Emboss Resist Technique

Today's cards are both made with the same technique, Emboss resist

This technique is so easy you ink your chosen stamps with Versamark ink & cover with White embossing powder, heat the images until the powder has melted & set aside to cool. Using sponge daubers build up the colour slowly until you have the desired effect.

Cardstock

Confetti White

Inks

Versamark

Wisteria Wonder

Pool Party

Island Indigo

Calypso Coral

Lucky Limeade

So Saffron

Blushing Bride

Stamps

Array of Sunshine

Mixed Bunch

Tools

Blossom Punch

Heat Gun

Sponge daubers

Embellishments

White Embossing Powder

Technique Thursday ~ Embossing powders

How do embossing powders work?

• Create your image using a Rubber Stamp with Versamark ink or Versamark Embossing Pen
• Work quickly as the ink must stay wet while the powder is applied.
• Sprinkle the embossing powder over the entire area to be raised.
• The powder needs to stick to the ink so it is important that the ink is still sticky.
• Remove the excess powder by tapping the sheet and letting it fall back into the container.
• Stray traces of powder on areas that are not to be raised can be brushed off or wiped away carefully.
• Heat the powder with a heat gun, being careful to apply even heat to the whole area.
• Move the gun around so as not to over heat or burn the paper.
• The powder will melt and leave a raised finish.
• It will take a few seconds to solidify so do not touch the molten powder too quickly!

Technique Thursday

Heat Embossing 

Technique A:  Heat Embossing

1]   Place your card stock in a Powder  tray or over a large piece of scratch paper.

2]   Rub the Embossing Buddy across the card stock you want to emboss. This keeps the embossing powder from sticking anywhere but on the ink. 

3]   Stamp the image with Craft, VersaMark, or embossing ink.

4]   Pour powder onto the inked image, making sure that the image is coated completely. 

5]   Shake off excess powder into the tray and funnel it back into the container.

6]   Heat the stamped image only until the powder changes to a shiny liquid and rises.

7]   Allow embossed image to cool. 

Technique B:  Emboss Resist

1]   Follow steps 1-7 above, using Stampin' Emboss clear embossing powder.

2]   Apply ink with a sponge directly to the paper over and around the embossed image.

3]   Wipe the embossed image with a tissue to remove the excess ink.

QUICK TIP

Avoid overheating the powder and burning the paper when working with a heat tool.

It's only August & I'm on my 3rd Christmas card...........!

It's hard to believe we are only in August, the weather here is absolutely foul, but I'm quite pleased that I've managed to finish my 3rd Christmas card & I think this is my favourite so far. The card uses the Dasher from the mini catalogue & lovely as a tree from the main catalogue.

Dasher is in the Mini catalogue which is only valid until 30th September

Did you know there is a way that you can heat emboss using the Stampin' Up ink pads? Well if you first coat your stamp in Versamark ink & then coat the stamp in the desired coloured ink & then quickly stamp your image & cover with embossing powder & heat in the usual way. The Vellum is torn in strips & using shimmer paint in frost white I painted the torn edge. Vellum is very hard to adhere & is virtually impossible to do this without the glue showing through, so what I usually do is cut the vellum larger than I need & wrap the excess around the back of the panel & stick using double sided tape. The card stock I've used is Bashful blue, Whisper white & Basic black. The ink is Ballet blue. The sentiment comes from the set sincere salutations.