This month the Be Inspired Team are sharing Heat Embossing ideas to inspire you.
If you aren’t starting the Be Inspired Blog Hop here, then you have probably just popped over from my very good friend and talented Brian King. All the links for the Blog Hop are at the end of my post, so you can click on the each of these links and see all our Be Inspired projects.
The first step to create this card was to heat emboss this background image onto watercolour card stock. This very pretty NEW stamp is called ‘Among the Swallows’ and will be available in my online store from the 5th of November 2024. Isn’t it pretty?
Top Tips for embossing.
Tip 1: Use the Embossing Buddy from the Embossing Buddy Tool Kit. By wiping the buddy over your paper you will reduce the static and stop the embossing powder from going where you don’t want it to go.
Tip 2: Make sure your Versamark is well inked. You can purchase re-inkers for Versamark pads, and because they are clear it can be easy to forgot to re ink this in the same way you may notice a coloured ink needs to be topped up.
Tip 3: Ensure you don’t have really old embossing powder, I have found that it can go-off, especially with a white, you can notice that it turns a more yellow-ish colour and may not give you such a bright and crisp image.
Tip 4: Heat slowly with your heat gun, watching for the powder to turn glossy. You can heat from underneath your paper or over the top, but take care not to keep the heat on the melted too long to save this from burning.
Now you have a heat embossed image with a glossy shine. This background image was stamped onto watercolour card stock to allow for plenty of ink to be added over the top. The Heat embossing will resist any colour you are adding over the top and allow the white lines of the image to shine through.
I have use a few drops of Petunia Pop ink with an aqua painter to add a wash of colour over the top. In some areas I have added more saturation of ink and in other areas I have blotted some of the ink up with a paper towel to create lighter patches too. A clean shammy also worked great for blotting up any excess ink.
The three Petunia Pop panels are cut to 14cm x 3cm, with the embossed image on top. Each of the embossed panels were cut to 13.7cm x 2.7cm to create a small border around each of them.
The embellishments are a mix of metallic dots and some ribbon and twine, the new Gold Twisted Thread is in my top five, if not my number one embellishment! If you don’t already have this on your shopping list, I would highly recommend it. It ties a beautiful bow and will be a perfect addition to any crafting project.
I am now sending you on over to Angela who I know will have a gorgeous project in store for you.
Simply click on the button below to hop on over to her blog and follow the hop around to see everyones creations – Enjoy!
