Shona's Stamping Stage: Super Thick Embossing Powder

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Let's Shellabrate!

Hi there,

As many of you may already know, Sparkle N Sprinkle is closing her doors. This will be my final post for Margaret and the Company. Today is a sad post for me as I have been a designer with the company for many years. I have had such a wonderful time, highlighting all their gorgeous stamp sets and the products that they brought on board throughout the years. I really want to thank SNS for making me think out the box, to try new techniques and even coming up with new techniques. I've loved every minute. Many things had to change as technology grew and I had to keep up with the times - I had to become a blogger and a facebook user and I will continue to do this as I have found many special friends in both areas. My rubber stamping days started at a Stampin' Up party I hosted one night a mere 23 years ago. I was immediately hooked after which I had cards published in magazines and it was then when I had used one of very first SNS golf sets that Margaret asked in her newsletter if anyone knew me! I've been with the company ever since. I have so enjoyed working with Margaret and the company, not only as a designer, but working some conventions too.

Anyway, enough about me - on to the card for today, where we are using the beautiful Nature of the Beach Set 929 and a left over piece of netting (which I got from a neighbor to make a special shaker for my bees!)

When I was using it for what I needed for the bees, I immediately thought of fishing netting and how it would work with the shell set. I partially heat set it in to super thick embossing powder, Blue Bird (EP471).

These ultra thicks should be heated from the bottom to prevent them from flying off the cardstock. Laying the netting on the top of the white cardstock, adding the embossing powder and gently heating it from the bottom. Once it starts melting you can apply a little heat to the top which will melt the netting and make it look distressed. I then applied Frosted Lawn (EP475) to add in some green.

The shells were then stamped with Versafine Clair Acorn using the stamping platform.

The shells and turtle were colored with Copics and then applied with Versamark and then heat embossed with Sparkle (EP107).

Nuvo Jewel Drops Rose Water and Crystal Drops Sugar Almond were then applied.

The Cheery Lynne die was cut from black cardstock and then the sentiment from the set was stamped in Versamark (after the piece was wiped with the anti-static bag). This was then heat set with White Detail (EP198).

Everything was then assembled. The white card front was attached to a black card base. The shells, turtle and sentiment were attached with mounting foam for dimension and then the Nuvo Drops Apple Green and Dazzling Blue were applied randomly around the card front.

Below is a list of the products that I used today. There is a closing down sale going on right now that you may wish to take advantage of. Many of these products may still be available.

Nature of the Beach Set 929

Versafine Clair Acorn

Nuvo Glitter Drops Dazzling Blue

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Sugared Almond, Apple Green

Nuvo Jewel Drops Rose Water

Copics

Cheery Lynne Horizon Fishtail Banners Die

Mounting Tape

Fish net

I thank each and everyone of you that have been on this Sparkle N Sprinkle journey with me. I hope to keep creating and blogging and keeping up with all of you too!

I'd like to play along in the following challenges with this card:
Craft Stamper: Make It Take It May Challenge: ATG
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #05: ATG
Classic DT Open Challenge #4 May: ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #26: Use a critter (Turtle)
MIUCB #25: Anything goes + mixed media
JFF May 2019 Challenge: Celebrate Women + 3 Layers
Cardz 4 Guys: Challenge 220: Beside the Sea

Till next time,

Shona

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Mermaid Wishes

Hi there,

Welcome to March! My header this month is a photo of my witch hazel tree, which despite the recent onslaught of snow is blooming in the backyard.

.... and for my card I'm using the new Sparkle N Sprinkle March Reveal set: Mermaid Wishes Set 936, along with some of the new Super Thick embossing powders.

I began by creating my "ocean" background using the Stampendous DWLL477 stencil with two super thick embossing powders, Frosted Lawn and Bluebird. I attached a piece of Super Adhesive Sheet to a piece of white cardstock. I removed the protective sheet and laid the stencil, which had been amply applied with Versamark (to prevent it sticking to the adhesive) down on to the sticky surface. This was held in place with some artist's tape.

Frosted Lawn was then applied to the exposed sticky surface of the stencil and burnished in using the piece of protective backing that had been released from the super adhesive sheet. This helps keep fingers from being hurt from the sharp metal stencil.

Any excess embossing powder was brushed off with a glitter brush and then returned to the jar. I remove the artist's tape carefully and peeled the piece gently from the stencil. Bluebird embossing powder was then applied to the remaining sticky surface. Again I used the protective backing sheet to burnish in the Bluebird. Excess powder was again returned to jar. I heat set the piece from below, by clamping my heat tool in my drawer.

The mermaid was stamped in Hybrid Ink Metro Grey whilst in the Stamp Positioner. Once I had colored her with Copics, I returned her to the Stamp Positioner and stamped her again with Versamark and heat embossed with Clear Detail, giving a nice crisp outline to the image.

I decided to have my mermaid sit on a rock, so I cut her out without the water around her. For my rock, I cut a piece of grey cardstock and covered it with Versamark from the refill bottle. Super Thick Oil Slick was then applied to the fluid and again heat set from below. I added some Super Thick White on top of the embossed Oil Slick, to make it look like sea foam.

The mermaid's tail was applied with Versamarker pen and then I heat set it with Sparkle.

Her hair was given some Olaf White sparkle using the Quickie Glue Pen!

She was attached to the rock using Tear-ific Tape. The sentiment from the same set was stamped in Versamark, heat embossed with Satin Velvet and die cut with a Cheery Lynn Fishtail Banner die. A piece of blue netting was attached to the sentiment with a blue brad. The card was then assembled. Mirror cardstock Cobalt Velour was layered to a white card base. The background with attached sentiment was then layered on top and the mermaid and her rock were mounted with mounting tape.

That finishes my card for today. I hope I have inspired you to check out these fun Super Thick powders? Below you can find a list of the products used on my card today. You can use my code: ShonaDT10 at the check out to receive an extra 10% off anything in the Sparkle N Sprinkle store.

Mermaid Wishes Set 936

Super Thick White (EP355)