I volunteered to write an article for Imagine about the wonderful ink known as Memento Luxe. Enjoy!
Memento Luxe is a fabulous pigment ink that comes in 24
colors that coordinate with Memento dye based inks, Memento Dual Tipped Markers,
Fireworks! shimmer sprays, irRESISTilbe Texture Sprays, and irRESISTilbe Pico
Embellishers. It is water-based, archival, and acid free so
it is great for card making and scrapbooking.
Memento Luxe ink pads are very juicy and can be used on many surfaces
both light and dark colored.
This fun tag uses Memento Luxe Wedding White on black
cardstock for a quick but stand-out statement.
If your pad is a bit older, re-inking the pad will give you the best
results on dark cardstock.
Since the Memento Luxe has a longer dry time, amazing ombré
effects can be achieved by blending with an Ink Blusher or Sponge Dauber. More than one color can also be successfully
blended to create a beautiful seamless color range. Here Dandelion is blended into Pear Tart, in
turn into Danube Blue on Strathmore Bristol Board. The sentiment is stamped in Danube Blue ink
and is heat embossed with clear embossing powder, which acts as a resist to the
coordinating Fireworks! sprays.
As a pigment based ink it is perfect for embossing on paper,
chipboard, or wood. When used on glossy
cardstock or vellum it should be embossed because
the ink will not dry on slick surfaces.
Memento Luxe is wonderful for stamping or blending on fabric,
wood, canvas, or other porous surfaces. As it is a pigment based ink it is resistant
to fading on all surfaces. When used on
fabric the Memento Luxe is heat-set with an iron at the appropriate fabric
setting so it can be laundered and will remain as bright and pigmented as when the
ink is first applied. Heat setting is
also recommended for other mixed media surfaces as the ink may smear due to the
long dry time. Butterflies are flying
around this time of year and Memento Luxe ink made creating this canvas bag a
breeze with a stencil, Ink Daubers, and Jumbo Ink Daubers. The vines are outlined in Pear Tart and
Pistachio, the butterflies are inked in Dandelion, Morocco, and Rhubarb
Stalk. This ink is so easy to use on
fabric that both sides of this bag were completed in under an hour!
A fun and out-of-the-box use for Memento Luxe is to use an
inker and mix with Creative Medium.
Place the Creative Medium on a craft mat and squeeze a bit of Memento
Luxe ink and mix with a palette knife before applying to a project. Memento Luxe is richly pigmented and will expand
Creative Medium’s color range, with the big plus of matching the other Memento
based lines!
This welcome sign uses Lilac Posies mixed with Creative
Medium and then applied with a palette knife through a heart stencil. After the heart dries, the sentiment is
stamped in Pear Tart and heat embossed with clear embossing powder on the slick
chalk board surface.
Memento Luxe is one of the most versatile inks in the
Imagine line and as illustrated can be used on so many surfaces. Stock up on all the colors and their inkers and
have fun creating!
Other
Black cardstock
The Stamps of Life--Wish2make stamp set
WR Memory Keepers—white grommet
Fibers--unknown
Strathmore Bristol Board
Unity Stamp Company—Create, Share, etc stamp
Create Out Loud--Canvas Bag
The Crafters Workshop--Flutterby TCW206
Make It Love It Chalkboard Plaque Large Fancy Rectangle
Stencil Girl—Heart Striped Stencil
Technique
Tuesday--Farmhouse Capital Letters Large
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