Did you know that Marker Supply has a nice variety of markers for $1.00 or less?!?
The best place to find these deals is the Marker Supply Clearance Section. Lots of pens and markers find their way here for one reason or another- whether they’ve been discontinued by the manufacturer, they’ve become overstocked, the set they’ve come from has been broken apart, or they are just being taken out of our inventory to make room for new things. Nonetheless, these are still awesome items that you can now score for an awesome price.
Some of our best dollar deals right now:
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ZIG MILLENNIUM PENS
This colorful part of the Zig Memory System range comes in 6 fine tip sizes. Millennium pens work well for everyday writing, journaling, planners, and more!
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ZIG PAINTY OIL-BASED MARKERS
The Zig Painty markers have been known for their unique colors. Some of them have now been discontinued and we are giving you one last chance to grab these colors for just a buck each! These are oil-based markers that can be used to permanently mark on numerous surfaces.
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PRISMACOLOR ART STIX
Art Stix are colored pencils, only they are square-shaped and have no outer wood shell! These fun tools are great for artists of all types and all ages. Use them at any angle, or trim them to mark however you like!
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ZIG WRITER
Certain colors of the Zig Writer can be found on sale for only $0.98 each! The Writer markers have a fine tip on one end, and a medium bullet tip on the other. Nice for writing and coloring! Water-based ink won’t bleed through most papers and is safe for kids!
(Note: These colors MUST be ordered from their special sale page to get this pricing.)
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WINK OF STELLA GLITTER MARKERS
These special pens from Zig lay down some shimmery glitter along with their colors. The fine plastic tip gives you great control over where you mark. Try them with cardmaking, or use them to add a fun look to your coloring book pages!
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KOH-I-NOOR MULTICOLORED PENCILS
A unique pencil with a blend of 3 colors in 1 tip! These mosaic leads give your coloring a whole new look!
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ZIG FINE & CHISEL MARKERS
These double-ended markers are perfect for colorful lettering, various papercrafting projects, and even as highlighting/underlining tools. Also available in fun season-themed sets! Another great discontinued marker, so get them before they are gone!!
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POSTERMAN CALLIGRAPHY
A smaller, square-style chisel tip version of the popular Zig Posterman markers. Not only nice for calligraphy style writing, but works for other lettering and coloring in small spaces on chalkboards, windows, posters, and more!
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ZIG DRAWING PENS
At just $0.75 each, these handy Drawing Pens from Zig are great tools with a range of 6 fine line tip sizes. Black pigment ink works well for sketching and writing! (Also find the Zig Artist Sketching Pens for under a dollar too!!)
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ZIG CALLIGRAPHY PENS
Whether you are a fan of slanted chisel tips (oblique) or flat chisel tips (square), the Zig Calligraphy pens are great for multiple lettering styles and work well for beginner or advanced calligraphers!
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Find all of the above markers, and more, at markersupply.com for $1.00 or less!
Keep in mind with these discontinued items that availability of certain colors will become limited. And once we run out, they’ll be gone! So hurry and grab your favorites while ya can!
Keep your eye on the super sale section to find more great deals as they come!
As we wrap up our Pen Pal contest, (thanks again to everyone who has written to us!!) we’ve noticed a TON of folks that love to use glitter pens and markers on their envelopes, cards, and letters… as well as mentioning to us that these shimmering tools are their favorite to use in journals, coloring books, scrapbooks, and other paper & fabric crafts.
So we decided to do a little highlight blog that gives you a closer look at different types of glitter pens we have here at Marker Supply!
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SAKURA GELLY ROLL STARDUST
Gelly Roll pens.. Everyone’s favorite, right? These roller ball tip pens use a smooth-flowing pigment gel ink. The Gelly Roll Stardust is a special line of these popular pens that packs an incredible punch in the glitter department. And just like other types of Gelly Rolls, they are able to add fun effects to both light AND dark papers:
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ZIG WINK OF STELLA
The Wink of Stella markers have become very well known for their ability to add a fun glittery look along with their color. Water-based ink is safe for kids to use too!
They are available in a variety of colors both in a sleek marker with a fine plastic tip– great for writing and outlining, and also in a bigger marker with a squeezable body and bristle brush tip– for brush lettering styles and coloring larger areas and backgrounds quickly.
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POSCA PC-3ML
The same great Posca paint you love- only these pens have glitter particles mixed in too! Posca markers use an acrylic type water-based paint (different from the other pens that use an INK) that works on a million surfaces- from paper, to chalkboards, to plastic, to glass. Plus, it washes off non-porous surfaces with standard household cleaner- so it’s great for temporarily decorating things like mirrors and windows!
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MARVY DECO JUST GLITTER
The Marvy Deco Just Glitter pens are exactly that.. just glitter! For when you want to add some sparkle to paper OR fabric crafts! Find these markers with gold, silver, or multicolor glitter- a mix of red, green, and silver.
MARVY DECO JUST GLITTER PREMIUM
The Marvy Deco Just Glitter Premium markers have the same properties (no color in the paint, just colored glitter) but are available in 6 sparkling colors! The rounded bullet tips give you nice control over the amazing laydown of glittery color. Works great on light and dark surfaces.
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MARVY DECOFABRIC
The Marvy Decofabric Glitter Markers have a 3mm fine valve-action tip so you can always access fresh paint to add some special shine to your clothes, backpacks and purses, shoes, hats, doilies and placemats- anything fabric, whether it’s light or dark!
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OTHER PENS TO USE FOR ADDING GLITTER..
ZIG EMBOSSING PENS
If you like to use glittery embossing powders, check out the various embossing markers we carry- all featuring different tips that work great for lettering, adding details and borders, and more!
Embossing markers write with an almost invisible ink that is slightly adhesive. Embossing powder is sprinkled on top, sticking to the ink marks. When heated with a heat tool, the powder melts and fuses to the paper- leaving a slightly raised design that looks amazing!
Read more about these markers and how to emboss in our blog post:
SPECIAL MARKERS TO USE WITH A HEAT TOOL
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SAKURA QUICKIE GLUE
Sakura Quickie Glue comes in a roller ball style pen. It lets you add glue in the form of letters as you write, designs as you draw, or in teeny tiny spaces. The super fine point makes sure that the glitter sticks only in the places you want it to! These pens also work well for adding other kinds of small papercraft embellishments like jewels or sequins.
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What’s your favorite type of glitter pen?
Let us know, and feel free to share your sparkling projects too, on our social media pages!
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With National Letterwriting Month in full swing, we are seeing a lot of black ink markers and pens being used for cards, envelopes, and postcards.
When picking out which marker you are going to use for your mail, it can seem like the only decision you need to make is the size and shape of the tip. Remember to also consider that the type of ink is important too! If your paper/envelope has a glossy finish to it, you may have issues with the ink smudging and smearing off. And what if it rains on your mail during its travels? Will the ink run when it gets wet?
Use these quick comparison charts for help picking the markers that will work best for you, particularly when using glossy papers!
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Meet the Markers
We gathered a group of black pens and markers we often use for writing here at Marker Supply that features a mix of ink types- pigment, dye, water, oil, acrylic, and alcohol-based pens. Then we did several tests with each to see how they held up on different types of envelopes.
(Find each of these markers at Marker Supply!)
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Plain White Envelopes
A lot of folks stick to plain white paper envelopes- and most black ink markers work great on them!
Rain Test
See what happens to each ink when the plain white envelope meets water..
While some of the inks smeared a little bit when rubbed over, they all stayed pretty intact. Dye-based markers (like the Marvy Le Pen and Pentel Sign Pen) have ink that is made to move with water (for blending effects, watercolor, etc.) Watch out using these types of pens if your paper is ever likely to come in contact with water as the color will bleed.
Bleed-Through Test
Keep in mind that oil-based (Marvy Decocolor, Sharpie Paint) and alcohol-based (Prismacolor, Kurecolor, Copic) markers, along with other permanent markers with a lot of ink (Sharpies), commonly bleed through papers- so write on your envelopes before putting the mail inside if using pens like these.
Also, if they get hit with water, other types of ink can bleed though as well, potentially damaging the contents inside:
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Specialty Paper/Glossy Envelopes
When addressing some snail mail recently, we ran into problems whenever we used fancier and make-them-yourself envelopes. The paper was smoother and shinier.. and our “go-to addressing markers” didn’t work well on that type of surface.
This example shows how inks worked differently on one of the trickier silver paper envelopes:
Some of the marker ink repelled right off of the surface, and some barely left any color at all!
The good news is that after just a moment of drying, none of the inks smeared around.
Rain Test
“Rain or shine, the mail must go through!” What if it rains on your glossy envelope?
If you’ve used a dye-based marker (like the Pentel Sign Pen or Clean Color Real Brushes), your ink can totally disappear! We loved the Posca Paint Markers and the Sakura Permapaque Markers for these envelopes- and both of those marker ranges include a nice variety of colors too!
So keep in mind that some inks may look ok when dry, but won’t hold up well on a glossy surface if they meet rain or snow while on their way to their destination.
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Ink Dry-Times / Smudge Tests
Writing with some pens and markers can be frustrating if they are prone to smearing and smudging- which happens a lot more when working with smooth, glossy papers.
Take a look at how these different inks stand up to smudging after different drying times:
Lightweight Glossy Paper
Ink smudging immediately after writing:
Smudging after 10 seconds of lightly blowing on the ink:
This definitely made a big difference with some of the pens! A lot of them still lost the dark black color that sits of top of the writing- common with glossy paper as it’s harder for the ink to soak into. Some others smeared in the areas the pen stopped writing each letter- where there was still a small dot of wet ink that needed a little longer to fully dry.
Ultra-Glossy Photo Paper
From photo-like postcards to regular photographs, this type of slippery surface can be tricky to mark on.
This is what the inks looked like on photo paper after being smeared immediately after writing:
We were pretty impressed with the results! Most of the markers did much better on this type of glossy surface than the smooth shiny paper! Some of the thicker ink markers rubbed away, leaving only a “ghosting” behind.
Trying photo paper marking again, we smudged each ink after lightly blowing on it for 10 seconds:
Again, just those few extra seconds of drying really seemed to help the ink set. A few pens still had trouble fully absorbing into the shiny surface, as the top black color still rubbed away after drying.
Another test with photo paper- we sprayed on a little water and watched how each ink reacted:
Some stayed intact but lost their black color on top when rubbed over, while also making a mess of black smear marks.
And others, like the Marvy Le Pen (which was one of the best, super fast-drying fine line pens for photo marking) instantly began to “melt” like the other dye-based inks (which are made to be movable with water), surrounding themselves with blue/purple color. Interesting to see the Zig Photo Signature, another of the best quick-drying pens to use on glossy photos, reacted to the water with an orange color, even though the black markings held up alright.
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So keep in mind as you decorate and address your mail that not all black inks are the same on various surfaces, and not all will hold up to certain conditions. Try some experiments first on a test envelope to see how your markers do!
The new Marker Supply contest is here! This time, EVERYONE who participates will get something in return. 🙂
With April being “National Letterwriting Month”, we’re all about celebrating handwritten letters and notes- so we couldn’t think of any better way to run this month’s contest but to have you send us some snail mail.
Physically putting a pen to paper and writing as a form of communication has almost become a lost art for most people. Since markers, pens, and pencils are our world here at Marker Supply, we want to see them in action.
Plus, the Marker Supply warehouse has recently expanded into a new space. We now will feature the “marker fan art corner”, a special section for showing off cool things our customers have created. This contest can be the perfect opportunity for you to help us start filling it up!
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HOW TO ENTER:
To be a part of our “Pen Pal Contest”, just send us something in the mail during the month of April.
It can be:
–A letter or a note, about anything! Tell us about what kind or art you like to do, which supplies you like to use, what you think about our store, or ask us a question if you have one. It doesn’t even have to be about markers, you can talk about the weather or your summer vacation plans if you want to. 😉
–Something written in your favorite form of calligraphy/lettering: If you are one of those folks who love to practice calligraphy or hand-lettering of any style- send us a note, one of your favorite quotes, or anything you like to write in your choice of fancy scripts.
–A drawing or cartoon: Sometimes, pictures speak louder than words, and hand-drawn pictures can be just as special as a letter. So if drawing is your thing, just send us a doodle! A page from a coloring book works great too!
Send your snail mail to us here:
Marker Supply Pen Pal Contest
240 Great Circle Road, Suite 334
Nashville, TN 37228
Here’s one of the awesome pieces of “marker fan mail” we received last year:
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THE PRIZES:
EVERYONE that sends us mail will get something in their mailbox back from Marker Supply that includes a special pack of pens and a coupon code!
There will also be a randomly-selected Grand Prize Winner that will win
a 74-piece boxed set of Sakura Gelly Roll pens!
The Sakura Gelly Roll pens are one of our favorite pens for writing. With different varieties producing different effects, these unique pens let you letter with multiple colors, on light OR dark papers, and add special touches like glitter and metallic sheen. How do you choose which Gelly Roll you like the most? If you are the grand prize winner of this month’s contest, you won’t have to.. because you’ll get them all!
For every individual piece of mail that you send us, you’ll earn one entry into the grand prize drawing. However, only one participation prize pen pack/coupon code will be sent out per person.
Grand prize winner will be selected from a random drawing of all letters received that were postmarked in April. All prizes will be sent out to the addresses used on the mail that was sent to us. Feel free to contact us HERE with any questions.
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Happy writing!! 🙂
April is here and so is “National Letterwriting Month”!!!
The world we live in today has become more and more centered around technology and digital communication. Emails, texting, instant messaging, and social media are a common part of daily life, but can you remember the last time you received a handwritten letter? The instant relay of a message can be convenient for sure, but the personal touch of a physical letter can be a powerful thing.
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The 30 Letters in 30 Days Challenge
There are numerous organizations and blogs that celebrate this holiday by giving you “Letter-a-day” challenges, hosting things like “letterwriting to active military personnel” events, and more. The Postal Service even creates special stamps and sometimes kits for the occasion!
Last year we became aware of the #write_on campaign (sponsored by Sakura, the company that brings you great pens like Gelly Rolls and Microns) that challenges you to write a letter to someone every day of the month. We are so excited to participate and help to spread the idea that you should pick up some pens and markers and CREATE your messages on paper rather than using your phone or computer.
Taking the time to hand write a letter (or even to create a custom card or decorate an envelope) gives the recipient an extra sign that you care about them. And it sure is a good change from the usual mix of bills and junk mail that can often flood mailboxes.
All throughout the month of April, we encourage you to do some letterwriting. Whether it be a multiple page letter or a few sentences in a card, send a special person in your life something handwritten by you. It can brighten their day more than you could imagine! 🙂
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Send us your snail mail!
We LOVE getting “marker fan mail” here at Marker Supply!
See our blog post about this month’s contest HERE and find out how sending us something in the mail can enter you to win a giant set of Gelly Roll pens!
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Stay tuned this month for some writing/cardmaking product spotlights, special sales, and more!!
Check out www.markersupply.com to find some great tools to help you add even more special touches to your snail mail!
Here at the Marker Supply warehouse, one of the most common things people come looking for are opaque white ink pens for writing on paper.
Unfortunately, we always have to say that these types of pens are still practically non-existent.
The main reason?
The type of ink required to make a functional white ink pen has been very difficult to produce. It would need to be both thin enough to flow through a pen tip AND thick enough to stay a visible white once it’s marked onto paper.
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Pigments vs. Dyes
There’s a little illustration we’ve heard that can help explain a big difference between two types of ink- Pigments and Dyes:
First, take 2 glasses of water.
In one glass, pour in some sugar.
In the other glass, pour in some dirt.
Both begin to cloud the water as you stir them up.
But notice what happens after just a minute when they settle..
The sugar is still there, but has fully dissolved into the water
and everything returns to a totally liquid state.
The glass with the dirt still has solid particles everywhere
and a thick layer of mud has collected on the bottom.
Most pen inks are colored with dyes (like the water example with the sugar), which are either liquid, or in a solid form that quickly dissolves, and then can easily flow through the pen. However, this property can also cause the ink to either leak through the pen tip too quickly, and/or soak completely into porous surfaces like paper and become transparent- meaning that this type of white ink won’t be seen because the ink isn’t thick enough to keep its color visible on top of an absorbent surface.
What helps some colors to show up the best when making ink is to use pigment. Pigments (like the water example with the dirt) are dense, finely ground particles that stay solid as they add their color. They don’t dissolve into fluid, but are rather just suspended in it. To get a good, opaque white, you need a LOT of pigment. When you try and put too much into a pen however, it won’t flow through the tip like a normal ink without clogging or drying up.
(Fun Fact: The most common pigment used to create the color white is Titanium Dioxide.)
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Gel Ink
The marking pen world made a big step in the creation of white pens with the invention of Gel Ink. Originally marketed in 1984 by Japanese company Sakura, it finally allows a roller ball pen to use a white ink.
(Fun Fact: As researchers worked to develop gel ink, they tried a wide variety of materials to get the consistency just right, including yams and egg whites!
For some more great history on the invention of Sakura’s Gelly Roll pens, read this interesting article:
https://www.gellyroll.com/history)
Gel ink is not quite the same as ordinary pen ink, as it is a lot thicker- causing issues like needing to move the pen more slowly as you write, and the marks taking longer to dry. Also, the roller ball tips still can occasionally clog. (If this happens, rolling the pen tip over a wet paper towel may help.) Despite their issues, we are still very happy to have them as an option for white ink!
Find these white gel pens at Marker Supply:
–Uni-ball Signo Gel Impact
–Sakura Gelly Roll Classic Medium Tip
–Marvy Gel Reminisce
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White ink comparisons on black paper
Other than gel pens, you can also find good white marking tools for paper when you look into pencils, oil-pastels, even correction pens! There are also valve-action markers that use more of a “paint” than an “ink”. Although paint markers tend to show up better on non-porous surfaces, such as glass or metal, some have been known to work adequately for certain paper projects.
Have a look at this comparison chart showing several white marking tools on plain black paper to see the ones that may work best for you! Find them all at MarkerSupply.com.
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As experiments continue in the pen industry, white ink is getting closer and closer to becoming more common!
But as for now, which white pen/marker have you found works best for you??
Let us know and feel free to share your white marker artwork on our social media pages!
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Some of our favorite and best-selling markers here at Marker Supply are the Uni Posca Paint Markers.
They are available in a variety of colors and tip styles- so you can always find just the right fit for each project you do!
Poscas use water-based acrylic paint that marks on just about anything! Metal, wood, glass, plastic, chalkboards, stone, posters, canvas, fabrics, even things like surfboards! The paint is opaque and can be applied over the top of other colors once dry. Marks will be permanent on porous surfaces like paper and wood. On hard surfaces like glass and chalkboards, the paint will be waterproof, but can be cleaned off with a standard household/glass cleaner. The paint in Posca markers is non-toxic, odorless, and Xylene-free, so they can be enjoyed by kids too!
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POSCA ART AT PAPERWORLD / CREATIVEWORLD
GERMANY – JANUARY 2017
A few folks from the Marker Supply team attended the Paperworld & Creativeworld fairs in Frankfurt, Germany last month.
The Posca section had some incredible art on display!!
We LOVE this giant “Heroes” collage painting done with Posca markers by the talented artist Ernesto Novo.
A live-action Posca painting being done by French artist Nadège Dauvergne.
You can easily get lost looking at this incredible mandala-style painting made with colorful Poscas..
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NEW SETS!
We’ve recently added several new sets featuring the Posca markers- making it quick and easy to start or grow your collection!
Find them HERE at MarkerSupply.com!
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We are impressed time and time again by all the different artists we see using the Posca markers.
Are you a fan of these versatile paint pens? What’s your favorite surface to use them on?
Let us know what you think and feel free to share your artwork- we LOVE to see your markers in action!
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Greeting cards are fun to give your friends & family for special occasions, or any time.. just because!
While attending RAW: Nashville’s Holiday Rawk Artist Showcase this week, we came across artist Elizabeth Lang & her company between the evergreens.
Elizabeth not only does wonderful watercolor paintings & artwork featuring various trees, but she also makes some really awesome greeting cards- that you can color yourself!
Whether you want to be the one to color them OR if you’d rather give them as gifts for others to color, Marker Supply has some great markers to use with these cardstock cards.
We chose to color her “Sweetbay Magnolia” card with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers..
With the real bristle brush tip, it feels like you’re painting! The very tip of the brush gets in the tiniest of spaces, or you can angle the brush to color larger spots. Try using multiple colors- the ink is very easy to blend.
(Note: If you have a card made with watercolor paper, you can add a little water on top of the Clean Color’s dye-based ink and move it around- creating a watercolor look!)
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MORE MARKERS TO TRY FOR CARDS..
Our other marker recommendations for cards, depending on what tip you like to color with:
*Bullet/Round tip: Zig Writer, Sakura Gelly Roll Gel Pens
*Slanted/Chisel tip: Zig Fine & Chisel, Sakura Permapaque
*Rubber brush tip: Zig Brushables, Sakura KOI
*Colored pencils: Prismacolor Premier Pencils, Faber Castell Polychromos
*or browse through some more at www.markersupply.com!
(Note: Use caution if you like to do your coloring with alcohol-based (like Prismacolor or Copic) or other permanent ink markers (like Sharpies)- the marks will likely bleed through to the other side of cardstock papers!)
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For more information on the art by ELang and between the evergreens greeting cards, check out:
*Her WEBSITE
*Her ETSY STORE
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And as always, feel free to share photos of your colored greeting cards on our social media!
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The holiday gift-giving season is upon us, and all kinds of presents will be in need of packaging. But it’s not just for this time of year- try grabbing those markers ANY time you give a present to someone and turn plain ‘ol boxes, bags, and tags into unique works of art that help your gifts look extra special. 🙂
Some marker recommendations and projects that we tried this year at Markerland:
Ink Marbling
A super easy (and pretty fun) way to create one-of-a-kind marbling designs on paper surfaces is with Zig Kurecolor Refill Ink and shaving cream!
Just make a tray of foam shaving cream. Drop some ink here and there around the foam. Then swirl the drops around however you like!
Then take your bag, tag, card, etc. (the thicker the better, to help it from curling up with the wet foam) and press the surface into the swirls. Pull it back up and scrape off the foam.
You’ll be left with one-of-a-kind marbled art!
Try it on craft bags, paper tags, cardboard ornaments, or handmade cards!
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Custom Ziploc Goody Bags
Take some simple Ziploc bags, doodle them up, and fill them with treats!
Oil-based paint markers work best on these smooth, slippery surfaces, and will hold up when the bag wrinkles as it’s used.
Try the: Marvy Decocolor, Zig Painty, Pebeo 4Artist
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Re-Decorated Gift Boxes
Thrift stores usually have a ton of gift boxes- they just may not be the designs you want. Dollar stores have lots of them for great prices, but they are often only plain white or a single color. If you want to add a little more decoration, there are plenty of good, opaque markers that can cover the old box completely- letting you make your own custom designs for the occasion!
Some markers we used for our boxes:
–Marvy Easy Chalkboard Marker
–Marvy Decocolor Acrylic
–Sharpie Poster Paint
–Posca Paint Markers
If you find an unfinished wooden box, see our Image Transfer Blog HERE to find out a fun way to customize it!
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Personalized Storage Boxes
Sometimes boxes can BE the gifts themselves!!
We love this gift idea from Jennifer, for her daughter & friends’ Shopkins toys!
Again we found that using oil-based markers (like the Zig Painty markers used here) gave great permanent results on smooth surfaces like plastic.
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Have you made custom gift boxes, bags, or tags using markers?
Let us know how your project turned out!
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And check out www.markersupply.com for PLENTY more markers and pens you can use to help your gifts stand out!
Wintertime is here! And for a lot of folks, this season brings along those frozen flakes of white that some of us love and some of us hate. Whether or not you are a fan of real snow, adding the effect of it to your artwork can really make it stand out!
So for those blizzards of art projects that involve snowflakes, snowmen, and other snowy winter scenes, see these quick and easy ways to add and enhance the effect of SNOW on your cards, crafts, and more!
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Salt & Watercolors
You can create a crystallized look on a watercolor background by sprinkling some sea salt on top before it dries!
Here’s how:
Step 1:
Begin making your background. You can use real paints like the Sakura KOI or Gansai Tambi watercolors, or use a dye-based “watercolor” marker like the Zig Clean Color Real Brush, Zig Art & Graphic, or Sakura KOI Color Brush Pens. Be sure to use a thick, watercolor paper for the best blending effect.
For this card, we used 3 varying blues in the Clean Color brushes and made layered marks using light and dark colors.
Step 1 1/2:
Use a wet paint brush or a water brush (like the Zig BrusH20) to easily blend the colors together to make the painted background.
Step 2:
While everything is still slightly wet, sprinkle a little bit of sea salt over it. The grains of salt will begin to soak up the color.
Step 2 1/2:
Leave the salt on the paper for a few minutes, and it will start to leave little crystallized marks behind!
Everything has a different effect on the results of this- the darkness of the color used, the size of the salt grains and how much you sprinkle on, how wet or dry the paper is, etc. Experiment a bit to get the look you want!
Step 3:
Once the paper has fully dried, gently brush off the salt. You can then use other pens and markers to draw designs over the top! Some recommendations that we used for this card- Posca paint pens, Zig Wink of Stella Glitter brushes, and Uni-ball Signo Gel Impact (one of the best opaque white pens you can find!)
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Marvy Snow Marker
With “snow” right in the name, you get the gist of this special marker right away. Snow markers write with seemingly normal white paint, but when the marks are heated with a heat tool, they puff up to create a snowy 3D effect!
Use this marker to draw or write something freehand, or use it to embellish cards, stamped images- anything you want some 3D texture on! To keep the paint nice and wet when you heat it, try doing smaller areas at a time. The thicker and wetter the marks are when heated, the bubblier the look will be. After each time you mark a section, give it a little blast with the heat tool and watch it puff up!
Try it in other colors!
Don’t just stop at white when you can make this same awesome effect in COLOR with the Marvy Puffy Velvet markers!
While these markers work well for papercrafts, they are also labeled as a fabric pen- so you can try them out on clothes, bags, and more!
(**Note: These markers need a heat tool to make the puffy effect, so it’s not a project for kids to do alone. Use caution with heat tools- they can blow air that is heated to over 600 degrees! If misused, it can definitely burn your project or YOU!)
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Glitter!
It shimmers and it sparkles. The qualities of glitter make it a natural choice for glistening winter effects!
Whether you’re doing cards, ornaments, scrapbooks, coloring books, or a craft of any kind- try adding a little glitter!
Our favorite marker picks:
Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Gel Pens
Zig Wink of Stella Brush Tip Marker
Posca PC-3ML Fine Tip Glitter Markers
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We’d love to see your snowy projects this winter season! Share them on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages!
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