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How to Create Emboss Resist
Here is an oldie, but goodie: Clear Emboss Resist. Using this technique is interesting because the results are different each time. I love this technique.
Supplies: ink pads, VersaMark, clear embossing powder (not in photo), heat gun, stamps, cardstock (white or coloured), sponges
Ink up your stamps with VersaMark and stamp out onto cardstock.
Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat emboss to set embossing powder.
Sponge on colour.
Wipe colour off of VersaMark areas. If colour adheres to the clear embossing powder, that’s okay too.
Finished background.
Card Details:
- Ink Pads: Cameo Coral and Daffodil Delight
- Cardstock: white and Rose Red
- Stamps: Stampin’ Up!
20 More Emboss Resist Cards:
Video Tutorial by Britta Swiderski
9 Pages for a Swap by Art – Just do it!
Julie’s Stamping Spot has a Stampin’ Up! example
Stamping With Karol has 3 examples
Rubberstamp and Ink was inspired by Hero Arts
Stamping Joy shows off her SU clocks
Jacqueline’s Pretty in Pink card
Darlene’s Birthday Wishes card
Alexandra’s resist over newsprint card
Stamping Mathilda’s Gothic Arch
Alexandra’s brightly coloured card
Tutorials Every Tuesday
Subscribe to the comments for this postHow to use the Brayer
Do you want to learn how to use the brayer? I am asked over and over again about my brayer work, so I will show you how easy it is and will provide you with some great tips.
Oh, by the way, did you see my new blinkies? One of them advertises my free Tuesday Tutorials, so if you want to grab a blinkie, feel free.
Supplies: Brayer, glossy cardstock (plain cardstock if you do not have glossy), ink pad (I’m using Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea), StazOn or India Ink pad
Take your brayer and roll brayer over ink pad in one direction. Let your brayer roll around. Do this at least 20 times. Then, I do mini rolling by laying the brayer onto the ink pad and rolling the brayer back and forth,
- Roll brayer in one direction, across your glossy cardstock.
- In other words, roll your brayer across your paper in one smooth move without stopping.
- Start rolling so your brayer work starts on a scrap piece of paper. Do not stop rolling until brayer is off the glossy cardstock and onto the scrap paper.
- Re-ink your brayer. Re-inking won’t require as much inking as the first step did.
Repeat the above steps but roll starting at the other side of the inking that you just did. Be sure to keep the same colours in the same area.
If you want to add deeper colours to your brayer work, sponge ink over top of brayer work. Let the ink dry completely before you handle your image.
Stamp out your image onto background.
New tutorials every Tuesday. Grab your blinkie today.
Stamp: Our Daily Bread Designs
Ink: Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea
How to Make Paper Flowers
Paper flowers are so popular. This flower starts out wet but when hardened, takes on a Prima flower appearance. Previously, I did another flower tutorial which you can view here. You can also read about making paper flowers from designer paper.
My card is for a couple of challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges – Pink, Kraft, Turquoise, Brown
Challenge Up Your Life – Flip Flop Card
(Flip Flop card tutorial can be found on the Technique Junkie Newsletter’s Emboss or Die CD)
This card shape is unique and will showcase your shortest stamp beautifully. My stamp is a new release from Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design and are coloured with Copic markers.
Supplies: Cutting machine (Big Shot in this photo), flower die cut, brad piercer not in photo), water mister (not in photo), cardstock, Stazon ink is optional.
Use 1 or more dies (here I used two). Cut out each shape three times. If you want to add colour to the tips of your flowers, use a permanent ink such as StazOn.
Evenly stack flower pieces and pierce, then insert a brad
Spritz with water. Be generous with the water.
Scrunch flower up into a ball.
Gently unfold flower. Separate all the layers. This will harden when dry.
21 More Paper Flower Tutorials
- Crumpled Roses by Nic Nac
- Scalloped Hand Stamped Paper Flowers by Solovay
- Handmade Paper Blooms by Melz Stamps
- 10 Step Rose Program by Calamity Kim
- Vintage-y Distressed Flower by Raspberry Suite
- 3-D Paper Flower using the Cricut by Jinky’s Crafts
- Kusudama Flower part I by Folding Trees
- Kusudama Flower part II by Folding Trees
- Paper Flower Tutorial by Made by Nicole
- Paper Flower Tutorial by Such a Pretty Mess
- Twisted Fabric Blo0ms by Such a Pretty Mess
- Spiral Paper Roses by Such a Pretty Mess
- Fan Flower by Scrap a Little
- Paper Bag Flowers by Martha Stewart
- Coffee Filter Roses by Martha Stewart
- Paper Tulips by Cheeky Monkey
- 3-D Magazine Flowers by Pink Paper Peppermints
- Fringed Flowers by Crafts, Kids, Quilling
- Paper Flower Tutorial by Kay’s Kreative Korner
- Paper Flower Tutorial by Whimsical World of Laura Bird
- Paper Flower Tutorial by Craft, Life & Laughs
Tutorials every Tuesday.
How to use Watercolor Crayons
Do you know how to use watercolor crayons? Today’s card uses a very old technique, long before there were other fancier products on the market.
My cards are 4 x 4 notes and are housed in a 4 x 4 notecard holder. Directions for this box can be found in the new Technique Junkie Newsletter Fancy Folds and Motion CD.
Supplies: Watercolour crayons (not pencil crayons), mister, solid stamp, cardstock
Lightly mist your stamp before colouring it. Hold the stamp an arms length away from the spray bottle. Mist gently.
Colour rubberstamp with watercolour crayons. Notice how it smooshes nicely as the crayon glides across the misted stamp.
Mist your stamp once again.
Image has been stamped out.
I hope you had fun learning about this technique. If I get a chance, I will reshoot an extra photo for this tutorial.
Stamp: Ornate Blossom, Stampin’ Up!
Beth’s tips:
Do not over mist your stamp. If you hold your stamp at arms length away, lightly spritz your water. Practice so you do not over saturate.
A second option is to mist in the air in one hand, and run the rubber through the mist with the other. Do that several times to moisten your stamp.
Thank you for stopping by. New tutorials every Tuesday.
How to Emboss Acetate
It’s Tuesday, and it’s time for another tutorial. This one was originally done several years ago by myself, so I thought it was time to update it, so I can eventually close my old blog. My stamps are from Mark’s Finest Papers and work well to create a masculine card. I hope you enjoy this tutorial.
Supplies: VersaMark, White embossing power, Heat Gun, Ink, Brayer
Ink your background as desired.
Stamp background with ink.
Stamp acetate with VersaMark and then sprinkle with embossing powder. Heat emboss cautiously. Be sure to keep heat gun away from the acetate. Do not allow the heat gun to sit on one spot for too long or you will melt the acetate.
Use brads to adhere the acetate to the background.
New tutorials each Tuesday
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How to Make Paper Flowers
Are you looking for a paper flower tutorial? Well, today I have just that. I was inspired by a magazine article I read, and after a careful look at the photo, I was able to re-create a similar flower. Although I used an old dictionary, you can use cardstock or paper from a magazine. The possibilities are endless. Here goes:
Supplies: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities (optional), paper (I used an old dictionary), scissors
The first step was not filmed (sorry). Run your first Nestabilites through the Cuttlebug. Next, take that same Nestabilities and trace around the inside of the circle. This will create a slightly smaller flower. Cut the circle in a rough manner. You want your circles to be irregular in shape.
With the size smaller than the one you used, trace around the inside of the Nestabilities. Cut a rough circle once again.
Crumple your paper. Open the paper and distress the edges and the inside of the flower. Use two different colours of ink for interest.
Add a button to the center.
Here you can see all the different colour combinations I made.
Have fun with yours!
(Valentine) Book Mark
Thank you for stopping by for another tutorial. My bookmark uses a digital image from Digital Delights and you can see my tutorial there where you will learn how to make alligator skin. Isn’t that cool? There are several tutorial artists. You will find new tutorials every Tuesday and Saturday.
Digital Delights now has digital paper. How cool is that?! The image I used is Augustus the Dragon.
I hope you learn from my tutorial over at Digital Delights.
Brayered Wild Flowers
Are you in need of more brayer tutorials? Well, I have one for you, inspired by this orange pillow and a card found on Splitcoast Stampers by TexasGrammy. Unfortunately, the link to her card cannot be seen unless you are a member of Splitcoast Stampers. If you are a member, log in and look at TexasGrammy’s card.
Supplies: Ink Pads (I used Distress pads in my tutorial), VersaMark, clear embossing powder, coloured embossing powder (I used Adirondack Terra Cotta), brayer, stamps (unmounted are from smARTworks and mounted are Stampin’ Up!)
Stamp out image onto cardstock with VersaMark. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat emboss.
On an angle, brayer colour onto cardstock, going half way up.
On an angle, brayer second colour from the top, downwards towards the coloured area. Leave a little bit of white space between the two colours.
Using the colour that was brayered on, sponge more colour, starting on the outside edge, working towards the center.
Using a brighter colour (darker colour if it is a darker colour such as the green used in this card), sponge on more colour, starting on the outside working in towards the center.
Repeat for the green area.
Using a darker colour of green, stamp over top of the embossed areas.
With a coordinating colour (or colour the same as the upper top colour you used), heat emboss more flowers.
Finished card.
New tutorials every Tuesday
Criss Cross Valentine
Brrr, it’s cold outside. Come in out of the cold and see what I have to share with you today. It was a lot of fun creating my first tutorial for Digital Delights. The Criss Cross card is one of my favourite styles of cards because it is an A2 size and it easily handles pop dots inside the criss cross card.
Here is a close up. As you can see, I layered my Valentine Bonnie and did so over Nestabilities Labels 1 (turquoise) and Labels 1 (green). On the band, above, I used Happy Valentines Day. My banner was hand drawn and cut out with scissors.
Image was coloured with Prismacolor pencil crayons and odorless mineral spirits. Prismacolor pencil crayons works well with digital images.
You can visit my criss cross card tutorial over at Digital Delights.
Digital Images: Digital Delights
Designer Paper: Yellow Bicycle
Cardstock: SU Tempting Turquoise and Pixie Pink
Accessories: red gems (from Hobby Lobby), Nestabilities Labels 1 and 4; Prismacolor pencil crayons and OMS
How to Create Bargello Style
Taking us back to February 2008, I posted a tutorial about Bargello Style. Over time there are new techniques and new styles so I decided to update this tutorial. I hope you don’t mind.
Today’s card uses the brayer which is something I have been enjoying lately. I hope you have a brayer and will try this tutorial out.
Supplies: Brayer, Kaleidicolor ink pad, Stazon or black dye ink and stamps, Glossy cardstock (white cardstock if you do not have glossy) cut to 3″ x 5 “, Sticky sheet, Xyron paper, or ATG tape.
Brayer ink onto glossy cardstock
Continue adding ink with brayer
Stamp image(s) all over the brayered cardstock.
Cut your cardstock into even-size pieces. I cut my into 1/2″ pieces.
Prepare cardstock using a sticky sheet, Xyron sheet, or ATG tape (as seen in this photo).
With your 3″ x 5″” cardstock, lay cut strips closely together. Stagger each piece.
Adhere your finished staggered-strips onto cardstock.
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