Chalk Question...

I use the Pebbles I-Candee chalks, and I have never had a problem with them smearing or getting all over. I read somewhere, maybe it was here or maybe on DIY, that all you really need to do with them is let them set overnight, and then put them in a page protector, no problem. If you're using chalks not specifically made for scrapbooking, then perhaps you need a fixative. I love my Pebbles though!

Use can also use a light coat of hairspray...the cheap aquanet stuff works great!

Yeah I have Pebbles .. i just bought it and recieved it yesterday... they look awseome on my page.. I'll have to check them today to see if they smear..

• Three Bright Lights Said:

Um.. Hmmm no they aren't the fluid colorbox chalks... For that I use those Dew drops, they are awesome, but a lil pricey i think i paid for 4 of them... (they come in packs unless u go to ur local sb store) 9.99 but if you have a michaels or j's coupon you can get them for 40% off... i'd like to keep my big Coupons for bigger things tho

• PittScrapper85 Said:

so how do you use the i kan'dee? Im just wonderin what they are used for. Thanks!

I use the candy with stencils... i'm sure you can use them to accent different things... umm, I'm gonna use them for rosey checks & coloring on my paper dolls cartridge for my cricut... I haven't really played around with to much lately..
Why how do u use them?

i use my dew drops for stamping, inking on the sides to make pictures & mats and pages pop and I also use them for a distressed look...

Oh Ive never tried them before I was just curious

Actually chalk will set in a few days from my experience. I place a piece of paper over my work rub on the paper but don't move the paper and it will set it. Or go with the cheap hairspray. I have chalk work I have done a couple of yrs ago and it still looks like I just did it.

hmm i got the setter stuff, and it def. made my chalk look real dull....

I'm sorry your chalk work was dulled by the setting spray.

The spray I used didn't dull the chalk finish on my layout. There are so many chalk and setting spray brands. Maybe it was a case where the particular brand of chalk and spray didn't react well together and created the dulling effect?

I bought my spray at Michael's in the art section, not the scrapbook area. Maybe you could ask a local artist or art teacher whose medium is pastels and charcoal what brand they use.

I used that KyRon stuff...

I just checked my brand. It is "Grumbacher". I also took a scrap of cardstock I had and chalked part of it with some dark grey Pebbles chalk and another part in chestnut Colorbox fluid chalk. I let both dry and sprayed it with a light coat of the setter. I haven't noticed any change. But, the initial finish of the chalks without the spray didn't have any sort of sheen that the spray would have dulled. Did your chalks have a glossy finish?

CHALK is not supposed to have a glossy finish... if the chalk or color was dulled its probably because too much of the fixative was used... i have used charcoal and chalk pastels and then set them with fixative and have never had a problem with the fixative altering the finish... all it requires is a very thin coat! do not douse your art with the stuff... you will know if you are using too much when your stuff starts to curl... if this happens you have enough... let dry to the touch and then lay a good sized book on top and let dry completely... this will flatten it back out without damaging your work! the fixative i get is from Hobbly lobby and comes in a white spray can with a clear lid and red and green on the lable... someone at the store should be able to help!! good luck and happy scrapping!

Who ever said using cheap hairspray did not do their research. I did and hairspray is a no no when setting chalk! I don't remember exactly why but the answer says hairspray is a no no. While using lighter colored chalks on darker paper b sure 2 use very light coats of the Krylon Fixatif and most important thing 2 do is b4 u spray make sure u use heavy chalk if using light on dark paper otherwise the moisture from the spray will cause the chalk 2 blend into the wet paper caused from the spray. I NEVER spray heavy and I use chalk and Krylon Fixatif together always!
They say u don't need a chalk setter but I don't agree. Ur LO's are gona be in those books for a long time and setting the chalk will insure that the chalk won't rub off over time. I didn't use the chalk setter when I 1st used chalk and it all rubbed off onto the plastic page protector, now I won't use chalk w/o the Fixatif no matter what anyone tells me. I know what 2 do from my own mistakes.

I have been using chalk on my cards for years, and just recently starting chalk on my layouts, and I have never had to use a setter of any kind.

I always keep a sample of every card that I make, and the chalking has never faded on any of them, even after 10 years!