I haven't done this in ages. I'm going to try it using gold metallic
pigment ink and embossing it with clear powder before doing the glitter.
Thanks for reminding me of this technique. Funny how we move on and
forget
some of the older things.
SAD
On 3/13/08 1:06 PM, in article
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"stampingmaniac" <drbarb03@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mar 11, 9:52 am, Roscoe2 <rosc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> So are you talking dry embossing or embossing with the watermark pad,
>> embossing powder, heat gun and well heat burns (haha)? I enjoy
>> embossing too, but, like I said earlier I like to keep it simple.
>
> Embossing with pigment ink (of whatever color/variety), embossing
> powder, and the heat gun. DH loves to help, because it requires a
> power tool :-) Actually, my dad saw me embossing and had me buy a
> heat gun for him to use in the shop! When we got married, DH and I
> made our own thank you notes. We embossed "Thank You" in the center
> using silver ink and clear powder, then masked it and stamped a swirls
> 'n' hearts background stamp (Stampin' Up) using clear embossing ink
> and a white pearl embossing powder.
>
>> Whar are acetate transparency images? Do you stamp on acetate and
>> then glitter? Do you ues the stickles for that?
>
> I don't use stickles because they don't provide adequate coverage for
> me, though I suppose you could. Take an acetate transparency and
> stamp an image on it using Staz-On (I always use black for a stained-
> glass effect). Using a dries-clear glue with a fine metal tip on the
> bottle (tip can be purchased with the glue, don't recall the brand off-
> hand), "color" the areas of the image you want to be a certain color,
> then apply the glitter to the glue (yes, this is the messy kind of
> glitter!). Repeat with all areas of image and glitter colors. Then
> let dry -- a long time! Cut the image out, flip over, and it looks
> like stained glass and can be affixed to the card. This works best
> with bold images, like a dragonfly with big sections on the wings, or
> a stained glass image stamp.
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