Hi everyone. This month at Group of Seven we are focussing on a product - Embossing Pastes. We are exploring the different kinds of pastes, ways to use them, and ways to alter them in order to stretch the use of this amazing product (adding colour and/or texture).
Please check out the details for the technique and link to video on the blog ...
My card uses Dreamweaver Embossing Paste coloured with Brushos Powder (Lime Green). I added a bit of the powder to my paste on my work surface and used a palette knife to work in the colour until there were no longer streaks. The powder is very concentrated, so I only used a small amount. I placed a stencil (Wander & Find - retired) over top of my mixed media card front, secured with tape and used my palette knife to add over top of the stencil, covering just the middle as I had planned to add a card front over top with a circle aperture. Once I was happy with the coverage, I removed the stencil and immediately washed it along with my palette knife. I let the paste dry and then added my card front with circle aperture, showing off the stenciling underneath. And I add a small image of watercoloured and fussy-cut flower over top, tucking the stem into the opening. A simple sentiment was added to finish the card.
The embossing paste creates a lovely design as well as adding texture and colour. It really gives the card something special to build on.
Sending this card to the IDEAS Challenge - A for Anything Goes. I used embossing paste as my Anything Goes. :)
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Here's what I learned when I experimented with this technique ...
- You can use a lot of different colouring mediums to colour your pastes. That way you can save money by buying white paste and colouring yourself. Make sure to use a colouring medium that is water soluable (re-inkers, watercolours, acrylic paints, watercolour powders, etc.
- Make sure to mix up enough paste (or even extra) so that it easily covers the area you want. It's hard to make more afterwards and match the same colour tone.
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Violeta & Jessie settling in for a nap after a long walk. :)
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Flower Collection (Penny Black); Sentiment - Scenic Sampler (Stampendous - Closed)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)Ink: Obsidian (Black - Altenew); Brushos (Lime Green); Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: Wander & Find stencil (retired), White Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, Circle die (Spellbinders),
18 comments:
This is beautiful Loll and I love the lime green Brusho that you mixed into the paste, and the added PB flowers in the complementary orange tone are so prettily coloured and I love the circular aperture with the texture paste background behind it and flowers stems tucked in beneath it. x
Great tip to color white paste. Your card is lovely and the dogs look so content.
Love the stenciled lime green background Loll!
Beautiful Loll, I would never think of mixing up a lime green paste. It looks amazing with your pink flowers.
Are the girls enjoying their new home :)
So good to see a post from you again Loll...it feels like forever and I've missed you! Hope the move went smoothly and you're getting all settled in?! Your card is CAS perfection my friend! I absolutely LOVE that lime green stenciled background with the paste...how FUN is that?!! And the flowers are the perfect finishing touch to make all the colors POP! Lovely, lovely card and welcome back!! Hugs. :0)
What a beautiful CASlicious design with a lot of pretty impact, Lolly! I'm embarrassed to tell you how long it's been since I opened a jar of e.p., but you have inspired me and I hope to link up this month! LOVE the photo of the two girls! I hope all is going well! Thank you for linking to this week's I.D.E.A.S. Calendar to motivate others! Hugs, Dolly
Gorgeous texture from the paste, Loll, and I love the color you gave it!! So pretty behind the flowers!!
Adorable resting pups and Love your wonderful beautiful textured cards, dear friend:-) All our extra time is being spent working on our outdoor gardens:-) TFS your beautiful cards, dear friend:-) Love and Hugs, Nancy
It's wonderful you see you post again -this is very pretty! The lime is a perfect, textual accent to your beautifully colored flowers.
What a wonderful effect, I love the background with the beautiful flower, a great design, clever too. x
Hey, Loll!! So good to see you again! It's been way too long! but your creativity hasn't skipped a beat! Such a lovely way to spotlight your pretty green 'grass!'
Don't forget to add your card to that PBSC gallery!
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Welcome back, Loll! I don't comment often, but I do see your blogs when you post. This card is gorgeous; just the right amount of texture paste was used for it. The lime green is super pretty, too!
That single circle holds so much prettiness! This is a wonderful card, Loll. So happy to see a post pop up from you!
Most of my opaque pastes dried up so I need to get more before I can join the challenge. Using Brushos to color the paste was a great idea and the color is one of my favorites. The flowers only accent the wonderful stenciling.
Hello, Loll! It's so good to see you. I know it takes time to settle in, but it's best to go at your own pace and enjoy the process. What a lovely sample you have today. Those PB flowers are highlighted beautifully by the lime green texture behind them. Someday I'll have to focus on the few pastes I have and play with backgrounds. Thanks for sharing Violeta and Jessie today, too. They look perfectly content and happy!
this is so pretty and that coloured paste makes such a good background. Love it xx
Glad to see you posting again and hope you are getting settled in. Your card is so pretty and has great texture with that colored embossing paste. I hope to give this a try.
What a nice spring green color you got with your paste, Lolly! I love how it is behind the circle aperture and the bright flowers in the foreground!
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