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Friday, October 28, 2022
The Witch is IN!
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Making it Clear
Snow is such a fun theme to work with. There are so many styles of snow too. This gorgeous background stamp is from Simon Says Stamp and works great in a variety of ways. Here is an example of an iron off technique that leaves the paper silky smooth after first clear heat embossing & applying lots of water color. Ranger Perfect Pearls in the water adds a beautiful shimmer to your medium. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in leu of watercolor because I love the soft look of them and the beautiful way they blend. But you could use any water reactive colorant! Different ones leave different results.Because the iron off results in a white outline (or whatever color of paper is beneath the clear embossing) the effect is the reverse of using the stamp conventionally, (which would leave an inked outline instead of an inked background). I love to use my supplies in as many ways as possible, and what a beautiful way!
I have also discovered another great benefit to iron-off embossing is the biproduct, sheet of "transfer" paper. I will quickly describe the process below if you are not familiar with it and link a fun YouTube video I found very helpful!
I used ledger size copy paper as my iron off sheet. Then I used that copy paper to fashion a matching envelope! To give the envelope a little extra pop I die cut the flap and inserted a piece of lightweight colored paper. It gives a beautiful impact when the envelope is opened up as well as a wonderfully subtle & cohesive look!
The clear front of the card is the result of glittering the inside of a laminating pouch, laminating and then cutting it to size before "trapping" it in a paper frame. I LOVE the icy look it leaves!! I added my silhouette die-cuts and finished the back with the same die-cuts to hide the adhesives!
For a little extra fun I added a hidden sentiment oval inside the card. The sender can sign the oval on the back of the card flap &/or leave a written message on the back of the card.
I will be sharing lots of ideas with laminating pouches! I have found them to be addictive and the unique results are clear! (ha!! pun intended!!) Lots of beautiful ways to use them in every season! Each time I discover something new I can do with them it leads to more experiments and more inspiring ideas! The price point is great too. The laminator was only $20 and the sheets I found were about $17 for a box of 200/3ml!!
Thanks for stopping by! I really enjoy your comments so please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas below. Have a great day!!
Basic Steps to Iron-Off Embossing:- clear heat emboss your image on heavy cardstock or watercolor paper
- Saturate your image/paper with inks (water reactive colors)
- Spray with water (more water to make colors move around a lot, less for a subtle or speckly look - I used lots of water & swirled it around)
- After the paper is thoroughly dry use an iron on its hottest setting to remove the embossing. Use a stack layered like this: bottom - thin dish towl (to protect your flat hard surface. I use a glass cutting board), middle - project with image facing up, top - a sheet of copy paper on top of entire image (make sure your iron only ever touches the copy paper on the top of the stack.
- Iron slowly without letting the top paper move and all of the embossing powder will wick up and transfer to the copy paper, leaving a faint, nearly clear outline. Once you can see the transfer is occurring you can lift the paper. If it cools first it will stick to your project so I lift the copy paper right as I lift the iron. Inspect your original for any shiny spots. If there are, iron them off with a fresh piece of paper.
iron off video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3BiE8GyB1c
Friday, June 10, 2022
Happy Wishes
The decorative edge punched on the back of the card peeks out when the card is closed, adding interest & spunk! |
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Happy Spring
Enjoying some Spring colors and crafting even while snow storms and wind howl outside our windows!
I really love this Phyllis Harris stamp from Unity Stamp Co, I have used it a lot!! It is nice and big so it doesn't take much more than to stamp it and complete a card! And it is filled with childlike J O Y !Saturday, April 23, 2022
Lining it Up
This post is mostly just sharing the finished products of my earlier efforts. If you would like more description here are links to 2 other blog posts & how I accomplished the look 💗
https://hi-regards.blogspot.com/2018/09/addicted-to-linear-border-stamps.html
https://hi-regards.blogspot.com/2017/08/stripes-fun-with-linear-stamps-and.html
Monday, April 18, 2022
A Day Full of Friendship
What I like most about these Shower invites is the Golden Angel Wings embossing powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang. It is one of those rare and unique finishes that shimmers with a translucent glow over various colors creating soooo many variants.
I wanted to take a quick second to share how beautifully this embossing powder changes depending what it is applied over.If you're looking for some portion of the stamps I used on these shower invitations I've kept it easy since most all of the stamps are from Unity Stamp Co. (again!) The fluffy dresses, the raining hearts (clipped from the bottom of a cloud), the scalloped frame, the sentiments 💗
Saturday, April 16, 2022
He has Risen Indeed!!
- Clear heat emboss your image onto paper. I have used water color paper, heavy card stock (110lb), and lightweight (85lb) and all have worked well for me, but there are slight variations between regular and watercolor papers. Today's roses are on light weight cardstock.
- Paint your paper with water reactive color. In this example I used a paint brush to apply watery color with a splooshy effect --- respecting the outlines. Pre Colored sprays will give you a more random look
- Spritz with a little water and let dry (to some of these I added shimmer powder to the water!)
- use a heat safe surface, placing the image face up and covering completely with a clean piece of copy paper before ironing over it (on high heat)
I have found that even my "fails" turn out so pretty!! Oh, here's another hint. If you like the white lines to be more "blobby" then press your versamarked stamp with MORE pressure. This will spread out the lines as you squish the rubber down to the paper! If you like a more crisp line then be sure to ink 2 or 3 times - with LESS pressure. You'll know as soon as you slide the embossing powder across it and can adjust your pressure from there!
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Slim Line Note Card Keeper
I had so much fun making Alana personalized Note Cards I thought it would be good to make her a box to keep them in.
I love the "slim line" shape so it was really fun to see this box come to life! I made it about 1/2 an inch larger than the cards so they wouldn't fit too tightly.
A ribbon is anchored on the inside bottom. It can be pulled to easily lift the cards if they're too nestled for fingers to pry them out! Alana can use it for future items too, like photos, etc.
I don't know if there is a name for the method of box building I use, but to get crisp and sturdy sides I like to cut each side piece separately. then line the edges of the box bottom with masking tape and put the sides in place on the exposed tape. It's super fast and simple to then fold up the sides into the box shape and fortify the outside with a few strips of tape.Before adding decorative paper I like to decide if I want the corner fortifiers to be on top of the papers as decoration or under, and invisible. If they won't show then they go in first and if they are to be decoration then I add them last. I follow the same plan for the box top making it about 1/16th inch larger than the top.
For this box I hid all the corner reinforcements except for the outside only on the box top. I used a die cut scroll to accent as it reinforced!