PinTesting once more.
Over the last almost 2 months, I have had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas, and have had a hard time counting my many blessings! I have tried many new recipes that I on my "Pinterest" board, "Recipes I've Tried," but have not done much with Pinterest except recipes. But one came along that I just HAD to try! It looked so fun! It was how to make a "Scratch-Off" Valentine's card.
http://patandlindsay.blogspot.com/2012/02/diy-scratch-off-valentine-cards.html?m=1
I didn't actually make a card. Yet! I wanted to test this out to see if it would work!
I looked in my pile of scrap paper to see if I had any scrap cardstock. I did! It was from a genealogy chart I put up at a family reunion! It had nice little squares on it that would be perfect for testing.
I made 4 test squares. After I wrote in each box, I then did the "fun" part: painting over the crayon! I chose a light blue and when I opened it up I realized it was a bit thick. Ended up being perfect for this project, as I only needed to apply one coat.
I waited a long time, probably 2 hours, before I tried scratching the paint off.
Here's the outcome:
Test 1:
In the first box I wrote "Hello" in the box then immediately drew over it with a white crayon. The ink was pretty blurred. But I was thrilled that I could read it!
Test 2: In the second box, I wrote "Test 2", waited at least 30 minutes before coloring over it with a white crayon. Not sure how long I would have had to wait for the ink to dry, but was surprised that the ink smeared on this one, too.
Test 3 and 4: In the 3rd and 4th boxes I colored over the words with a blue and green crayon after waiting at least 1/2 hour to let the ink dry.The other colors of crayon work, but you'd want to make sure they were a light color. I tested these because I wanted to know if the crayon part scraped off, too, or just the paint. The crayon protected the words pretty good.
Verdict: It works! BUT, if I were to make cards myself, I would have the words I wanted in the boxes printed on the computer, not by my ink pen. You notice the names of my relatives didn't smear and are very readable! I would probably use a white crayon, but the design possibilities are many if you chose a different, very light colored crayon. Oh, really lay down a lot of crayon! My thin spots weren't as nice and the paper got scratched. Plus, I'd make sure I used nice, thick paint!
