Category: Embossing Paste

Tuesday with Wendy, Dec 4th

12/4/2018

This week's Tuesday with Wendy cards are SO MUCH FUN for this time of year!!

Check out how exciting they are!!!

The first card that Wendy designed was inspired from this Paper Rose Stamp Set, Cozy Christmas as well as this die-cut from Taylored Expressions, Birch Tree Border

To make the card:

Use your home die-cut machine to cut out the Birch Tree Border from ivory card stock and cut a snow drift (for the bottom of the card) using a pair of scissors to cut a nice snow drift
Use Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive to adhere the tree and snow drift in place
Use the Versafine Clair ink, Nocturne, to stamp the little animals from the Paper Rose stamp set. Wendy arranged the animals in a cute way... I LOVE how she perched the little bird on the hat of the little bear!!
Stamp the little Snowflake image with Hero Arts White Ink around the tree.
Use Prismacolor colored pencils to color in the little images from the stamp set, like the little bears, birds, and owl
Finish off the card by applying Marvy Liquid Applique along the branches of the tree. Use a heat gun to dry the Liquid Applique and watch as it raises and puffs.. making it look JUST LIKE SNOW!

LOOK HOW CUTE this card is!!!!

Not only are the little animals so cute, but this card is great for the Winter Season!!

Check out how one of the gals colored their images... I LOVE IT!!!

The next card Wendy designed was inspired from this tree design from Penny Black, Christmas Foliage and this ADORABLE die-cut set from Impression Obsession, small birds

To make the card:

Wendy used the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to apply the Versafine Clair inks to the Tree image.. She applied the Rain Forest ink to the foliage part of the tree and the Pinecone ink to the trunk of the tree.
Stamp the image onto ivory card stock
Cut out the Little Birds die-cut (from Impression Obsession) out of black card stock and arrange the birds on your tree in an appealing way. Use Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive to adhere the birds to the tree

The last card that Wendy designed was inspired from this new stencil from Kaisercraft, Sea Urchins and this Sea Urchin stamp from Fred B. Mullett

To make the card:

Use the new Seashell Wide Washi Tape from Altenew and adhere a strip along the left side of the card base
Wendy cut out a piece of background paper for the right side of the card (she chose a paper from the Kiasercraft Deep Sea Collection, Anemone) and stamped the Sea Urchin Stamp using the Versafine Clair ink, Monarch. Wendy stamped the Sea Urchin image several times on the background paper. Use double-sided tape to adhere the paper down.
Next, take a piece of white card stock and rip the edges to make it look distressed. Use the new Picket Fence Large Blending Brushes to apply Distress Ink to the piece of card stock. Wendy used Distress ink colors Wilted Violet and Broken China. The new Blending Brushes are SO SOFT and work great for applying a soft layer of ink.
Use a Palette Knife to apply some Light Molding Paste to the Silicone Craft Mat to create 2 piles of paste... one is colored with Violet ColorBurst and the other is colored with Ultramarine Blue ColorBurst
Use the Light Molding Paste and the Sea Urchins stencil to apply a thin layer of the Light Molding Paste to the SAME piece of ripped card stock.
Sprinkle some Multi Crystal Glitter Mix to the Sea Urchin-stenciled paste while it is still wet.
Put a piece of the the Gold Mesh Ribbon in the middle of the card and use The Ultimate Glue to adhere the ripped strip of paper on top of everything.
Stamp the Sea Urchin stamp onto teal card stock and heat emboss with Detail Gold Embossing Powder. Fussy-cut the Sea Urchin image and use Mounting Tape to adhere the Sea Urchin image so it adds dimension

Just look HOW FUN this card is!!! We love how artistic it is... and the movement of the Sea Urchin throughout the card is just PERFECT!

One of the gals in class decided to sprinkle on the Detail Gold Embossing Powder on top of the wet Molding Paste and used a Heat Gun to heat-set it. The effect that is created is called the "Molten Lava" effect... and although this technique was not taught in class... it still looks SO COOL for this card!!!

Join us for the next Tuesday with Wendy!! It will be offered on December 18th.

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Liquid Gold Leaf

10/26/2018

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We recently brought in Liquid Gold Leaf... which is an AMAZING product!!!

If you are familiar with traditional Gold Leaf (or Composition Metal), you may know that it comes in Leaf form and is VERY light-weight and soft.. it sticks to anything that is sticky and leaves a really stunning effect...

.. But Liquid Gold Leaf (or rather, Liquid Leaf as it also comes in Silver) is DIFFERENT because you can actually paint it on!!

Liquid Leaf comes in 4 wonderful colors... Classic Gold, Brass, Florentine Gold, and Silver

To work with Liquid Leaf:

Start out by SHAKING the bottle very well, you can also stir the Liquid Leaf with a disposable skewer
Use Synthetic Brushes such as the Nuvo Brush Set (you can use Rubbing Alcohol to clean the brushes when you are done)
Paint like normal onto card stock, glass, metal, clay and MORE!!!!

Just LOOK how vibrant the color is!!! You can even do Brush Lettering on all sorts of papers.. like this Matte Dura-Lar!!

Check out how cool this splatter effect is on the Matte Dura-Lar!! It is slightly embossed and is just as vibrant as traditional Gold Leaf

Write on black card stock to create a REALLY stunning effect!!

You can also use Light Molding Paste with a stencil... here I used the Olive Branch Stencil from Echo Park

Apply the paste with a palette knife and, once the paste has FULLY DRIED, brush on Classic Gold Liquid Leaf across the paper so that the entire image is coated with the metallic paint

We have also been playing around with the new Apoxie Clay! This clay bonds HARD AS A ROCK in just 24 hours and requires no heat.

While working with the clay, I made and shaped my own lock and put it on an old Altoid tin... I used the Brass Liquid Leaf to colorize the lock and I LOVE the results! Or check out this Harry Potter style wand with droplets of Brass Liquid Leaf throughout...

Check out this idea...

Take a plain tile and use the 2-part resin mix to float Alcohol Inks on the surface THEN drip on a little bit of the Liquid Leaf and watch as the colors move and flow together...

It has such a BEAUTIFUL appearance!!

Liquid Leaf is solvent based.. which means it can bond to ALMOST ANYTHING!!!

Seashells
Rocks
Plastic toys
Wood
Feathers

... and SO MUCH MORE!!!!

Stop by the store to see these samples in person!! You are going to FALL IN LOVE with this new product!!!

See you soon!!
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Stencils and Embossing Paste

6/16/2018

If you missed out on Demo earlier this week, you are in for a surprise!!

The Demo was fun, new, and interesting! Wendy was the demonstrator and she had LOTS of ideas to share!!

Check out this first idea... Wendy used some of the Joggles Stencils to create these fun designs using Embossing Paste. The coolest part here is HOW she colored the paste!

Wendy colorized the paste using COLORBURST!
*Using a Palette Knife, you can add a few particles of Colorburst to a bit of Light Molding Paste and smear it across the stencil
*Coat the paste with Super Fine Multi Glitter to create a stunning effect!

I just LOVE how the glitter shines!!!

I love this idea where Wendy used the Light Embossing Paste and applied Gold Embossing Powder to the stencil paste and heat-set it.. this is called the "Molten Lava" effect.. WOW!!

Just LOOK at the dimension!!

Here you can see what she did with an ATC stencil from Joggles...

On the Left Wendy did the same Molten Lava effect with Light Molding Paste, Detail Silver and Detail Gold Embossing Powders
On the Right she created a similar appearance by pressing the Versamark Ink pad over the stencil and using Detail Silver and Detail Gold Embossing Powders. This has the same colors, but less dimension

The Molten Lava effect is really fun to play around with!

Here you can see how Wendy used stencils by doing a Mono-print ... Wendy used Distress Inks on a craft mat and spritzed them with water, then laid down the stencil and did a Mono-print onto Kromekote and Solor White card stock papers.. what a fun effect!!

Wendy also used a butterfly stencil with 2 different embossing pastes and used an Xacto Knife to pop the image out.. what a neat idea!

This is a fun idea... Black Glossy Embossing Paste with Pearl-Ex powders over the top!! SO BEAUTIFUL!!

We are always playing and having fun here at the store.. and it seems like each week we are playing with something new!!

Come down to the store any day of the week to see what is inspiring us these days!!

See you soon

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Collage Papers, Demo Part:1

3/6/2018

Last week at Demo, Wendy showed us how to make papers for Paper Collage art!!

Now, this is a 2 part Demo. The first Demo, Wendy created the papers!!

Check out HOW AMAZING these papers are!!!

To make this paper, Wendy used Light Molding Paste, Embossing Powder, and the Spider Web Spray paint!!
I LOVE this paper!! The layers of texture are just STUNNING!!

These next few papers where made using similar techniques..

I love how Wendy used a combination of mediums to create these papers.. many of them are beautifully textured and the pop of metallic is JUST WONDERFUL!!

This paper is made using Spray Inks on Handmade Paper... These tones of purples and blues are GORGEOUS!!

These are some more of the papers Wendy will be using to make a piece of Collage Art..

The white splatter that you see above is the Bleed Proof White (this is our FAVORITE white ink to do art with... ask us about it we would LOVE to show you!!)

Join us for Demo TOMORROW to see Part 2 of how Wendy will use these papers to create a work of art!

Demo is free to attend and is offered EVERY Wednesday from Noon to 1pm. We can't wait to see you for all the fun!!

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Tuesday with Wendy, Feb 13th

2/19/2018

Check out the cards from the last Tuesday with Wendy card making class!!

This week was all about cards for SPRING!!

Wendy used several new products to make these cards...

Let's start with MY FAVORITE CARD!!

This Bee-themed card is one of my favorites this week because it is JUST SO COOL!!

Wendy used a couple different products to create this card..

Tim Holtz Stencil, Honeycomb
Memory Box Die-cut, Intricate Bee
Taylored Expressions Embossing Folder, Honeycomb

Wendy chose this beautiful brown and yellow color palette to work with and I just LOVE it!!

This card has a combination of wonderful textures to it..

On the left is the brown, textured paper with Gold Nuvo Mousse buffed into it
On the right side is the yellow paper with the Honeycomb pattern embossed into it
In the middle, Wendy used the Tim Holtz stencil to lay down the pattern with the Light Molding Paste, then added the Gold embossing powder and heat-set it to create the "Molten Lava" effect
The bee was made by pressing the Bee shape into the Versamark ink pad and sprinkling on Gold embossing powder and heat-setting it too.

The combination of colors and textures really makes this card *exquisite*

This next card is easy to create, perfect for spring, and absolutely ADORABLE

Wendy used the Memory Box die-cut Grass Stitched Circle Frame and the Stampendous stamp Puddle Ducks

This card is very easy to create, as long as you have a home die-cut machine!

Stamp the Puddle Ducks image on a piece of white paper, and then cut-out the Grass Stitched Circle Frame out of a piece of patterned paper

You'll notice that only part of the duck image can be seen below...

Wendy cut-out the little duck (the one that was on the far right of the image) and put him on the INSIDE of the card inside the little grass circle!! SO CUTE!!

This last card is really sweet, and just perfect for anyone who loves Hummingbirds or Spring time!!

Wendy just used this stamp set from Hero Arts, Hummingbirds

First, Wendy created the background by using the Nuvo Blending Sponges and 3 colors of Distress Ink, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citrone, and Mermaid Lagoon

Using the Tim Holtz Platform, stamp out the Hummingbirds with a light-colored ink such as light-blue or grey
Color the Hummingbirds with Prismacolor pencils
Stamp the Hummingbirds AGAIN this time using Versamark ink and Detail Black embossing powder and heat-set

You end up with this STUNNING card with a nice, crisp black outline of the sweet hummingbirds..

Join us for the next Tuesday with Wendy class on February 27th!

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Thank You, Lynell Harlow

5/5/2017

Last week, we had a *Special Guest Instructor* Lynell Harlow come out to teach some AMAZING classes using the Dreamweaver metal stencils.

Lynell is the founder of Dreamweaver Stencils and over the years she has learned some *incredible* techniques for using pastes, inks, and other media to stencil her images!

In one of her classes, the students learned about embossing the images.. wow look at some of these cards!!

It was wonderful to see so many new faces! We loved seeing all the creations people made.. each card was a little different and I really enjoyed seeing all the fun designs!!

I LOVE this Quilting Cards technique!! The students used a fine point felt marker (like a Micron or Faber-Castell) to make these intricate designs!! They almost have a Zentangle- like style.. SO stunning!!

I love how she created this glaze effect... stop by the store to see some of these ideas in person and learn some of these techniqes! We would love to share some ideas with you!

The highlight of the weekend was the Ink Transfer techniques class.. WOW! How amazing are these...

The gals had SO MUCH FUN and it was really great to see the cards come together..

Stop by and see us to see some of these cards in person and learn some new techniques!

Tuesday with Wendy, Feb 28

3/4/2017

This week's Tuesday with Wendy class was SO FUN and every single card came out more unique than the next!!

Wendy decided to try a new technique this week... and some of the students were a little apprehensive at first... but as the class started and everyone got creative the works of art CAME TO LIFE!!

The process starts by using sprays, stamps, watercolors, and color bursts to create a background and using stencils to create the patterns!!

This technique is one of Wendy's favorites (she's taught classes in the past) and is called creating a Motherboard.

Below, this student stamped images from Fred Mullet and Stampotique and then went in later with the Canson watercolor set and stencils by Tim Holtz

I LOVED watching this process!! Each work of art was completely different... and they all turned out so beautiful!!!

After students created the large piece of artwork... they cut it up!! (After it dried of course! They used heat guns to speed up the process)

They used strips of the art they created and made a variety of geometric shapes to make some cards....

And with others they used the artwork as a background!!

Wendy taught the class how to do stencil paste embossing...

She also used the die cut shape, Celebrate, by Elizabeth Craft... I love this font so much!!

These gals were SO CREATIVE!!

I loved how they mixed and matched the techniques.... Every group of cards was different!!

These were the ones we kept for the store... but really, you should stop by to see these in person! Pictures just don't do these justice.. they are way more stunning in person!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for class this week!!

Call to sign up for the next class (March 14th!)
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Embossing Paste Idea and Tutorial

6/25/2016

I recently came across this brilliant idea on Instagram and I just HAD to share!

To make this card you will need:
A home die cut machine
Die cut ice cream cone
Embossing paste
Ink (I used Distress Inks)
Palette knife
Silicone craft mat
Paper
Ribbon
Glitter and/or sprinkles

Use a die cut shape ice cream cone (I used this one from Cottage Cutz-- Waffle Cone). I cut the ice cream cone out of 3 different colors of paper.
I took out a little bit of the original embossing paste (which dries white) and used a single drop if ink and mixed it in, dying the paste a different color. I used picked raspberry for the pink one and dried marigold for the orange one.

Then I just scraped the paste off the mat and loosely laid it on the top of the cone, making it look like a REAL scoop of ice cream!!
I then just used plain white for the other cones, and added glitter on one and faux sprinkles on the other by just slicing up a tiny strip of 3 colors of paper, in this case one was a gold glitter paper.

*You can use REAL sprinkles too!! Just wait until the paste is almost dry and sprinkle the sprinkles on and barely press them in.*

To finish off the card I used ribbon by May Arts and a stamp from the *adorable* Avery Elle stamp set, The Scoop.

What a cute card and such a clever technique!!!

Tuesday with Wendy, Dec 4th

Liquid Gold Leaf

Stencils and Embossing Paste

Collage Papers, Demo Part:1

Tuesday with Wendy, Feb 13th

Thank You, Lynell Harlow

Tuesday with Wendy, Feb 28

Embossing Paste Idea and Tutorial

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