Tutorial Tuesday: Glitter Embossing (and blog candy)
Have you ever thought that your card was a little plain and wished you could put your finger on what it was that was missing? I know I do.  Take this card, for example. Because it is an all ivory confirmation card, I felt it needed something special without adding colourful Prima’s, chipboard, or other popular embellishments. Instead, I wanted a subtle embellishment so I decided to add a little sparkle to the image by simply adding glitter to my clear embossing powder. The sheen of the embossing powder adds a professional finish that is sure to delight.
This tutorial shows you how I combined glitter with embossing powder, as well as how I made the sky and the frame surrounding my image. This lovely background came from the recent February issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter and is called Mono Dies.
This week Pat Huntoon, owner of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, graciously sponsored this week’s tutorial. Pat donated her most recent CD that is overflowing with techniques. You can read all about this prize here. Simply leave a comment at the end of this post telling me what your favourite technique is. The technique does not have to be one that is in the newsletter, so you all have an equal opportunity to win. Your comment will put your name into the draw for CD7.
Stamp out your image and let dry completely.
Mask areas that you do not want to get inked up.
Cut the shape of a cloud out (I used stiff watercolour paper) and rub ink over the top. Place your template at the bottom of the image, working your way up.
Mix glitter with clear embossing powder. With a new, or clean VersaMark pad ink up the area that you want to emboss. A dirty VersaMark pad will dirty your image.
Sprinkle your image with the glitter/embossing mixture. With a heat gun held away from your image, carefully heat the embossing powder. It will be difficult to avoid the loss of glitter with this technique, so add more glitter than you think will be necessary.
Measure your image to determine what size the cardstock frame should be.
Keeping the Nestability centered, run the cardstock through the Cuttlebug. Next, emboss the cardstock frame.
Adhere the image to the frame and finish your card as desired.
I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy little trick. Don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to win CD7 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.
A full index of my tutorials can be found on my Tutorial page above.
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Feb 2, 2010 - 08:02:08Beth this is STUNING!!
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OMG GF this is soooo gorgeous! I love the textures of the white on white and the glitter! You ROCK my socks off!
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Beth -
What a beautiful card. And I really like the tip regarding glitter and embossing powder, what a neat trick! I just received my TJ Newsletter last night and have not really had a chance to really look at it, but the Mono Dies tutorial looks really interesting. And after looking at your card, I think it may end up being one of my favorites. Another one of my favorite techniques is the Brown Bagging that was in the Dec 09/Jan 10 Newsletter. I love the effect you get with it.
Hugs,
Elaine Allen
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Hi Beth
This card is so beautiful. Wonderful technique.
Thanks for giving us a chance to win this CD. If I win I’ll finally see one of these CDs
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Carole RB Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:43 am
I love coloring with Copics so any technique related with this is my favorite!
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Love the card!! I continue to learn more and more with each passing day. Finally got a Cuttlebug so I am thrilled with it! I am now addicted to using it and use it with just about every card I have made recently.
My prayers are for Snow. I understand how she helps you as Dixie does also. Please keep me posted as I just love yor baby too!
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What a gorgeous card! The glitter really shows up in the tutorial. White on white is such a beautiful color scheme and too often overlooked; thanks for the reminder.
I would love a TJ CD!
Rinda
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This card is absolutely gorgeous!
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This is stunning and oh so gorgeous! Wow!!
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Beth,
Wonderful card! The tutorial was marvelous. I plan on using it soon.
Keeping you, Snow and your family in our thoughts, hearts and prayers. Always.
Myrna
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Beth, this is one of the prettiest cards I have ever seen! You have outdone even yourself today! Wonderful job, dear friend! I can’t wait to mix my glitter and UTEE!!! Hugs to you and Snow!
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Hi…well …I usually read your posts in my email and don’t get a chance to make a comment…but …your card is WONDERFUL! and I will have a few of these this year so I totally appreciate you sharing your technique…this seems to be my big hold up…techniques…I read all about em, then forget how when I get to my scrappin space…I have heard allllll about the TJ newsletter but..all great comments too from a couple yahoo groups I am in…I really want to get this newsletter but…it is just not in my Michigan budget right now…I would love a chance to win the CD tho…cuz really…I need the help! I am really hoping the hubster moves the computer closer to my space to make it easier on my knee…but..time will tell! Ty for sharing, ty for a chance…and keep those emails coming! I appreciate you, Cher
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I love to wc with my sakuras and then putting some diamond glaze over it to make it look like stained glass.
Very pretty card
ANg
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Beth – this is a beautiful card. Thanks for the tutorial. I’ve tried mixing glitter with embossing powders, but never have come up with the kind of results you did. I’ll have to try again.
Thanks
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Beautiful Beth,
I guess its time for a new versa mark pad before I try this one LOL
Lynn
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Wow! That is a gorgeous frame! Thanks for sharing!
Jan G.
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Fabulous!! gosh, which technique? oh my… I mask a lot and airbrush… and coloring, gosh, too hard to narrow it down! LOL!
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Beth
I love your card. I haven’t tried the embossing glitter yet. Mono Die is one of my favorite techniques.
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I follow your blog and enjoy all the neat things you do. Thank you for being so generous with your ideas and giving us a chance to win a great prize.
At the moment my favorite techinque is the burnished velvet technique. Love all the sparkle.
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Love your card and I sure will try this technique. Thanks for sharing with us
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Love your card and I will sure try this technique. thanks for sharing
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Love the elegance of this card. The beauty just grabs your!!
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What a beautiful card and thanks so much for the wonderful tutorial!
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I forgot to leave my favorite technique! I love to mask! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Beautiful card. Great tutorial!
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I love your card. To me, embossing is one of my most favorite techniques. It just brings the detail out.
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I love the white on white and glitter. So elegant. I am anxious to try both the mono dies and the pen flicking. So easy and yet so pretty.
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Beautiful card- I love your tutorial- love the touch the glitter adds.
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Brilliant Beth! Gorgeous card and super duper tute!
Hugs Viv xxx
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I still enjoy the very first TJ technique I ever did – mono mask. It fits so much. Once I try mono dies it will be a hard choice between the two I’m sure! This is one beautiful card!
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Good Morning Beth,
What a beautiful card! I have just joined TJ with a trial membership (which I know I am going to renew, immediately). I never knew there were so many talented stampers out there…what fun! All the new techniques, where do I start!!! Since I am new at stamping…I would have to say embossing would be my favorite technique. I am so looking forward to trying all the new embossing techniques. If there were only more hours in the day.
Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
Beth
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WOW…what an eye-catcher! This is so stunning and your technique really makes it pop! Thanks for the fabulous tutorial! Can’t wait to try this!
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That is amazing. I’m going to have to give it a try. Thank you so much for sharing. I LOVE it.
Carole
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What a beautiful card! And I must try this technique. TFS and I love anything embossing.
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I can’t even begin to tell you how lovely this card is. Very elegant looking, with or without the glitter. It is so well thought out. Thanks for continuing to inspire us with your creations.
Elaine
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Beautiful card and great tutorial. Question is: how to fnd a clean versamark pad??
For some reason, all mine have something on it and I have no idea how to clean.
I actually have 4 pads and all are messed up, sort of.
Anyway, I would love to win the free CD.
Tish
cattish@verizon.net
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Very pretty card! I like the milk paint technique–great for country type card and masculine cards.
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This is a great card! And as a newbie to TJ I am so excited by all the cool things to try! I love your blog and all the wonderful things you share! Keep up the good work!
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Wow GF you have this blog rocking this technique is fabulous and your card is absolutely gorgeous, I mixed my dazzling diamonds with my clear love the look. Thanks for all of your great tutorials I couldn’t give you a favorite technique if I wanted to because every other month they change.
Hugs
Beth
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Thanks for the tutorial! I looked through the latest newsletter online before I received my copy in the mail and was really curious about this technique. Your card is a beautiful example of what we can do with it. My favorite technique is a toss-up between burnished backgrounds and monoprints with alcohol inks. Love them both!
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Hello Beth,
What a stunning card! I love the W/W and the different textures are a beautiful combination! Thanks for sharing the awesome tutorial, I love the sparkle and your image is divine!
hugs
Risa:)
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Wow, I never remember I can add glitter. What an awesome tute. I admire you for using a ruler to center your diecut. I usually eyeball it and then pray the die stays put when it is cut. xoxo
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This card is absoloutley stunning.
Love the fresh white togheter with the embossing, glitter and texture, PERFECT.♥
I´ve read somewhere that heatembossing also can be done from beneath the stamped image. Perhaps then the powder and glitter will stay put.
Hope you understand my not so very good english;=D!!
Have a lovely day/Gunilla
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Beth, love the card. Am ordering the SU background flower. Can’t wait to try out the
technique. Thank you for entering me in the drawing for a TJ CD
Faith in Florida
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Hello Beth,
I just joined the TJ-group a few days ago and got my 1st TJ newsletter.
The double embossed metal from the newsletter is going to be my favorite for ever.
And I like working a lot with my aquarelpencils and waterbrush.
I hardly enter blogcandy’s because mostly you have to have a blog and put a link etc.
Since I do not have a blog…I like your blogcandy and thank you for doing it.
Greetings from the Netherlands
Carla
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wow,you are so right. this stunning card looks proffessional. you did a fabulous job.
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Beautiful card!! I love embossing
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whoa ho…another beautiy, simply stunning…and this is just an awesome Tutorial…thanks so much..
i have some confirmation cards to make..
connie paxman
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Absolutely gorgeous, Beth! Beautiful EVERYTHING! Stunning work!
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This just looks really gorgeous, and is definately something, I´ll have to try.
I´m a complete newbie to this, so I can´t really say, which technique is my favorite yet, but I´ve tryed to color with markers and pencils, and of these it must be to color with pencils as my attempt with the markers looked awful, and went right in the garbagebin he he he , but I´m sure, I´ll just have to practice some more and learn a lot more, and that´s also why I love this blog, cause it´s a mekka for me with tutorials, and I can spend hours onhere now he he he. Thanks soo much for a great site Beth. Your tutorials is really great. I just need a bit more time to practice.
Biiig hugs Maryann
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That is just beautiful! Love the glitter!
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How beautiful your card is! And I love that idea…I am going to try it out today and see how mine turns out! Thank You from a fellow TJer
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WOW Beth this is jaw dropping gorgeous!!
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