Monday, November 27, 2017

Pencils and Heat Embossing

One of my absolute favorite crafters is Yana Smakula.  She is an amazing artist that inspires me!  In this video post  http://www.yanasmakula.com/?p=60617she explained her process for creating a very dramatic image.  I had to try it.
I stamped my image (Avery Elle - Merry Flowers) in Whisper ink on Whisper gray card stock (Close to My Heart) and then colored the image with Prisma pencils.  Then I treated the paper with anti-static powder and heat embossed in Hero Arts white. Yana suggested using the Misti to be sure your image is aligned perfectly, but I had forgotten to begin that way...so I had to carefully position my Versamark inked block after coloring. The first one worked perfectly, the other is slightly offset. But I'm still thrilled with the result!
I shaded around the image with a very light gray Copic to create a bit of dimension. The sentiment (W Plus 9 Christmas Greetings) was also heat embossed.  I mounted the panel on a white, top-fold card base. And then decided to add some Nuvo Crystal  'snow dots'.   Thank you Yana! I love this technique. The white embossing stays clean, no smudges and it really looks awesome.

Linking to Use Your Stuff #290 Challenge - Heat Embossing




 

3 comments:

  1. This is one beautiful creation! Love the white embossing, very elegant! Thanks for joining our challenge at USE YOUR STUFF!

    Majo - DT ♥

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  2. This is gorgeous! I love watching Yama's videos as well, she is amazingly talented. I really love the colors in your card!
    Thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff and hope to see you again!
    Tammy -DT

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  3. Your white embossing is stunning!! Thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff.

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