New Techniques for Embossing Stunning Cards for Imagine

In today’s crafting tutorial I will show you how to use various Imagine products to create a sparkly stunning spring time Birthday Card.  It will feature both Mboss Valentine, Versa Mark Ink, and Embossing Powders.  The tutorial will also show you how you can use Versa Mark over other inks to create a cohesive embossed look for a card, even if you do not have embossing powders in additional colors. 

 

 

Skill:  Intermediate

Time:  45 minutes

 

1.     Trim card front to 4.75” x 6.25” to fit a standard A-7 card base.  It is important to use a stamp positioner platform for this technique to ensure that the image lines up properly on the finished card front.

 

2.     Color stamen portion of Penny Black First Waltz Tulip with Versa Marker and heat emboss with Black embossing powder.  Pro tip: use a dry fine tip paint bush to remove any embossing powder that ends up on the card you do not want to emboss before heating. 

 

3.     Use the Versa Mark small cube which allows you more precision in where you place the Versa Mark ink to ink the flower portion of the image.  Cover with Mboss Valentine, and carefully remove powder from the stamen area with a dry fine tip paint brush then heat emboss.

 

 

4.     Color directly on the stem portion of the image with Memento Dual Marker in Pear Tart and Bamboo leaves.   Mist stamp lightly with water before stamping as this reactivates the ink to create a crisp image.

 

 

5.     Clean leaf portion of the image and ink with Versa Mark ink.  Stamp over the previously colored and stamped image with Versa Mark Ink and heat emboss with Iridescent embossing power.

 

 

6.     Stamp the Celebrate sentiment in Versa Mark Ink and heat emboss with Mboss in Valentine.  Die cut the sentiment, I used my Brother Scan N Cut.

 

 

7.     I also stamped the inside of the card, as I intend to send it to a special friend for her birthday.  Stamp the sentiment in Versa Mark Ink and heat emboss with Mboss in Valentine.

 

 

8.     Lightly ink the card base and card front with the Memento Luxe Pear Tart ink pad to add just a hint of green around both layers.  I ran the ink pad around the edges of the cardstock to create a light tint.

 

9.     Apply Tear It tape to back of the card front and adhere to the card base.

 

10.  Adhere the Celebrate sentiment to the card front using adhesive foam tape.

 

Art Supplies

 

Imagine

·      Versa Mark Ink

·      Versa Marker

·      Mboss - Valentine

·      Memento Dual Marker - Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves

·      Embossing Powder - Black, Iridescent

·      Memento Luxe - Pear Tart

·      Tear It! Tape

    0.5 fl oz spray bottle

 

Other

·      Penny Black - First Waltz

·      Kelly Creates - Traceable Celebration Stamps

·      Brother Scan N Cut

·      Stamp positioner

    Fine tip paint brush

Thanks so much for stopping by, know that I always appreciate your comments.  It is super fun to be back with Imagine as a Guest Designer!