embossing – Try It – Like It – Create it

Watercolor Card

How to paint with watercolor pencils.

with Yasutomo

final card

My favorite gold watercolor is Reddish Gold Japanese Watercolor from Yasutomo. So I was excited to see Yasutomo at the Namta/Creativation trade show. I was given a set of watercolor pencils, they aren’t even released yet. So I tried them out and made a thank you note to send to them.

Some items used in this tutorial were provided by the manufacturer in order to promote their products.

watercolor pencils

When I got home a tried the pencils and painted a flower. The pencils are really nice and creamy.

flower painting

I really like how the pencils; when water is added, have a result that looks like watercolor paints. But the pencils are so versatile with the ability to add details. You can see the watercolor blending in the flower petals and the detail in the center of the flower.

I chose to use the flower image on a card and of course, I had to use my favorite gold watercolor. The base of the card has a napkin applied with Nori paste, when dry, I used the gold watercolor to bring out the texture. The textured cardstock also has the gold watercolor applied. The belly band made of vellum has a sentiment in gold embossing powder to connect it all together.

Video Tutorial:

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Reddish Gold Watercolor

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Making a Magical Greeting Card

Making a magical greeting card that sparkles and shines.

final card

What a fun greeting card to make. It glitters and sparkles. The stencil-designed paper was the inspiration for making this card, along with the card base that has a metallic glitter to it. Adding different elements of glitter and sparkle helped to unify the pieces.

You can learn how to make the reversed stencil design at the following post: [reverse stencil]

Materials:

CutCardStock Crystal Stardream
CutCardStock Vellum
Zing silver embossing powder
heat gun
the Works Board
magical stamp
Versamark stamp pad
iZink dye spray
Best Glue Ever

The above image shows how the cardstock and the stenciled image both have similar glitz to them. The stenciled image was sprayed with iZink dye in silver to add sparkle.

Video Tutorial:

I like to add a hint of the outside to the inside of cards. For this one, I added a strip of the stenciled paper along the edge.

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Making a Playful Cat Tag

Making a playful cat tag with Fairy Stamper.

with Fairy Stamper

cat tag

Cats are playful. The Nala stamp from Fairy Stamper needed to be playful and the scrapbook paper with the birds worked well. I put the two together to make a playful tag.

Materials:

scrapbook paper
cardstock
Nala stamp
black ink pad
clear embossing powder
heat gun
DIY shimmer spray
Distress Oxide
blending brush
ribbons
hole punch
works board
scissors
tape runner

Video Tutorial:

The glimmer on the tag is hard to capture on video and photography. Hopefully, the image above shows a bit of how it shimmers. I make my own shimmer spray. If you would like to learn how to make your own you can follow this link. [DIY shimmer spray]

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Making a Get-Well Card

Making a get-well card with Fairy Stamper stamp and stencil.

with Fairy Stamper

finished card

As a part of the Fairy Stamper’s Video Design Team, I have a new card tutorial for making a get-well greeting card. I could probably send this to myself as I am getting over a cold that lasted a long 2.5 weeks where I lost my voice. So I have a lot of catching up to do. Thankfully, no Covid, I was tested twice!

materials

Materials:

stencil
cardstock – blue, green, white
blending brush
Distress Oxide
Pixie spray
stamps
Works Board
white embossing powder
DIY shimmer spray
adhesive
heat gun
Rinea Foiled Paper – die-cut sentiment

I wanted to try something different with my stamping in that we typically stamp in black and I wanted to use white. I wasn’t sure about stamping a fairy in white so I chose to work with the florals. I also wanted to use a stencil to texturize the background and I really like how that turned out.

Video Tutorial:

The close-up image above caught the DIY shimmer mist really well on the card. If you would like to learn how I made it, you can follow this link. [shimmer mist]

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Fairy Card with Heart Stems

Follow along to make this fairy card with heart stems. Lots of techniques included.

Today I am working with a stamp from Fairy Hugs called Alexa. She is joyful and playful so I added an array of three different colored heart stems behind her to amplify her action. The card doesn’t have a sentiment. I like leaving them blank until later so the card can be used for a variety of different occasions. I can always add a sentiment but changing one isn’t that easy.

Many of the items I use in posts are provided by the manufacturers to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site. Some links are affiliates, thank you for using them.

Materials:

Alexa stamp
stamp block
black ink
colored pencils
embossing plate
CrossOver II
heart stem die
clear embossing powder
Versamark ink pad
heat tool
purple ink pad
card stock – a variety of colors
tape runner
foam tape *
scissors *
Brother Scan n Cut
Wink of Stella
Blue metallic marker *
Cricut Paper Trimmer
* items were purchased at the Dollar Tree

A variety of different techniques were used in putting this card together. You can see them step by step in the video tutorial below.

Video Tutorial:

Above is a close-u image of the card so you can see some of the details. The final touches while seem small really do add to the overall vision of the card.

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Ways to Stamp Texture

Learn fun stamping techniques with Fairy Stamper stamps.

with Fairy Stamper

I enjoy creating my own textured papers using a variety of different techniques. For my Fairy Stampers Video Design post this month, I used a bulrushes stamp in different ways to create the background paper for my card. Another Fairy Stampers stamp was used for the sentiment. This was a fun card to make.

Many of the items I use in posts are provided by the manufacturers to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site. Some links are affiliates, thank you for using them.

stamping materials

The card came together in a two-step process. The first was creating the background, and the second was creating the sentiment strip.

stamping sentiment

After embossing the cardstock, the sentiment was stamped on top. Since the embossed cardstock has texture, the stamp needed to be applied more than once.

Once the parts of the card were made, it was time to put it all together. A tape runner and foam tape were used.

card close-up

Here is a close-up shot of the card so you can see the texture and misting spray as well as the raised sentiment. You can really see how the colors work together in this image.

Video Tutorial:

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Embossing Toilet Paper

You can emboss toilet paper – have you tried this technique yet?

embossed toilet paper

Toilet paper for crafting – yes! I embossed layers of toilet paper. This technique was a new one for me and I couldn’t wait to try it out in a variety of different ways. I really like the playfulness of this technique and the fun results from a basically disposable product.

Many of the items I use in posts are provided by the manufacturers to promote their products.
Some links are affiliates. A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site.

basic materials

What a fun way to use your embossing plates in a new way. The basic materials needed are an embossing plate, toilet paper, a spray bottle with water, and a manual die-cutting machine – mine is a CrossOver II.

I also used a stamp pad, glimmer mist spray, and spray inks.

styles of embossing

While the differences might look subtle in some of the dry embossed toilet paper samples, yours could look very different depending upon the colors you use. Starting from left: spray inks, plain white, pink ink pad, spray glimmer mist. Once the embossing has dried, you can also add additional color on top*. I would suggest wiping with an ink pad to add color.

*Please note that any additional wet products added to your dried embossing could reactivate the paper and you could lose the embossed designs.

Video Tutorial:

These embossed pieces once dry can be used in all forms of crafting. You can cut them down to your desired shape and size. I would even suggest trying to die-cut them. One additional suggestion: to adhere use a tacky type of glue and don’t use a tape runner on the embossed toilet paper – it will tear.

Can You Stamp on Glass?

Have you ever tried to stamp and emboss on glass? See the magic!

with Fairy Stamper

The answer is, yes you can! I was excited when I saw this technique and knew I had to give it a try. Stamping and embossing on glass! I love the result. This beautifully framed piece was created as a part of the Fairy Stampers Video Design Team.

in process

Many of the items I use in posts are provided by the manufacturers to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site.

Materials:

Condo Dwellers FHS-060
Fantasy Flowers FHS-032
Works Board
VersaMark stamp pad
frame with glass
embossing powder
heat gun
decorative paper

After stamping and applying the embossing powder, you’ll want to clean off any excess powder and move to a heat-safe surface. Then the fun part, watch the embossing powder transform under the heat.

Clean off both sides of the glass with water and then frame the glass to finish the piece. I can’t wait to try this again and color the image, similar to stained glass!

Video Tutorial:

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Versamark
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Zing! Embossing Powder

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Shaker Tag

Making a shaker tag with @jointhemakersmovement #sponsored

With Makers Movement

What a fun twist on making a shaker card, a shaker tag. The Makers Movement sent me a new set of Rainbow Shaker elements and I wanted to try them out. I was ready to make a shaker tag with the Nested Tag Die Set and the Hello Word Die.

Many of the items I use in my posts are provided by the manufacturers in order to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site.

Using the CrossOver II I cut my cardstock and transparency sheet. I used the nested dies to press into the adhesive foam core and then cut it with a craft knife. The CrossOver II can handle all kinds of material because it has a unique dial that can adjust the steel rollers for a variety of different thicknesses.

Here are all the cut pieces ready to begin assembling them together. You can see the entire process in the video tutorial below.

Video Tutorial:

The close-up above shows the thickness of the three layers of embossing powder. The pearlescent quality of the embossing changed the color of the card stock some of which add to the difference between the layers of white letters on the white tag.

Thinking of You Card

Hello Friend card for a video hop and giveaway sponsored by @crackerboxandsuzystamps. #sponsored #scrapbookadhesives

Video Hop and Giveaway

Today I have a video up on YouTube where I am participating in a video hop and giveaway that is sponsored by Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. I was provided with stamps in order to participate in this hop.

To enter the giveaway, make sure to visit each video in the hop and leave a comment.

Giveaway Information:

Please visit the following Rafflecopter link by February 7, 2021 to enter the giveaway, generously gifted by Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/07ad29b419/?

(P.S. Earn BONUS entries for each video on the hop that you comment on! Complete as many or as few of the Rafflecopter options as you choose; but the more you complete, the better your chances of winning!)

To see the amazing products offered by Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, please visit their online store: http://rubberartstamps.com/ Once the giveaway is closed, the winner will be chosen at random and contacted by our sponsor.

If you are the winner, you will have one week (after contact) to claim your prize. Failure to do so will result in forfeiting the prize and an alternate winner will be chosen. Thanks for hopping along with us!

*This giveaway is gifted by Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. YouTube is not responsible for prize fulfillment.

Hop Lineup:

EK Gorman: https://youtu.be/gWsAFTUjIKE
Nadine Carlier: https://youtu.be/VrmnrRuPV9Q
Jenlee: https://youtu.be/pRviLW58Zkg
Cards by Kendra: https://youtu.be/1WrU6jpw8J4
Crafty Pink Pixie: https://youtu.be/W5aYZRB9uf8
Karen Hasheck: https://youtu.be/H4vsMwomNKI
Cherished Cards: https://youtu.be/18QkF5ryDeQ
LeeAnn McKinney: https://youtu.be/SdHpKYrTboA
Akansha Sahgal: https://youtu.be/zJA5g3OcBpI
Podpopper’s Place: https://youtu.be/AI_yDs_qvr4
Straw-Bearie Designs: https://youtu.be/e8qzSMbA0QQ
Debbie J.’s Crafting Corner: https://youtu.be/DJN0Ux4s6hQ
Try it – Like it – Create it: https://youtu.be/o4js7NyOahw
Handi Scandi’s Crafty Adventures: https://youtu.be/lbqNKd_Ottg
MAD About Cards and Crafts: https://youtu.be/aM5NPf6U89A

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