Impressive Heat Embossing Techniques

Welcome to my blog, my crafty friends. I made this card for the Impressive Heat Embossing Techniques Course by Altenew Academy. 

In this course, Svetlana Marchenko shares some creative and unique tips on how to use embossing powders to make gorgeous cards, and I absolutely loved the beautiful cards she made using these techniques. For my card, I followed the tips from lesson 4 – Layered heat embossing.

I used the Altenew’s November 2020 Challenge picture as an inspiration to colour my images.

For the blue flowers, I started by stamping the solid layer from the Build-A-Flower: Morning Glory Layering Stamp Set on a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock using Sea Breeze Crisp ink. For the second layer, I used Tide Blue Crisp ink. Since I wanted to emboss the third layer, I used an embossing powder bag to remove any static. Then I inked the third layer using VersaMark Ink, stamped the image, sprinkled Blue Tang Embossing Powder on it, dusted off the excess and heat set it with my heat gun. After a few seconds, I stamped the last layer with VersaMark Ink and sprinkled Midnight Dream Embossing Glitter Powder on it and heat set it.

To create the purple flowers, I stamped the first layer using Wisteria Crisp ink and the second layer using Hydrangea Crisp ink. Then I used the embossing powder bag to remove any static, stamped the third layer using VersaMark Ink, sprinkled Persian Indigo Embossing Glitter Powder on it, dusted off the excess and heat set it with my heat gun. I followed the same process to stamp the buds from the Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Stamp Set.

A few points to note while using embossing powders:
* There are different types of embossing powders, and they have different textures. Some, for example, the fine or detail embossing powders have a smoother finish while others, for example, the glitter or chunky embossing powders have a textured finish. So, it is always helpful to create swatches.
* I used glitter embossing powder as the last layer, but if you want it to be the second or third layer, then I suggest embossing that layer again with clear embossing powder to create a smooth area for you to stamp the next layer.

Next, I stamped the first layer of the leaves using Grass Field Crisp ink and the second layer using Mountain Pine Crisp ink. To stamp the stems, I used Mountain Pine Crisp ink.

Then I fussy cut all the images using my cutter bee scissors. Both these stamp sets come with dies so you can use them as well.

To create the wall, I placed the English Brick wall Stencil by My Favorite Things on a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock and inked it using Coral Bliss, Heart Beat and Vineyard Berry Crisp Inks along with my blender brushes. Then I removed the stencil and inked the white portion using Coral Bliss Crisp Ink in the centre and Vineyard Berry Crisp Ink around the edges, Next, I trimmed this panel to 4 1/4 * 1 3/4 inches using my trimmer. I then stamped the sentiment from the Fancy Greetings Stamp Set using Obsidian Pigment Ink.

After that, I lightly inked an A2 card base using Grass Field Crisp Ink and a blender brush. Then I splattered black watercolour on this panel using the Jet Black watercolour brush pen from the Winter Wonderland Set. 

Next, I stuck the flowers and leaves in the background on the A2 card base. I then used foam tape to stick the brick wall and the flowers and leaves in the foreground.

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