Monday, January 27, 2014

Day 3 Onlinecardclass.com- Stencils Course- Texture and Dimension with Pastes

Well I had fun playing with embossing paste last night but decided to wait until today to add the color factor and embellishments.  First I tried using the embossing paste and adding color- in this case it was translucent paste with silver embossing powder.  I must say its loads of fun to watch the wet paste bubble slightly when your heating the paste.  I coated a second card of wet paste design with silver embossing powder and let it set overnight before heating it.  It might be because the paste layer is thinner but I didn't notice a huge difference in the overall effect.  The course instructor had a larger difference. Its nice to have both options.



The other technique I experimented with was the Embossing Paste Resist.  For this technique I used translucent paste on white card stock and then colored over with distress inks in mowed lawn, peacock feathers, and salty ocean.  The embossing paste gives a nice glossy finish and raised texture to the card front.  I used the Julie Nutting Cling Stamp Set Merci from Prima for the sentiment "Merci Beaucoup." With all the talk of the mainland having white outs from snow I thought this was a nice bright and cheery card.


The next card used silver embossing paste to add raised color effect to the card front.  I looking forward to exploring adding colorants to white paste in the future- but I didn't have those supplies today.  
The clocks were then colored with shades of pink distress ink and frayed burlap and then spritz and flicked with water.  



6 comments:

  1. Love the look of the embossing paste with the embossing powder! Can't wait to try this technique...just finishing up watching videos from OnlineCardClasses!

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    1. It really is fun watching the two products react. The dimension it gives is awesome too. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  2. Thanks for great inspiration. Have that stencil and have only used it with gelli plate. Will try distress inks.
    Wonderrful tutorials

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    1. I just got a gelli plate-- so much fun to be had with stencils. Thanks for checking out my blog.

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  3. I love the class, too. Thanks for the inspiration! Love the floral card!

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  4. Your floral card totally grabbed my attention in the OCC Gallery! It's wonderful ! I haven't tried using embossing powder with the paste yet, just glitter, but that looks like it will be fun too!

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