The Packing Tape Technique

You will need:

A photocopied image;  clear packing tape;  a burnishing tool such as a bone folder or popsicle stick; a shallow dish; tap water; and a dish towel.

1) Make a black and white or color copy of the image, reversing it if necessary to the image when turn out correctly when reversed.

2) Lay a strip of packing tape sticky side down on top of the photocopied image.  Use the burnishing tool to go over the image and make sure it has fully adhered to the tape.

3) Immerse the tape-covered image into a shallow bowl of tap water for up to 15  minutes.  Remove the image and pat it dry with the dish towel.  Use your fingers to rub off the paper.  If you experience difficulty getting the paper to rub off, submerge the tape into the tap water for a few more minutes and repeat the process.

4) Once the paper has been removed, you will have a transparent image left on the tape.  Allow this to dry.  Once dried, it can be used in numerous projects, such as scrapbooking, decoupage, jewelry items and altered art projects.

The Gel Medium Transfer Technique

You will need:

Matte gel medium; a magazine image or photocopied image; a brush for applying the gel; a shallow bowl; and tap water.

1) Select the desired image which you wish to transfer.  Place the image on the work surface face up.

The iron-on heat transfer motif comes ready to iron-on your fabric or t-shirt

1. Pre-heat your iron temperature fit for your fabric
 

2. Slowly peel of the white plastic backing from the clear, sticky plastic where the stones are attached.


3.  Place the clear sticky plastic on your garment or fabric with the adhesive (sticky) side down.  be sure to put it exactly where you want it.  To protect your fabric from your hot iron, we recommend that yuo put a light cloth over the motif before ironing.

4.  Now get your iron and with the steam turned off, put it down directly on the motif area.  Press only.  Do not move your iron.  Let it stay in place for at least 20 seconds and then lift.  Repeat until the entire design has been heated/ironed.

5.  Be careful.  The clear plastic will be hot!! Allow to cool and then slowly pull off the adhesive clear plastic from your fabric.  If some of the rhinestones are still attached to the clear plastic, put the clear plastic back to your fabric and then re-press those parts again.