Pastel Goth Ombre Pillow Case with Artesprix

Hello! Today I’m sharing the March Blank of the Month from Artesprix, which is an Ombre Pillow Case. This is a really unique Blank, that’s only available this month. I really love the colors on it, so I didn’t want to hide them too much. I decided to use a combination of stamps, hand drawing, and hand paintings to create a pastel goth/witchy themed pillow case using only black Sublimation Stamp Ink, Markers, and Paint.

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What is Iron-On Ink?
Artesprix Sublimation Markers, Ink, and Paint are specially formulated to allow you to use basic copy paper to: color, stamp, stencil, and monoprint anything you wish and turn it into a heat-transferable design. These designs are then applied to a polyester or polyester coated substrate with heat and pressure. You can use a heat press or a home iron! These designs, through this process of sublimation, will become permanent on your substrates.

Supplies:
Artesprix:
Ombre Pillow Case
Sublimation Acrylic Paint Set (Black only)
Sublimation Stamp Pad: Black
Sublimation Markers: Basic Fine (Black only)
Original Sublimation Markers (Black Only)
Heat Tape
Protective Paper

Other:
Foam Stamps
Hand Drawings/Paintings
Copy Paper
Heat Press or Home Iron

Step 1: Using whatever stamps you’ve chosen, ink them with the Black Sublimation Stamp Pad and stamp them onto copy paper.

Step 2: Draw and/or paint additional imagery that will work with your theme. The blacks between mediums may look different now, but once we sublimate, they will all look the same.

Here is what most of my finished images look like. I added a few more as I was sublimating.

Step 3: Adhere a few of your designs using Heat Tape. You don’t need a lot of tape for this, unless you are using an iron. I started in the center of the Ombre Pillow Case and worked my way out. Since the bed of my Heat Press isn’t large enough to accommodate the whole pillow case, I only sublimated a few designs at a time.

Step 4: Apply a layer of Protective Paper on top of your taped images and INSIDE the pillow case. This will prevent the designs from going through to the back side of the case, and will allow you to have a second design on the back, if you choose.

Step 5: Sublimate the Ombre Pillow Case at 400 degrees for 60 seconds.

Step 6: Time for the Peek Test! Carefully lift the edge of one of your designs to make sure it’s sublimated properly. If it looks good, you can remove all of the papers. If you need to sublimate again, you can put it back into the heat press. Mine looks good, so let’s add more of our little designs!

Step 7: Adhere another bunch of designs to the Ombre Pillow Case with Heat Tape. Work in small sections. Be sure to cover everything with Protective Paper every time you sublimate, so nothing transfers to your heat press or iron.

Here is my completed Ombre Pillow Case next to some of my little designs. Look at how rich the black is!

I am so happy with how this turned out. I love that I got to use stamps in addition to my own designs on this pillow. The black stands out so well against those pretty colors of the pillow case. How would you like to get more ideas on how to use the Blank of the Month and Artesprix’s fantastic mediums? There’s a Facebook Group that’s just for fans of Artesprix! You can click HERE to join. Also, don’t forget to visit the Artesprix store to see all of the available blanks and bundles, so you can get started with sublimation. You can use my code, ALISON10 to save 10% on your purchase. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!