Dry Embossed Gilding Flakes

Hi everyone.  

Susan led the group for our zoom call we had in early March.  She had come across a video using gilding flakes with dry embossing and thought we would all enjoy giving this a try.

Gilding Flakes add an elegance to cards, whether you add a lot or just a little.  Adding the dry embossing gives dimension, along with the swipe of archival ink to emphasize the highlights.  Definitely worth trying this technique!

FYI, the group mostly found the ink stayed sticky for a while when swiped over the gilding flakes.  It eventually dries.

Video:  Embossed Gilding Flakes by Technique Junkies

Supplies:

• Card stock
• Double-sided sticky sheets
• Gilding Flakes
• Burnishing tool (Rub-it Scrub it from Ranger works really well)
• Embossing Folder
• Embossing machine
• Permanent Ink (Staz-on, Archival, etc.)

Technique Instructions:

Following the video above ...

• Cut card stock to size
• Add double-sided sticky sheet to card stock
• Remove cover sheet and place gilding flakes over top
• Burnish gilding flakes with fingers or burnishing tool
• Place gilding flake panel in embossing folder and run through embossing machine
• Remove panel from embossing folder and lightly swipe overtop with permanent ink to colour the highlighted design

Dry Embossed Gilding Flakes Card Samples

Loll

 

Darnell

Brenda

Susan

Julia

Christine

Bonnie

 

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Shared cards --- very special!  Thank you!

           Pat                            Nancy Littrell                            JoAnn                       Nancy Littrell

               

                Hideko                           Sue V.

We'll be back on the 28th of April with another

technique and sample cards.

See you then!

Debossed Inky Resist

Hi everyone.  

Julia led the group for our zoom call we had in early February.  She had come across a video on Splitcoaststampers and thought the group would have fun giving it a try.

This is a very artistic technique that uses an embossing folder, heat embossing and smooshing of up to four colours of ink.  This is a mixed media technique, which means you will not end up with the same design, even if you used the same products.  It makes one-of-a-kind designs - bonus!

Video:  Debossed Inky Resist (Anna-Karin Evaldsson via SplitcoastStampers)

Supplies:

• Embossing folder
• Embossing buddy (anti-static powder)
• Versamark (or clear ink, white pigment ink, etc.)
• Watercolour Paper (or any water-friendly paper ... mixed media, bristol, etc.)
• White embossing powder
• Heat tool
• Paint brush for removing excess powder (optional)
• Inks - two shades of two colours (Distress Inks and Distress Oxide Inks work best)
• Water mister

Technique Instructions:

Following the video ...

• Use an embossing folder, LIGHTLY swipe Versamark (or clear ink, white pigment ink) over one side of the inside of folder (raised design side).

• Use embossing buddy (anti-static powder) on a piece of watercolour paper (or water-friendly card stock) and place inside inked embossing folder with anti-static side of paper touching Versmark ink side of embossing folder.  Run through your embossing machine.

• Sprinkle card stock with white embossing powder.  A little of the powder on the background is fine and just adds to the uniqueness of the design.  If there's a lot, then use a small paint brush to remove.  Heat to melt the embossing powder.

• Press several distress inks onto mat (Anna-Karin uses two colours in two shades each - four colours in total - and that worked really well).  Spritz with water and smoosh the card panel; let dry.  If you want a darker range of colour, repeat pressing inks, spritzing and smooshing to add another layer (or layers) until you are happy with the colour.

• For the last step, use distress oxides in the same colours at the distress inks above.  Space out your inks on your mat and spritz with water.  Lightly dab/slap your card panel into the wet ink.  The oxides will leave more dots of colour, adding a different texture to your card panel

Lots of scope with this technique by changing: embossing folder, colour of embossing powder, colour combinations of inks or types of ink.

Debossed Inky Resist Card Samples

Julia

 

 

Loll

 

Bonnie

Christine

Brenda

 

Darnell

Susan

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Shared cards ... Fabulous!  Thank you!                           

       Bonnie Mac                       Bonnie Mac                    Nancy Littrell                         Lucy E.

 

          Robyn O                                 Hideko

We'll be back on the 28th of March with another

technique and sample cards.

See you then!

Letterpress with Dies

Hi Everyone.  Prior to starting our Group of Seven Cardmakers blog, our group kept in touch during Covid and started trying out new and (revised) older techniques.  We are including them as a reference for those that are interesting in trying them out.

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November 2022

Video:  Easy Letterpress technique using dies by Chrissie Stokes

Supplies:

• Die (symmetrical design)
• White water-friendly paper (watercolour paper, mixed media, bristol, etc.)
• Embossing Machine
• Ink

Technique Instructions:

Following the video above ...

• Using die, cut out image; set aside
• Ink back of die and place on piece of card stock
• Place the card stock and die into your embossing machine and run through.  This will emboss the solid image of your die onto the card and transfer the ink
• Please die-cut image on top

Letterpress with Dies

Bonnie

    

Brenda

Loll

Metallic Watercolouring on Black Card

Hi Everyone.  Prior to starting our Group of Seven Cardmakers blog, our group kept in touch during Covid and started trying out new and (revised) older techniques.  We are including them as a reference for those that are interesting in trying them out.

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October 2022

Video:  Metallic Watercolor on Black by Betsy Veldman

Supplies:

• Black or dark watercolour or mixed media paper
• Image (mix of line and solid images works best), sentiment stamp
• Ink (Versamark, pigment ink
• Metallic embossing powder
• Heat tool
• Metallic or Pearl paints that work on dark card (FineTec, gouache, etc.)
• Watercolour brushes

Technique Instructions:

Following the video above ...

• Stamp image and sentiment onto dark card and heat emboss in metallic.
• Watercolour images using paints.
• Add in extra details to image with brush strokes, dots, etc. (as per video). 
• Splatter with paint to finish.

* For Christmas cards, add snow and splatter with white

Metallic Watercolouring on Black Card

Bonnie

  

Brenda

 

Christine

 

Darnell

 

Julia

  

 Loll

 

                                                       Susan                                                                     Susan