corner, you can remove that very easily with polish remover (acetate).  Be careful to gently wipe only that area as it can take the finish off the tile.
  2. Put a couple drops of your reinker color on a cotton ball and spritz with rubbing alcohol.  Gently smear onto tile.  It will kinda marble if you spritz the tile with the alcohol as well.  Colors will not always turn out the way you thought when you place them on the prefab tiles.  If you don’t like the color it will wipe off with a alcohol spritzed cotton ball.
  3. Heat dry the each color with your heat gun as I have found the first color will come off on the cotton ball of the next color.
  4. You can put some of the krylon pen onto a plastic lid and pick it up with a colored cotton ball and apply to the tile as well.
  5. Try not to rub the tile, gently swipe cotton balls over it.  Some tiles do not have much finish on them and it will start to get a fuzzy look.
  6. Ink your stamps and stamp.  Remember to heat set each stamped image.
  7. When you are done stamping you can color in images with colored pencils (I used prisma colors).
  8. Take krylon pen and go around the edges of tile to finish it up.
  9. You can also take a clear ink pad, ink tile and put clear ep on it and heat (careful not to scorch it).
  10. Add fibers and beads.  You are done.

Have fun.

Catrina

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Formica Tiles  #2

tiles
heat gun
ink pads (brilliance is what I used)
stamps
krylon pen
fibers (I used our line)
beads

 

  1. Take tile and if it has the number, etc in the corner, you can remove that very easily with polish remover (acetate).  Be careful to gently wipe only that area as it can take the finish off the tile.
  2. Take brilliance pads and dtt (direct to tile).  Heat set each color.  You don't want the first color to come off onto your next colors ink pad.  I try to do just 2 colors as the tiles already have some color.
  3.  Ink your stamps and stamp.  Remember to heat set each stamped image.
  4. When you are done stamping you can color in images with colored pencils (I used prisma colors).
  5. Take krylon pen and go around the edges of tile to finish it up.
  6. You can also take a clear ink pad, ink tile and put clear ep on it and heat (careful not to scorch it).
  7. Add fibers and beads.  You are done.