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Tuesday Tutorial – Emboss Resist – by Shellie

Hi Everybody, Shellie here with this weeks Tuesday Tutorial!  This week I thought I would show you a really cool and simple technique using clear embossing powder and glossy cardstock!  With the release of the New Studio K Embossing Powders just around the corner why not brush up on a few techniques now so you are prepared when they arrive on the shelves!?

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1. Stamp your image using Versamark onto glossy cardstock (you may need to use a more solid image as opposed to a line image for this technique) Sprinkle with Clear embossing powder, and heat emboss.

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2. Using a sponge (my sponge is a small piece of a grouting sponge from the hard ware store) and a circular motion sponge on your memento ink colours.  Always start with your lightest colour first.  Sponge only small sections with your lightest colour.

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3. Add your second colour, again sponging on in a circular motion. Overlap your colours slightly at the edges. (at this point only parts of your glossy paper will have colour.

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4. Repeat the above steps until you have used all of your colours and the entire piece of glossy cardstock is coloured.  As you can see this technique really makes your embossed image stand out!!

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5. Using a kleenex, wipe off any excess ink that is ‘sitting’ on top of your embossed image.

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6. your finished piece should look like this.  Remember to overlap your colours slightly to blend the colours together!

Here is the card that I made with my finished piece:

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I used Studio K Clear Embossing powder (coming soon to Scrap ‘n Stamp), glossy cardstock, Inkadinkado Leaves Galore stamp set, Memento Dew Drop Inks, Core’dinations cardstock and Kaiser Craft Pearls

Well that about wraps things up…

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Shellie

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Watercolouring with Markers for Tuesday Tutorial

Hello crafters! It’s Spike here today to show you water colouring with markers for today’s Tuesday Tutorial. This is another basic and easy technique where you can stretch your supplies to go farther! Memento markers are just perfect for this as they are a dye (water) based marker.

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For today’s card you’ll need:
-140# water colour paper
-Core’dinations Cardstock
-Stardream Paper
-VersaFine Onyx Black
-Inkadinkado Angels Stamp
-Large Scalloped Octagons Nestabilities
-Studio K Embossing Powder
-Watercolour brush
-Memento Markers: Bahama Blue, Grape Jelly, Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Rosebud.
-Rhinestones
-Studio K Spritzes
-EK Slim Line Edger Punch: Fleur de Lis, Dotted Wave
-Craft Heater

1. Stamp the image onto the 140# water colour paper with the Onyx Black VersaFine Ink. This is such a beautiful image! I knew the moment Kate pulled it out that I wanted to work with it! 😀

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2. Add fine detail embossing powder.

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3. Then heat with your craft heater. Embossing will protect the image from bleeding when you use water.

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4. Draw lines with Grape Jelly Memento Marker or if the area is larger you can shade it a little where you’d like the darker areas to be. In this case I wanted to accent where the creases are in her dress.

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5. Now take your water pen filled with water and “pull” the colour from the coloured line into the blank space.

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You may have to work it a little bit to get it to the desired shade. If you need more colour you can add a little with your marker and work it in. You’ll also notice the areas where you applied the marker will soften too.

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Here’s what she looks like after water colouring her wings and halo:
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And drum roll please…..the finished card…

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I just had to show you what the card looks like with the flash on, it’s all glitzy and blingy!

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Stay tuned there’s a lot of exciting things coming to Scrap ‘n Stamp! I can’t say a word but I had a little “taste” yesterday and I know you’ll love it!! 😀

Thanks for dropping in for today’s Tuesday Tutorial as always we’d love to see what you come up with!

Love,

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Tuesday Tutorial – Vellum Stained Glass

Hello, it’s Tuesday Tutorial with Spike today and I’m going to show you how to create stained glass look using vellum.  It’s an easy technique and looks absolutely fab!

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Vellum
Black Onyx VersaFine Ink
Clear Detail Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Memento Dye Markers
Small Circle Nestabilities
Classic Scalloped Circle Nestabilities Large
Renaissance Hearts Pendants Spellbinders
Blossom Nestabilities
Clear Stardust Glitter Pen
Victoria Cuttlebug Folder
Core’dinations Cardstock
Clear Rhinestones
Stardust Stickles
Birthday Cupcake Stamp Set

1. Stamp the image on the vellum using pigment ink, VersaFine is perfect for this.

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2. Add embossing powder and heat.

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Here’s the embossed image.

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3. Flip the image over and then colour as desired with Memento makers.

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For this image, I used grape jelly, lilac posies, rose bud, sweet plum and lulu lavender.

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I then cut out a circle on the base of the card and the embossed layer, using circle Nestabilities. This will give the card a window to display the image.

Here’s the finished card.

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With the vellum “window”, here’s what it looks like with a bit of light behind it.

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How yummy is that?!

The possibilities are endless! Can you imagine using this technique for Christmas cards? Thank you for dropping in and checking out this weeks Tuesday Tutorial.  I’d love to see what you do with it!  Stay tuned as there’s a lot of exciting things in the works.  I’m so excited I can’t wait!  As always, we thank you so much for your readership and appreciate your comments.

Happy stamping!

Love,

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