Deep Embossing
I’m really excited about this new technique, Deep Embossing. I think the look is really cool and I’m especially keen to try it with the Patera pendants, as LeNae did in the Webisode. For those of you who watched this week’s segment on Deep Embossing, you saw exactly how to do it and you also saw a glimpse of the “S” necklace Paulette gave me. It was such a quick peek at the necklace, though, so I wanted to show it to you up close.
If you didn’t see the Webisode, you can still jump over to the Webisodes page and check it out—all instructions are on the Project Gallery, too, but here are the basics.
1) Place the Hot Sheet in an electric skillet or in a pan on a stovetop and heat to about 300°. Place a chipboard tag on the Hot Sheet, then sprinkle clear powder on top. Let the powder melt, using a toothpick to clear the hole in the tag's tab. Sprinkle Amethyst powder into the melted clear powder and mix with a toothpick. Remove from heat and immediately stamp the inked letter into the melted surface; let set.
2) Remove the stamp, then thread pink ribbon through the tag's tab and tie the ends together.
The finished piece can be a necklace—I also like the idea as a lightweight card focal and especially to tie onto a gift-wrapped package or the front of a decorated Sara’s Surface™.
And yes, as Paulette told everyone in the Webisode segment, I am a terrible cook and wouldn’t buy a skillet unless it was for crafting! My tiny Amsterdam kitchen is used mostly for tea-dying tags and ribbons, making coffee and (occasionally) a sandwich. My mother is probably cringing right now…she’s an incredible cook, but I didn’t inherit any of her culinary skills!
Oh—one more thing: Every month, we update the Stamping 101.com site and this month we’ve got a new Article of the Month on using Artsy ABCS Stamps plus a Project of the Month showing the Journaling Stamps. Check it out for even more stamping inspiration!
