The 4th technique we did in my Technique Book class this week was using Blender Pens. I demo'd 4 ways to use Blender Pens.
Blender Pen/Watercolor Crayon Blender Pen/Watercolor Pencil
Blender Pen/ Stampin' Pastels Blender Pen/Reinkers
BLENDER PENS
Blender pens give the flexibility of watercolors with the convenience of a marker. Achieve a beautiful watercolor effect using blender pens with watercolor pencils, Stampin’ Pastels, ink pads or refills, watercolor crayons or Stampin’ Write Markers.
Supplies:
Outline images stamped in Basic Black or Black StazOn ink.
Blender Pens
Your choice: watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, Stampin’ Pastels, ink pads or refills, Stampin’ Write markers.
Directions:
Stamp your outline image and then color with Stampin’ Write markers, Watercolor Crayons, or Watercolor pencils and use the blender pen to blend the colors together.
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“Dip Method”: you can use your blender pen to dip into a reinker puddle or into Stampin’ Pastels and color in your outline image this way.
TIP: use your blender pen and a puddle of “In Color” reinker to create an “In Color” marker!
I prefer the Aqua painter to the blender pen – same results, I just like the feel of using water in a controled way.
I Love Blender Pens!
Blender Pens look like felt pens and normally contain a refillable liquid (I’m told a mix of glycerin, water and alcohol). Some brands include Dove, Marvy and Tombow. So far my fav is Dove Blender Pens. You can use one blender pen with chalks, waterbased felts and watercolor pencils. To change colors, simply stroke the pen tip across some scrap paper until the fluid runs clear and then you can dip your blender pen in a new color. I was introduced to blender pens by some “crazy” rubber stampers turned scrap-a-holics. They had a pile of creative ways they used theses fun versatile pens.
One of my favorites is to dip your blender pen tip into one corner of a chalk palette and ‘paint’ with the pen tip. Not only can you paint with chalk colors; the blender pen will seal the chalk!
You can also color images by rubbing a blender pen across water based felt tip pens to pick up the color. Another trick is to scribble a patch of color with a felt pen on some wax paper or an old plastic lid and dip your blender pen in it.
Use a blender pen like a Versa Marker by drawing a design or letters with the clear pen and then chalk over top of it. The lines made with the blender pen will be much deeper in color and intensity.
The last method is a favorite with rubber stampers. Simply dab your blender pen on a colored inkpad and color away.