Category: Techniques

Technique Tuesday 3…on a Wednesday

Sorry…I’m a day behind the Technique Tuesday post. That’s what happens on vacation. I want to share a spotlighting technique using the Jar of Love stamp set.

THIS set is my favorite by far!! We LOVE mason jars at this house…well, the girls do anyways. We drink out of various sizes of these jars, we paint them, we use them for storing things, we make salads in them…you get the idea. So in honor of Samantha’s love of mason jars, we had them out at her bridal shower last weekend.mason-jar-1I’ll show you a couple of the cards we made for her next week, but for now I  wanted to show you the technique one. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this card. The use of the white ink on this card is brilliant.mason-jar-2First, the white craft ink is sponged on to make a cool background.

Second, the white craft ink is sponged around the THANK YOU greeting. It really makes it pop.

Thirdly, the jar is die cut out of night of navy cardstock and clear embossed. The white ink is sponged around the inside edges of the jar to give the jar some depth.

Finally, check out the firefly. Dab white ink onto the jar with a sponge dauber. Then use copper embossing powder to emboss the firefly. The white circle highlights the firefly image. How cool is that?!

For all the supplies used here, and many more, please check out my online store. Click HERE.

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Technique Tuesday 2

It’s time for another technique…today it’s emboss resist. This is one of the first techniques I ever learned, and it’s a good one! It definitely is a WOW.

This card was also made with the Love & Affection stamp set. 

Technique 2

The supplies you will need are as follows:
Whisper White Cardstock (#100730) $11.25
Embossing Buddy (#103083) $8.00
Versamark Pad (#102283) $11.25
White Embossing Powder (#109132) $6.75
Heat Tool (#129053) $40
*Classic Ink Pad colors of your choice  (Bermuda Bay, Emerald Envy, Cucumber Crush used)
Love & Affection stamp set (#141545) $20.00
Thoughtful Banners (#141614) $26.00
Delicate White Doilies (#141701) $4.00
Silver Metallic Thread (#138402) $4.00

Step One
Gently swipe embossing buddy across your white piece of cardstock.

Step Two
Randomly stamp your images over top using the Versamark pad. Sprinkle the white embossing powder over the entire surface and tap off excess. The powder will stick to the versamark ink.

Step Three
Use the heat tool to melt the powder.

Step Four
Once its cooled off (only takes a couple of seconds), use a sponge and start sponging ink* all over. (Put the sponge directly into your pad.) When you sponge onto your white embossed piece of cardstock, start from off the paper and work in so you don’t get a big dark spot when you start. Continue until you’re happy with the results.

Step Five
Buff your embossed images with a dry swiffer sheet (or even kleenex works). The embossing resists the ink you sponged over top. Beautiful right? Go ahead and finish your card now. Everyone will ask, “How’d you do that?”

You can order all the supplies used here,  in my online store HERE.

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