Vee's Tutorial

Hello there SC'ers, It's Vee here with a quick tutorial for you today, that I hope you will enjoy. It has become a favorite technique of mine as of late. I love embossing onto acrylic overlays, it is super easy and I am going to show you how to add these glossy accents to your projects!


Gather your supplies, embossing powder(s), watermark stamp pad, overlay, stamp(s), heating tool and scissors. If you do not have clear overlays, you can use the protective sheets that come with your acrylic stamps or rubons. 


Select the stamp(s) you would like to use on your project,stamp the image onto the overlay using a watermark ink pad. Make sure you press firmly but not to hard (do not want the image to slide) in order to get a clear image.  Sprinkle embossing powder over the stamped image.  Shake the extra powder back into the jar. If you have extra powder on around your image you can turn over the overlay and pluck the back so the extra embossing powder will drop off.  I usually do this step over my trash can.


To seal the embossing powder use a heating tool to melt the embossing powder. Hold the tool about five- six inches above the image moving the tool back and forth to avoid burning the acrylic and powder.  Heat the image for about 10-12 seconds or until you see the image raise up and becomes shiny. Let the image cool for a few seconds then cut out your stamped image and adhere it to your project.  I LOVE the added texture of this technique! This to That glue dot adhesive is a great way to adhere this clear embellishment, I like to add it to portions of the image that is opaque so it doesn't show once adhered to the project.

Supplies:  Classic Calico Folio; VersaMark Stamp Pad; Zing-mustard; Zing-aqua;  This to That Glue Dot Adhesive; Mister Huey's Ink-Pickle; StazOn Ink-jetblack;American Crafts Pro Pen; Kraft Star Stickers;JBS Ink

I love this embossing technique because it is a fun way to add texture without embossing directly to the project and possibly making a mistake. Have fun and have a great year!!
xo

Comments

[Lindam]

Great tutorial and beautiful page Vee!!

[rhonda nickol]

Thanks for Vee! Love your layout!

[Tara LeClaire]

This is great, Vee!

[Anabelle]

This is so awesome, Vee!! I can't wait to try it!

[Sierra]

Whoa...I had no idea you could emboss on overlays! Thanks for sharing. :)

[vee]

thanks everyone!!

[jen kinkade]

so cool!!

[Ali TS]

I would never have thought do this. Thanks for sharing, and such easy instructions. Love your layout too.

[Zarah]

Fabulous LO and fun technique! :D

[KarenP(kphike)]

So cool - never would have thought to try that!! Thanks Vee!

[Michelle]

This is FABULOUS!!! LOVE the abstract/graphic quality of your designs!!! The color is always fantastic and your photography is always spot on- this is fave!

[Patricia Roebuck]

Such a cool idea, Vee!

[Acompton]

Is the yellow arrows a stamp? Where can I get it? Looooove

[vee]

@acompton the yellow stamp is a stamp from the shooting gallery add on http://www.studiocalico.com/kits/shooting-gallery