ÉTAL™ Creative Materials (20% DISCOUNT)

What is Etal? The manufacturer describes it as Real Metal Coatings on texturally intriguing flexible backings.

ÉTAL™ celebrates the combination of metal, texture and light giving your projects a fresh look with endless possibilities in the form of a new creative material that is real metal on a textured, flexible substrate.

Just imagine the gleam of silver, the warmth of copper and the dark elegance of titanium or stainless steel seen just as the pure metal or with lightly coloured accents to bring you a variety of complexions.

The versatile textured and flexible substrate goes way beyond paper to provide unique crafting opportunities.

The material is strong, can be formed with heat, is washable, cuts cleanly, sews like cloth and has incredible ability for 3-D objects.

ACID AND LIGNIN FREE

CUTTING

Cuts cleanly with scissors, razor blades and paper cutters. No frayed edges.

TEARING

Super strong, but tears easily if you “knick” the edge first.

FOLDING

Needs to be creased firmly but folds and wraps well for covering most surfaces including bookbinding. A 15-watt soldering iron (Radio Shack®) can scribe lines on either side of the material for easy folding or for surface decoration.

PAINTING

All latex, acrylic and oil based paints may be used.

PRINTING

Can be printed with a copy machine, ink jet printer or silk screened.

GLUEING

Glues such as 3M Spray 77®, E6000® Crafters Pick® and Mighty Tacky® have the best permanent bond. Memory Book Glue Dots® and Adhesive Tech® work well too.

SEWING

Material is easily sewn, embroidered or beaded with standard needles. Holds thread without tearing.

SAFE FOR PHOTO AND SCRAPBOOKING

STAMPING • CALLIGRAPHY • DRAWING

Use any standard stamping ink. Smooth textured material will result in clearest images. For writing or drawing use any of your favorite inks and pens, again the best results will be obtained on the smoother materials.