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Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Miniature & Embossing powders

The topic over at Paper Artsy blog is Miniatures. I was inspired by the glossy pieces Leandra showed in her post but as I don't have Ice Resin I thought of embossing powders.
Now have you ever had cardstock buckle after a layer of embossing? So much that the embossing cracks? Well, me too... For this project I wanted to make sure there would be no buckling so I selected a hard and thick surface, a Tando Wavy Arch.


I used a technique shown by Trish Latimer here. I applied several colours of embossing powders in layers finishing with a WOW Blue Pearl in combination with a stencil and detail white with a Paper Artsy stamp (Hot Pick ESN10). At this stage as there is quite a thick coat of EP the surface turns liquid and it's difficult to keep the details. Still I managed to get the effect I wanted and I had LOTS of fun doing it!

And another pic so you can see the Blue Pearl in action:

I am also entering the Craft Barn and Tando challenges.
Thanks for coming by,
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21 comments:

  1. massofhair25 February 2015 at 19:55

    Ooooh this is glorious, some fab colours and how clever to keep all your different embossing colours just as you wanted. Fantastic project Christine! :-) xxx

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  2. Unknown25 February 2015 at 21:15

    Lovely and great colours.

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    1. Craftyfield26 February 2015 at 18:35

      Loved your humoristic panel too, made me smile!

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  3. Julie Lee25 February 2015 at 21:36

    Lovely pearlescent effect and what a good idea to use this substrate. xx

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  4. thassos45625 February 2015 at 21:39

    This has a gorgeous gothic feel to it. Love it :)

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  5. Maggie25 February 2015 at 22:47

    Very effective technique lovely project

    MaggieH

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  6. kaybee26 February 2015 at 08:01

    Very clever precision embossing! Love the colour combination too.

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  7. chrissie26 February 2015 at 08:32

    This looks great with things that are new to me

    Love Chrissie x

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  8. Hazel Agnew26 February 2015 at 23:05

    Great idea!

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  9. buterfliecrafter27 February 2015 at 10:34

    so this is made up all out of embossingpowder? neat

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  10. sue :)27 February 2015 at 17:52

    Great idea, well done creating a super miniature project.

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  11. Etsuko27 February 2015 at 21:50

    Great idea, the colours are beautiful and three dimensional. xx

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  12. Cocofolies28 February 2015 at 17:41

    Elle est chouette ton arche Christine, moi aussi j'aime beaucoup cette technique de multi-embossage!.. Après je trouve ça difficile à réaliser car parfois, en refondant on perd les détails comme tu le dis, et du coup c'est parfois un peu décevant. J'ai eu ce pb avec mes 3 lettres ART mise sur ma boite à mouchoirs dernièrement, elles restent belles mais en refondant l'utee clear et le doré sur les bords j'ai perdu en précision et en finesse, j'ai presque regretté sur le coup d'avoir ajouté de la poudre transparente ahah!! Bisous et souhaitons nous bonne chance à toutes les 2! :)

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  13. Jane28 February 2015 at 20:35

    This is so nice, love the quote! Thank you for joining in the Tando challenge.
    Jane (The Craft Barn) x

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  14. Craftychris28 February 2015 at 20:58

    This is fabulous! Such a cool technique that looks awesome! xxx

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  15. PaperArtsy2 March 2015 at 22:23

    Wow you did well to get that quote looking perfect on top of the rest of the embossed layers. I know how that can turn to blur so easily in a blink ! Nice layers.

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  16. Lucy Edmondson5 March 2015 at 11:20

    What gorgeous colours! This turned out fab, well done!

    Lucy x

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  17. Colleen5 March 2015 at 22:28

    Great combination of embossing powder colors, makes for an outstanding background for your beautiful sentiment.

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  18. Alison8 March 2015 at 13:22

    Fab idea, I love this!
    Alison x

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  19. Kezzy8 March 2015 at 19:03

    Wow wow such an awesome idea and looks totally fab, love it. Happy Art :-) Kezzy xxx

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  20. maggie10 March 2015 at 07:55

    A fabulous effect you have achieved with embossing powders.

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