Colorful Cooking Trivet Made Easy with Sublimation Paint
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Hi Everyone! It’s Sarah from A Paper Moment, and I want to show you how you can create a beautiful rainbow trivet with just 3 colors of Artesprix Acrylic Paint. This fun technique will brighten any kitchen! Also keep reading to see how you get a bonus design in one session. These colors are available in the Sublimation Acrylic Paint Set, so if you are a fan of this project you can grab the perfect kit for it here.
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What are Artesprix Sublimation Arts & Crafts Supplies?
Artesprix has produced specially formulated products that permanently transfer a design you create onto a polyester or polyester coated substrate (the blank) through a mechanism called sublimation. Sublimation is a chemical process in which the combination of heat and pressure allows the solid form of the design to turn into a gas and permanently integrate into your project so it won’t peel or fade. What’s great is that along with the Artesprix sublimation arts and craft supplies such as Sublimation Markers, Paints, and Inks, you can easily utilize items you may already have such as stamps, stencils, and electronic cutting machines for quick and easy projects.
Supplies:
Sublimation Acrylic Paint in Red, Yellow, Blue
Paint scraper or squeegee (I used Simon Hurley create. scraper)
Electronic cutting machine
Copy/Printer paper
Painter’s tape or low tack tape
Hardboards
Heat Source
Heat Protective Gloves
Step-by-Step Tutorial:
Step 1: Using painter’s tape, tape the edges of 2 pieces of copy paper to hardboards or a solid surface. If you don’t have 2, you can also tape one to each side of the hardboard.
Pro Tip: If using painter’s tape, place it on your clothing like a pant leg a few times to make it less sticky. Copy paper is thin and will more easily tear.
Step 2: Place dots of paint across one taped edge, alternating yellow, red, blue.
Step 3: Using the paint scraper, pull the paint from the tape all the way down the piece of paper. If your scraper is as large as the paper, then scrape once. If it’s smaller, then scrap the remaining paint dots down the length of the paper.
Pro Tip 2: Save this piece to use on another project. The colors and design remind me of the circus! We are going to use a second pull for the rainbow trivet.
Step 4: Now the colors have mixed onto your scraper. Do not wipe it off! We are going to use the remaining paint for our design. Angle the scraper onto your second piece of paper starting at a taped edge. Pull down. Do this as many times as needed to get paint across the whole length of the paper. It’s ok if colors overlap. You’ll be able to see new colors have been created from the original 3 colors!
Step 5: Let the painted pieces dry. It shouldn’t take long as the scraping of paint creates a very thin layer.
Step 6: Open up the design software of your electronic cutting machine. Create a design that will go onto your trivet. I decided to go with a fun pun “Whisky Business” and added crossed whisks.
Step 7: Place a piece of Heat Resistant Transfer Mask onto a cutting mat and cut out your design. No need for it to be in mirror orientation.
Pro Tip 3: Make sure when you place the Transfer Mask onto the cutting mat that the seam is face down onto the mat. This is the backing. You want to cut the green mask material.
Step 8: Weed your design and place it onto the trivet where you would like it. This is going to keep the space white as a negative to the rainbow paint design.
Step 9: After placing the Transfer Mask design, clean the trivet surface to remove any potential lint or fingerprints. I used isopropyl alcohol. Flip over the trivet and secure it with Heat Tape to the rainbow design.
Step 10: Create a “sublimation sandwich” by placing the trivet and design in between 2 pieces of Protective Paper.
Step 11: On a sturdy surface, place the “sandwich” on the Protective Project Mat with the design closest to the heat source. Press for 105 seconds at 400℉.
Step 12: Using heat protective gloves, peel back a corner to do a “peek test.” If the design is vibrant on your blank, it successfully sublimated. If not, place the corner back down and press again. This only works if you don’t move the tape out of place.
Step 13: Let the blank cool completely. Peel off the Transfer Mask on the trivet to reveal the white design!
Isn’t it so fun how you can create rainbow colors with just 3 colors of paint? I love how the trivet came out! Remember you can keep the first paint pull to use on another project. It will keep well and won’t compromise the vibrancy if it isn’t used right away.
If you feel inspired, be sure to share your sublimation projects on the Artesprix Iron-on-Ink Inspirational Group on Facebook. Also use the hashtags #Artesprix and #IrononInk on your socials so we can see what you’re creating! Finally, check out the Artesprix Blog for more tutorials and inspiration. To see more of my creations, visit me @apapermoment.
Have a great day!
Sarah Goulet
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