Embossing powders

Happy Thoughts One-Layer Card

December 10, 2010
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Hello! Today I’d like to share a one-layer card that I made. I was inspired to make it after seeing my friend Anette Hjerpaasen’s fabulous One Layer Card on Flickr. The base of the card is made from 140# watercolor paper so that it feels substantial and luxurious, even though it is a single layer. [...]

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4 steps to alcohol ink flourish tags

October 15, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share how I made these striking tags, using alcohol inks and embossing powder. How I made my tags To start out, I cut some Ranger Gloss Paper to be slightly larger in dimension than my 4 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ manila shipping [...]

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23 final Thinking Inking techniques

October 11, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting the final week – Week 9 – of Jennifer’s videos, which she calls “Favorites.” She showed more tips and techniques for working with [...]

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3 easy steps to tags painted with Perfect Pearls

October 8, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hello! Today I’d like to share how I made the cute owl tags shown above. How I made my tags To begin, I got out some manila shipping tags that are 4 3/4″ x 2 3/8″. I removed the twine and set it aside. I cut some navy [...]

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5 steps to Hearts Flourish Sticky Back Canvas tags

September 29, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hello! Today I’d like to share how I made the Heart Flourish tags shown above, using Sticky Back Canvas. How I made my tags To begin, I got out some manila shipping tags that are 4 3/4″ by 2 3/8″. I removed the twine and set it aside. [...]

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3 steps to embossed Dimensional Pearls tags

September 15, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hello! On Monday, I talked about 18 ways to use Dimensional Pearls. After watching Jennifer McGuire’s videos, I have to say that I was most intrigued by the idea of making a background by painting the Dimensional Pearls onto cardstock using Cut and Dry Foam. Cut and Dry [...]

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3 easy steps to embossed alcohol ink tags

September 8, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share another pair of quick and easy alcohol ink tags. How I made my tags To make these tags, I started by getting out some 12″ x 12″ glossy paper. I cut a 5″ tall strip from it, to use for multiple [...]

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4 steps to light acrylic paint resist tags

August 13, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! On Wednesday, I showed how to make a pair of tags using Ranger Paint Dabbers, which are basically matte finish acrylic paints. Many of the techniques that work for Paint Dabbers will work using any kind of acrylic paint – whether matte finish craft paints or more [...]

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Two different multi-embossed tags using the same 3 steps

August 6, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. I used techniques she showed in the second week of videos about embossing powders to make the tags shown above. How I made my tags To make the tags shown [...]

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10 ways to use embossing powders

August 4, 2010
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Hi there! As I mentioned last week, I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 2 of Jennifer’s videos, about embossing powders. For many people, heat embossing continues to be a favorite way to make a stamped project truly [...]

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