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Creating with Ink Effects

July 16, 2012 by Jessica 14 Comments

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Summer is just flying by and I’ll admit that I’m enjoying my little break over here. I have still been creating and wanted to share with you a new product called Ink Effects that I had the chance to play around with c/o Deco Art.

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Ink Effects are fabric transfer ink that absorb into fabric for soft, flexible, and washable transfers. It’s really quite easy to use.

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Basically, you paint what you want on a sheet of copy paper (or even paint in a coloring book page! see here), place it right side down where you want it to be, and iron it on. (there are more specific directions with the product for variables and such). The possibilities are endless and people out there have done so much creative things with this stuff already. You can see lots of projects in their pinterest group here and their website gallery here.

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This product is used best for fabrics that are less than 30% cotton though. But, they do have a special product called Ink Effects for cotton fabrics that allows it to work on cotton. You spray this on fabric first, according to directions, and then iron on your picture.

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I had a few ideas in mind I wanted to try and the first was to make two shirts for my girls.

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I will consider miss J my Florida girl since she has spent most of her life there.

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So, I wanted to make a flamingo shirt for her. I was inspired by the graphic tee’s at the Gap and added a little tutu and glitter to it.

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I printed this picture off the internet and painted over it. Then I sprayed the shirt with the cotton fabric stuff, waited for it to dry, then ironed this on using no steam. I discovered that it helps to put as much pressure on the iron when ironing it onto cotton fabric. They also share a few suggestions to get a good outcome on cotton that you could implement as well.

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Then for miss E, I made a little sunshine shirt because she’s my sunshine 🙂
And, just so you know, I washed both of these shirts before taking pictures to see how it held up. The colors were a tad brighter before the first wash, but it still came out great!

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Now remember, since this is being ironed on, you have to do things flipped or it will come out backwards.

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I also used the ink and a stamp to try to create my own fabric.

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I was so excited at this point.

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But, unfortunately this did not work out on the fabric I chose. I tried to use garbardine fabric because it said it had no cotton in it. I think another color would have worked better though on it. The black just didn’t want to come out very strong for me. I plan on cutting these out and using them as tags for something. I do like the vintage feel they give off. And don’t worry, I’m going to try this again with different fabric and make me some fabric!

Again, you can see more about Ink Effects and where to purchase it from here. You can also keep up with Deco Art, their new products, and get ideas and more from checking them out on twitter, facebook, and pinterest.

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Comments

  1. Amy Gay says

    July 16, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    This this would work on that suede idea I mentioned???? That flamingo is to DIE for!!!!

    Reply
    • Happy Together says

      July 16, 2012 at 9:47 pm

      We could try 🙂 We’ll get together and give it a go!

      Reply
    • Amy Gay says

      July 17, 2012 at 6:39 pm

      I’d LOVE to! I’ll send a message.

      Reply
  2. Stitchingupastorm says

    July 16, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Wow–those are adorable! I heard about Ink Effects, but I wasn’t sure if it actually worked or not. Now I REALLY want to try it out! 😀
    Great job!

    God Bless! 🙂

    Reply
    • Happy Together says

      July 17, 2012 at 7:08 am

      Thank you 🙂 It is a really neat product for sure!

      Reply
  3. marissa says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:35 pm

    This ink looks so cool. I think even with it not as bright as you like it’s still really cool!

    marissa
    http://raegunwear.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Happy Together says

      July 17, 2012 at 7:08 am

      Thanks girl 🙂

      Reply
  4. Seaweed and Raine says

    July 17, 2012 at 6:38 am

    What a cool product! I love the flamingo. 🙂

    Reply
    • Happy Together says

      July 17, 2012 at 7:09 am

      🙂 Thank you! Maybe this stuff will make it to over where you are 🙂

      Reply
  5. Marie says

    July 17, 2012 at 10:50 am

    i have been all over fabric designing and printing for a while now, (and shamefully even splurged on a screen printer)…however, with the lovely results you got I can’t help but wonder if this is a much simpler {and less expensive} method to get what i want! thanks for sharing:)

    Reply
  6. Sparkly Chic Jewels says

    July 17, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    Fun colors!! and love your daughter’s bracelets!

    Come visit my work at http://www.sparklychicjewels.com

    Reply
  7. Aly says

    July 17, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Such cute ideas!!! I’ll have to try that!
    http://alyandboos.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. Fall in Love says

    July 23, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    This is really nice!!! 🙂 I do not know where I can find it in Argentina but I will definitely look for it!

    Lau

    http://fallinlove.com.ar/?lang=en

    Reply
  9. SMTMichelle says

    August 2, 2012 at 11:31 am

    I did not know this existed and now I feel that I must own it immediately!! My daughter is a dancer and my brain just exploded with the cute stuff we could make.

    Michelle

    Reply

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