All About Plasma

Plasma board is made from polypropylene, It's extremely durable and is normally used for Ring binders, Stationery or decorative packaging.

Plasma is normally very thick 700 mics in all colours, only clear can be purchased in 350 mic, which means plasma at 700 mic is not suitable for punching or die cutting on a Sizzix machine.

It is of no use at all as a card blank as even when scored it will not close properly, there are also problems as to what products will stick to it or not!

So what can you do with it?

It is fabulous as a backing board, however I would recommend cutting on a guillotine or paper trimmer for neat straight edges.

How to stick plasma!

If you are sticking plasma to a normal card blank you can use Fast tack glue, most card blanks have a porous surface and will absorb the water which will speed the curing process, drying on a coated card may take longer, fast tack is OK as long as you can't see the glued area!

The best way I've found to fix Plasma so far is to use Glue dots, however the tricky part is hiding them and not being able to see them though the plasma, to achieve this we need to hide the dots by placing them under an embellishment.

Plan ahead.

Make a mock up of your design first, by doing so you will then be able to estimate where to place the glue dots under your design so they can't be seen on the finished card.

Peel offs work really well on plasma and make an effective design all by themselves.

Tulip paint looks great and can be used to paint images or to add colour and decoration.

Another good effect is to add glitter, using a spray adhesive, spray the Plasma with glue then sprinkle with glitter, shake off the excess and you're left with a really unique and unusual mount.

Note. because Plasma is non-absorbant glues and paints (especially water based) may take longer to dry than normal.