Two Toned Embossing and Layout Share...

Hi!  Happy Friday Sweeties!  Lisa here today to share a layout as well as an embossing technique that has beautiful results. 

I started this layout by distressing my background patterned paper with scissors and a distressing tool. Next I added the trimmed hounds tooth.  I gave my vellum the royal embossing treatment by stamping various leaf images from the newly released Leaves Stamp Set.  After a few more layers of cardstock I worked on my Piccolo Word Accents.  To create a two toned look I simply dabbed the entire sentiment with Enamel and Embossing Powder Adhesive Fluid and covered the top half with Medieval Metals and the bottom half with Fall Fiesta Fine Detail Embossing Powders, then heat set before adding them to my layout.  I LOVE this look, and can't wait to play around more with it.  I have also created my own little embellishment by stamping one of the owl images from the Fall Owls Stamp Set, and then coloring and fussy cutting it out.

It's fun to incorporate stamping into layouts and I hope I've inspired you to try it too!

Supplies Used:

Enamel Embossing Powder Adhesive

Fiesta Sparkle

Medieval Metals

Leaves clear stamp set

Fall Owls clear stamp set

Copic Sketch Markers

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Happy Crafting!
Lisa

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BLESSING YOUR NEW BABY......

Good morning everyone, Teresa here with a pretty gift for a housewarming or a nursery.

The new release items are so fun and vintage in their feel. So I continued the "theme" with my color choices and background. 

Here's what I used

- Classy Circle Frame

- Rose Accent from the Fancy Labels Set

- Blessings Word Accent

- Enamel Adhesive

- Glastique

- Embossing Powders (I am linking to the main tab - there are so many wonderful colors to choose from - you can coordinate with your background image) 

     I used Gilded Rose Gold (on the frame), Cranberry Wine and Mossy Glen (on the roses), and Royal Sterling (on the word) 

Go ahead - blow that picture up and look at the fun colors in the mixture.

The frame was embossed with two layers of the Gilded Rose Gold Embossing Powder. The first layer was fully embossed until it was almost smooth and the second was partially "heat flashed" to give the texture of older brass frames.

I embossed everything and then used the Glastique as an adhesive. The background papers were cream cardstock and a Pretty textured vellum from my paper stash.

Have a wonderful afternoon.

Love is a many splendored thing.

 

 

 

Happy Thursday. Teresa here with a word canvas that would be a great gift for a special friend. There are some fun techniques in this too.

 

 

So let's gather the things we need. (links at end of post)

A small canvas
Enamel Adhesive
Small paintbrush
Heat gun
Various Enamel Powders
     I used Deep Blue Sky, Ruby Red Slippers, Mermaid Tears, Cranberry Wine,
     Siam Silver, Victorian Bronze, Gilded Rose Gold, Royal Sterling, Mardi Gras, Bahama
     Aqua, Turquoise Lagoon, Shamrock Dreams.
"Love" Piccolo
Glue
Latex Paint (I used my favorite pale grey)

Now for the fun.

Paint your canvas with latex paint and let dry completely. I spritzed mine with a bit of watered down charcoal as well.

Trace or freehand a heart shape on the canvas.

Using the Enamel Adhesive and Bahama Aqua Embossing Powder, coat the word and emboss. set aside.

Also set aside the Ruby Red Slippers and Mermaid Tears Powder.

 

 



 Using a small paintbrush and the Enamel Adhesive, paint an area of your choice. Cover with the powder and emboss. Once the powder has cooled, you can layer other colors on or alongside it.

Keep adding small sections of the colors, until you have filled the heart shape.

I found the colors to be a bit strong for my liking, and decided to "Blend" them using a layer of Mermaid Tears Powder. To keep this layer lighter and not completely cover the other colors, I dipped my finger in the Embossing adhesive and spread it all aver the heart shape. This left a lighter, random feel to the embossing.

See those speckles? they may be my favorite part of this. I truly wanted sprinkles on my canvas. Using the adhesive left me with too thick of a background, so I experimented a bit. (latex paint is the trick here since it gets sticky when you heat it)

Pour a small amount of Mermaid Tears and Ruby Red Slippers Powder in your hand, mix well. sprinkle around the heart using your fingers (much like adding a pinch of salt when cooking).

Lift your canvas and start heating from underneath the canvas with your heat gun. As you see the powder start to melt, bring the heat to the front of the canvas and emboss to your liking.

This will complete the background.

Add your word to the canvas. Glue down with a heavy bodied, clear drying glue.

Now that was easy wasn't it?

Here are your links.....


Enamel Powder Adhesive
Enamel Powders of your choice
"Love" word piccolo


Have a wonderful weekend.



A Midsummer Night's Dream

I am SO sorry this post is late! I hope you enjoy it!

When I first started rubber stamping Shakespeare was all the rage. A few movies had just come out and everyone was obsessed with William (honestly, I have never read a thing he’s written), but I did like the costume and pageantry of the time period.   When I saw this new Piccolo the first thing that came to my mind was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. So as to not disappoint my muse, this is the creation that was born.

Shows some bling

What I Used:
A 5x7 Canvas

Gesso

Embossing Fluid

Embossing Enamel in Starry Star and Siam Silver

A126, Flourish Accents

W015, Dream Word Accent 

Female Stamp from The Stampsmith

Distress Markers in Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Worn Lipstick and Tumbled Glass

Distress Paints in Seedless Preserves, Milled Lavender & Chipped Sapphire

Silhouette Machine (to make the letters)

Silver Paper (for the letters)

Crafters Pick Adhesive
Bling on a Roll - Silver

First, let me preface with I am not used to using canvas.  I prefer boards, but I have some canvas that needs to be used.  So after I made my first background, or, tried to make it, I realized I needed to gesso my canvas if I wanted a smoother background.  So after the gesso dried, I used Distress Paints to make a purple and blue summery night sky. 

Then, I swooshed my Embossing Fluid and embossed the swoosh with Starry Sky. 

I had stamped the Stampsmith stamp on glossy paper & colored her with the Distress Markers. I fussy cut her out and glued her to the canvas.  I then embossed the word accent and the flourishes with Siam Silver.  I used my Silhouette machine to cut out the words “A Midsummer Night’s”, I added some bling to the D and to each “i”.  I added the silver embellishment and I put it all together and created my Midsummer Night’s Dream.

  

This picture shows a little less bling

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. Thank you! Christi

Angel Words (new items)

Good morning. Teresa here again with todays fun offering. 

I love fonts. And I love word art. So when I first saw the new words that GlobeCraft was introducing, I was thrilled. 

I immediately knew I was going to make a canvas. 

Let's Shop ----

Blessings Word Accent
Celebrate Word Accent
Cherish Word Accent
Create Word Accent
Dream Word Accent
Enjoy Word Accent
Family Word Accent
Friends Word Accent
HappinessWord Accent
Inspire Word Accent
Laugh Word Accent
Love Word Accent
Smile Word Accent

Aged White Enamel Powder
Mermaid Tears Enamel Powder
Pure Platinum Enamel Powder
Vintage Silver Enamel Powder
Vintage Gold Enamel Powder

Embossing Enamel Adhesive

Extras

16x20 prepped canvas
Paint and Paintbrush (I used latex in Whitecap grey)
Glue (I used a quick dry tacky glue)
Lace (this was a vintage tablecloth edging)
Buttons/Rhinestones for accents

And here we go.

This is a prepped canvas and would be completely ok as is, but I lean more towards warm tones so I painted mine my favorite Pantone Color (Whitecap Grey) which is actually more of a cream color than a grey. 

After the paint dried, I took my words and the lace edging and worked out my layout directly on the canvas. 

(the above photo was taken with my phone - I intended to use it only for my reference, but then decided that this was a good tip to take a digital image so that you do not forget what you decided to do) 

Glue your edging to the canvas with the tacky glue. And set that aside to dry.

I had chosen the 5 different enamels listed above and I wanted a random effect. So I gathered my words and sorted them into 5 stacks. Then embossed the words. Some got only one coat and some got two. That is personal preference on the look you are trying to achieve.

Here are the Powders that I used (matched to words).

FAMILY - Mermaid Tears

BLESSINGS - Pure Platinum

LAUGH - Vintage Silver

CREATE - Vintage Silver

DREAM - Vintage Gold

CELEBRATE - Mermaid Tears

ENJOY - Aged White (2 layers)

LOVE - Mermaid Tears

SMILE - Aged White (2 layers)

HAPPINESS - Pure Platinum

CHERISH - Mermaid Tears

INSPIRE - Vintage Gold

FRIENDS - Mermaid Tears

Using your reference picture (or notes), glue your words to the canvas and set aside to dry.

Add your embellishments. I used mother of pearl buttons on the canvas and the lace accent and some flat acrylic rhinestones on the "i" in the words that contained that letter.

That detail above is of the vintage silver powder - I LOVE the hammered metal look it has.

There you have it. An Angel Words canvas, ready to gift or display.