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shimmery white embossing paste

by nataliegramleystamps | Feb 23, 2022 | card samples, product reviews, techniques

Sometimes there is just such a fun product it deserves it’s very own product review!!

Can I tell you how much I love the Shimmery White Embossing Paste! This MUCH (pretend I am holding my hands as far apart as they will go – LOL) What’s not to love – it has built in Shimmer and Sparkle, it dried on your card to give it depth and dimension and texture in one easy application process!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

Here is an easy card to show off the ease of making a super impressive and easy card!

Measurements:
Bermuda Bay CS base 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS 4″ x 5 1/4″
Scrap Basic white for the flower fussy cuts and the sentiment die cut

I stamped around the edges of the base card with Bermuda bay ink and the large flower image from the Flowing Flowers stamp set.

Next I adhered the Basic White CS down to my Silicone Craft sheet with some old washi tape rolled into a ball on the back side of the white CS.
I then adhered one of the decorative masks from the Basic Patterns Decorative masks collection to the Silicone Mat, so nothing moves.

Using the palette knives I spread a thin layer of Shimmery White Embossing paste over the mask covering the entirety of the Basic White CS. Lift the mask and immediately wash with warm soapy water the silicone mat, the mask and the palette knife.

Isn’t that sparkle incredible!!

I stamped four flowers from teh Flowing Flowers stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink and fussy cut all four images out.

I die cut a Stitched Rectangle and stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from that set. I popped up the sentment onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhered the flowers to the back of the sentiment making sure that they did not extend over the card.

I adhered the Basic White embossed panel to the card then the sentiment and flowers piece on top of that, added the new Rhinestones Waves Basic Jewels that will be available to order on March 1st and voila sparkly, simple and pretty card!

Hope this inspires you to try this fabulous product! Now go make some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List

Flowing Flowers Cling Stamp Set

[157880]

$25.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131197]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$7.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Basic Pattern Decorative Masks

[150697]

$8.00

Shimmery White Embossing Paste

[145645]

$9.00

Palette Knives

[142808]

$5.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

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shimmery white embossing paste meets coastal cabana

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 8, 2022 | card samples, product reviews, techniques

Have you ever used our embossing paste – OMG – what a GREAT effect. We have two varieties – regular white embossing paste and the shimmery white embossing paste. In these samples I used the shimmery white and BOY DOES IT SPARKLE! Do you love sparkle but hate the mess of glitter – well we have so many options these days for glittery shine with out all the mess and this is definitely one of those! Well OK it’s a little messy but it cleans up with water and doesn’t have you sneaking into bed with glitter on your face only to give away the fact that you were crafting until way too late when your husband sees you in the morning LOL. (FYI – That has happened in the Gramley household before!)

Gather a few items for this project:
I used the Basic Patterns Decorative masks (#150697) – the polka dots pattern, Shimmery White Embossing Paste (#145645), the Pallette Knives (#142808) Basic White Cardstock (#159276), a reinker of your choice and matching cardstock (I used Coastal Cabana cardstock (#131297) and reinker (#131164)
I also used Bermuda Bay cardstock (#131197), Crumb cake cardstock (#120953), Coastal Cabana ink pad (#147097), Pool Party Sheer Ribbon (#152462) and Artistry Blooms Sequins (#152477)

Using the Silicon Mat, I adhere with old washi tape a Basic white cardstock piece measuring 4″ x 5 1/4″ and then adhered the Polka Dotted Mask from the Basic Patterns Decorative Masks (#150697) down so both would not shift while applying the paste.

Using an acrylic block I smeared some Shimmery White Embossing paste (#145645) onto the block.

Place two drops of re-inker or more to reach desired intensity of color (Two drops of the Coastal Cabana was plenty for the small amount I used (tip start with a small amount as the paste will harden over time and will just go to waste if you mix too much)
Mix together until blended with your palette knife.

Smear colored paste onto the mask and smooth until desired area is covered (can cover the whole mask or just a portion – you decide!)

Remove from under the mask and allow to air dry.
If you have left over take another sheet and smear until all used up.

I added the Pool Party Sheer Ribbon (#152462) around the pasted piece of cardstock.

Popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and adhered to a base of Crumb Cake cardstock.

Die cut a sentiment piece on Coastal Cabana from the Stitched So Sweetly die set (#151690) and stamp the sentiment in Coastal Cabana ink (#147097) from the Create with Friends (#156058) stamp set and pop up on Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) over the Pool Party ribbon.

Add the Artistry Blooms Sequins (#152477) to finish it off and hold the card up to the light to admire the sparkle!!

I adhered the smaller second piece to a Coastal cabana stamped Flowing Flowers tone on tone background.

I stamped the Thank You sentiment from the Flowing Flowers stamp set (#157880) and popped it up on Dimensionals.

I added artistry Blooms sequins to this card also!

I hope this inspired you to try this awesome and fun product! The possibilities and color combinations are endless! Now go and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List

Create With Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set

[156058]

$17.00

Flowing Flowers Cling Stamp Set

[157880]

$25.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131164]

$3.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131297]

$8.75

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$8.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[152462]

$6.00

Artistry Blooms Sequins

[152477]

$7.00

Palette Knives

[142808]

$5.00

Shimmery White Embossing Paste

[145645]

$9.00

Basic Pattern Decorative Masks

[150697]

$8.00

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gilded leafing embedded image – my own technique!!

by nataliegramleystamps | Mar 29, 2021 | my favorites, Uncategorized

Not to toot my own horn – but I do have to tell you how proud I am about this – it’s a technique I have not seen on the internet so it is one I made up!! I’m calling it Gilded Leafing Embedded Image Technique. I wanted to show lots of different ways to use the new Gilded Leafing Embellishment that became available in the new January to June 2021 Mini catalog (#154560) featured with the Fine Art Floral Suite, it is a gorgeous, delightfully soft gold leaf product that sticks to anything sticky so there are so many ways to use and adhere this to add unbelievable shine to your projects! In this Card sample, I started with a half sheet 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ of Poppy Parade cardstock (#119793) Scored at 4 1/4″ with my Stampin’ Trimmer (#152392) and creased the fold with a bone folder (#102300). I then adhered three layered Die cuts from the Perennials Petals Dies set (#154321) to the upper center of the card front and covered this embellishment with varying lengths of Tear and Tape Adhesive (#138995).

Remove the paper backing from the Tear and Tape Adhesive after fully covering the die cut or other desired embellishment (I have two other examples below – one using the Butterfly Wings double die and another using the Square Vellum Doilies (#152484))

Apply a layer of Gilded Leafing to the adhesive and rub in with your finger. Using a hard bristle brush, I brushed the excess back in to the jar of Gilded Leafing (#154560) for another use.

I then placed a cello bag or you can save and use the left over paper from our sequin or dots adhesives (the shiny paper that holds those embellishments – the non stick papers) and burnished the leafing with my bone folder – this will allow the image embedded below the gilding to “pop” forward and allow the image to be more pronounced! Isn’t that fun!

I finished the card with a die cut from the Stitched So Sweetly die set (#153828) for the sentiment that came from the Pretty Perennials stamp set (#154435) in Poppy Parade ink (#147050). I added a few Artistry Blooms (#152477) sequins from the Artistry Blooms Suite (#154150).

This sample of the Gilded Leafing Embedded Image Technique uses the Butterfly Wings Dies (#155523) the detailed die adhered to the same butterfly solid image and then adhered to the card before covering it with Tear and Tape adhesive. (#138995) I used the Butterfly Bijou DSP (#156824) mounted on Bermuda Bay cardstock base (##131197) and the Artistry Blooms Sequins. (#152477) The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set (#151595) embossed using Versamark (#102283) and white embossing powder (#109132) and set with a heat tool (#129053) on a Black piece of cardstock (#121045) die cut with the smallest square from the Stitched Shapes die set (#152323)

This is my original sample using the Square Vellum Doilies (#152484) using the same technique! Love the way this turned out! This has a more distressed look as I did not use the paper over the Gilded leafing. I like both looks!

I added a sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set (#154421) stamped with the Tuxedo Black Momento ink (#132708).

For this sample I used the Basic Patterns Decorative Masks (#150697). I secured the mask down with washi tape and placed a 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White piece of Cardstock (#159276) underneath the mask. I pressed a freshly inked Versamark ink pad (#102283) through the mask. I then applied and embossed with Heat and Stick powder (#156110) and a heat tool (#129053) until just melted this becomes an adhesive (this will not be as long as normal embossing powders – Do NOT overheat or it will lose it’s stickiness!) Then cover the Heat and Stick “glue” with the Gilded Leafing embellishment (#154560) and rub until all the sticky surfaces are covered. Brush away excess back in to the container. I finished the card with die cuts from the Stitched Rectangle Die set (#151820) in Basic White cardstock (#159276) and Gold Metallic Foil (#132622) and Metallic Pearls (#146282). The sentiment is from the Lovely You stamp set (#152525).

This card sample uses the Polka Dots images from the same Decorative Mask set as the previous card and the same technique. The sentiment uses the same Heat and Stick powder method and is from the Ridiculously Awesome Stamp set (#152512) and is stamped on layered dies from the Stitched So Sweetly set (#151690).

This next card sample uses a different way to apply the Gilded Leafing – After stamping the flower and leaf stamp from the Art Gallery Stamp set (#154421) I embossed the Basic White layer with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (#154317) and then applied a strip of Stampin’ Seal adhesive to the lower portion of the card. The second two step stamping portion of the flower was done using the heat and stick powder method previously detailed above before embossing with the 3D folder. The sequins are from the Artistry Blooms suite.

,This sample uses the Art Gallery Bundle (#156227) and I applied Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) and allowed it to dry to the tacky stage then applied the Gilded flakes to the sticky parts of the flower, rubbing it in and brushing off the excess.

This sample uses the Versamark and Heat and Stick powder technique but used a Versamark pad that was not freshly inked and only lightly applied to create the speckled, spotty coverage look. I also used the beautiful Fine Art ribbon (#154561). I covered the solid butterfly image fully by firmly pressing the Versamark pad over the entire surface.

This sample uses the Tear and Tape Adhesive to create the striped background! The dragonfly was stamped with Staz-on on Vellum and punched out, the sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. The Gold Foil layer and the sentiment layer are die cut from the Stitched Rectangle die set.

Using a card from a previous week’s Facebook Live Alcohol and Stampin’ Blends background technique – I used the Fine Tip Glue pen (#138309) – this glue is not designed to dry tacky or dry slowly so I used this on vellum to allow the glue to stay wetter longer. I drew veining to mimick marble on this sample and adhered the Butterfly die cuts above the vellum!

The Gilded Leafing is such a fun and easy product to use – I hope you get a chance to try it and as always go enjoy and create art one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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