Here is my bottle of liquid applique. I stamped an image from my MFT set, Tea for Two. This image is responsible for my Liquid Applique *light bulb* moment! When using this stamp, I decided I wanted a fluffy bunny tail!
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Before I used the Liquid Applique, I read the directions. See how it says LET DRY? Remember that! Ok, moving on.....JPG)
When using Liquid Applique, just squirt some on the card stock like this. You can move the stuff around with the tip of the applicator to smooth it out a bit.
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Then you heat set with a heat tool (embossing gun) and when you heat set it immediate;y (without allowing it to dry) it gets all bubbly and crazy like this. I mean, it KINDA looks like a bunny tail, right? Except for the part that it is lumpy and bumpy. Truth be told the stuff underneath isn't even dry yet. If I were to press on this tail right now, goo would squish out. Gross, but true. Want to know how I know that? I have tried it before. I wanted to smooth out the bumps once and... well... instead stuff smooshed out and it was ruined!.JPG)
A couple days BEFORE I took the above pictures, I was working on a card using Tea for Two and after coloring the images (I has stamped 2 of them), I decided I wanted to have a fluffy bunny tail. Now, having been annoyed with Liquid Applique in the past, I decided to read the directions. As hard as it was to follow the directions, I squirted out the stuff on both tails and set the images aside to work with the next day. Waiting is hard for me. I am an instant gratification type of girl, but I did it. I waited a WHOLE 24 HOURS! Proud of me? LOL This is what it looks like after drying for 24 hours. It gets kinda flat and glossy and hard.
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When I went to heat it, I wondered how it would work since it wasn't wet. But LOOK! Look at that perfect little bunny tail. No gross bulges and bumps. No weird misshapen bumps. No messy goo underneath. Nope... just a cute little bunny tail that is fairly evenly bumpy and actually REALLY cute!
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Look at the difference! To think for FIVE years I have been squirting and heating and NOT following the directions. Look what I have been missing! LOL
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Cute little bunny tails!
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Lesson learned! No matter HOW hard it is to wait, I WILL wait!
LOL!!! THIS is the only way I EVER got DH to craft with me...YEP! around 5 years ago we played with this stuff on Sweatshirts and he made his mom a mouse...we had LOTS of colors and he loved watching it poof up...it reacts differently with material(sweatshirt anywya) and I am like you I NEVER wait I even thought maybe if I just dont heat it "as much" HAHAHAH OK, so if you can wait I can too! YUP! Into my notebook! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for learning the lesson for me. I've never waited. Cute bunny tails.
ReplyDeleteOMG, what a difference!! I've never waited either and have always gotten the lumpy, bumpy, ooey, gooey result. Well, I'm sold...I'll wait next time and do it the right way. Awesome write-up showing the process and comparison.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the Liquid Applique???
ReplyDeleteAnother non-waiter here with bumpy effects. I'll have to try and remember this the next time -- your smooth little tail is very cute!
ReplyDeleteHOLY COW!!! I have some liquid applique in my craft room that I NEVER use because it always turned out too lumpy!! I guess I never read the directions! Thank you...I will try again and actually wait! You rock!
ReplyDeleteHeather B.
I've always been uninspired to purchase it because I've seen others with all those ugly bumps. Now that you show me what it is supposed to look like, I guess I better go get me some:) TFS!
ReplyDeleteHa! Jody! I could have told you, this may be the only thing I ever knew that you you didn't. Very cute bunny tails!
ReplyDeleteI actually like it both ways myself but thanks for the info on which way to do it to get the right effect, now I need to purchase some :)
ReplyDeleteThank you soooo much for the info. Read the directions very fast. I used this the same way as you did for cupcake tops bumpy! But now they will look even better! I will use it for my bunny tails also. Have a great day!
ReplyDeletehaha! I've never waited, obviously I've never really read the directions! I always hated the way it looked on my cards so I've trashed them. NOW I know why it looked crappy....thanks for pointing out the correct way. Although I'm one who doesn't have patience...hmmmm wonder if I should give this a go again? OK maybe soon! TFS!
ReplyDeleteThank you...ya learn something new every day! I have never waited to let it dry...always used the heat tool and never liked the results. Now I too, will wait and let it. It's so much nicer!
ReplyDeletedoh!!! who'da thunk to read the directions!! i never did either and that stuff has sat in my drawer forevah!! i think i've had mine for about as long as you have--good to know it's not "expired"!! thanks for reading the directions for all of us! now for those out there without DVR (bless your souls), you may want an instructional video on how to program and record something on the VCR--another set of directions no one ever read!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness; you are a ROCK STAR and so helpful! I feel like a dork because I have NEVER waited and now I know to, what a difference it makes!
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! I've been doing it wrong for the last 5 years too!!!! How FUNNY. I have NO patience hence I have a hard time with crystal effects as well!
ReplyDeleteNow if I can only let my projects sit for 24 hours, I have to say the results are worth the wait. :)
oooh I feel your pain, I have ZERO patience but after seeing the difference, I may have to wait from now on!!
ReplyDeleteAdd me to the club - LOL!! GREAT post!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, guess I never read the directions either! I love how smooth and cuter it turns out when you wait. Guess that means I'll actually have to do some planning when I want to use Liquid Applique from now on so that I can get this cute effect.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think it's still cute lumpy and bumpy, so I never let mine dry overnight. Now that I can actually see the difference, you KNOW I am waiting from now on. Thanks for the tip!
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ReplyDeleteHey Jody... thx 4 the tip! I saw this stuff demo'd once at a local stamp show, and guess what?
ReplyDeleteThey didn't let it dry either. LOL!
I wasn't impressed and didn't buy any of it.
Now that I have seen your cute bunny tail, I have changed my mind. I am going to have to find some of this now. It looks like it would be fun to play with and it's also nice to know it lasts for at least 5 years. All good to know.
Cheers,
Stacy
Cute bunny tail. I like the one that you waited on the best. I will have to try this stuff. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteWow - thanks for this. I'm also applique challenged, and this is a good visual to see what I could get with just a little patience.
ReplyDeleteI did the same comparison last year and was amazed at the difference!! It is sooo hard to wait but definitely worth it! Such a cute card!
ReplyDeleteOMG I always thought the flat glossy was the final product?? I've never used the heat gun on it. Now I can't wait to try it the right way. I never read the directions. I thought it was supposed to puff up on it's own and I always thought I just bought a dud tube. Too funny.
ReplyDeleteAdd me to the list of immediate gratification stampers. I can never wait, always hit it with the gun because, well usually I'm under the gun! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHow totally cute.
Don't they know we're not good at waiting, for anything? Giggle.
Thanks for the tutorial Jody, you're the best!
Hi, I've never used liquid applique, however after reading this post I just may give it a try :D Your final pic looks great :D
ReplyDeleteI used it once at a friend's house and decided I didn't like how it was uncontrollable and bumpy. Now I know--it doesn't have to be!! Ack!! I'm totally going to buy some now. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the GREAT tip!
I am not sure if I can part my ways with instant gratification, but your 24 hours later bunny tail is pretty AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteJodi, thanks for the tutorial. I've had my liquid applique for almost that long and NEVER noticed that I was supposed to let it dry before I heat embossed it! Now I know why I get those ugly bumps!!!
ReplyDeleteYou crack me up! I didn't see anything wrong with the bumpy tail, but comparing the two, I do like the little fluffy one better. (I've never tried that stuff.)
ReplyDeleteLol...what a fun tutorial...but I gotta admit I like the look of both!! Sometimes lumpy and bumpy is good...on a card anyway...lol!!
ReplyDeleteI "hare" ya, that could be frustrating! Now I will squirt mine and wait..............
ReplyDeleteWOW! Total light bulb moment :)
ReplyDeleteI have to try this! I have all sorts of colors sitting in a drawer :))
HA! I knew that but still refuse to wait! I don't use it often enough just for that reason.
ReplyDeleteTFS!
OMG. Epiphany. I don't read directions either and my puffies always turned out like your puffies. This is fabulous! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow, I actually just bought this stuff and I have now just been enlightened. Thank you! (but I could have read the instructions too!)I will try this next time! Just wondering...do you know any cute projects for using this stuff on fabric? it claims to work on fabric too! great blog!
ReplyDeleteJody, you crack me up!! I had been holding off on buying the applique because it was "one more tool" I was going to have to learn how to use...thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteROFL.. I never read the instructions either! HA.. but waiting.. GIRLLLLLL that's going to KICK MY TUSH... waiting and reading instructions.. HA who knew :)
ReplyDeleteYOu know...I have read those directions, but never followed them! I am glad to see the differnece! Thanks for doing the hard work for us...now I just need to be prepared and not put my projects together at the last minute! lOL!
ReplyDeletehaha! This is so funny! It's why I've stopped using liquid applique..I was heating it right away & getting the same terrible results. Thank you for actually posting examples of what it should look like & for reminding us to READ THE DIRECTIONS! Love it! Gotta go buy some of this stuff!
ReplyDeleteIt's not supposed to be lumpy???? (seriously) Oops! I read the directions but I just put an "or" in there. Let dry OR heat with heat tool....
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