New Feature: Q&A Monday

Q:  How can you upcycle your old Blender Pens (102845) when they dry up?

A:  First of all, I’ve had the same set of Blender Pens since I signed up for Stampin’ Up! over 5 years ago and they have yet to dry up!  If you use them super often, I’m sure it would happen before 5 years has passed.  I do have one (they come in a package of 3) that was starting to dry out a bit and the tip was looking especially worn.  So…I used it for the Dazzling Watercolor technique (I think it was invented by Julie Davison) where you mix any Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink Refill and the regular, clear Dazzling Details glitter adhesive (124117) to make a sparkly, colored glitter glue that you can paint into an line art image that’s been embossed.  *Tip:  I mix my ink refill and the glitter together with the Blender Pen on one of our clear blocks.  When you’re done, just use a baby wipe to clean the block.*  The sample here shows that technique, although several items have been retired.  The great thing about Blender Pens is that they have 2 tips so I was able to use one end for Melon Mambo and the other for Old Olive for this sample.  Hopefully, in the first picture, you can see how sparkly and beautiful it is!

Another great use is for painting bleach onto your projects.  You can flick it on (BE CAREFUL!) to create bleached splatters or paint it into a line art image too!  This is a great use for the old Blender Pens because you don’t want to use bleach with your other paintbrushes, as it could eat away the bristles.

I hope you enjoyed this new feature to my blog!  I plan on doing one every week!  Stay tuned for other new blog features!  PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with a question you’d like me to answer!  Thanks for checking out my blog today!!!