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Day 3 - Advanced Heat Embossing Techniques

Heat Embossing for Maskingby Kristina WernerCard sizes: 44" x 52" and 52" x 44"

Heat Embossing Iron Off1. Prepare a panel of watercolor paper for

embossing using a powder tool.

2. Stamp a background design in VersaMark ink on the prepared panel.

3. Heat emboss using clear detail embossing powder.

4. Secure the embossed panel flat to a movable surface using painter’s tape.

5. Watercolor the panel, as desired, using an embossed resist technique. Note: See Day 2 videos for more information on embossed resist.

6. Allow the watercolor to dry completely or speed up the process using a heat tool, being careful not to re-melt the embossing powder.

7. Lay a sheet of clean printer paper over the embossed/watercolor panel. Press gently with a hot, dry iron (no steam) to transfer the embossing from the panel to the printer paper. Repeat as needed with clean paper to transfer all embossing from the panel to the paper.

Happy Birthday Card1. Create an ombre background on watercolor

paper using a confetti background stamp and the heat embossing iron-off technique.


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2. Using a MISTI tool, stamp a greeting (“Happy birthday to you”) in black ink on the completed background panel. Repeat until the greeting is crisp and clear. Allow the ink to dry completely.

3. Prepare the greeting area for embossing using a powder tool.

4. Place the panel back into the MISTI tool, and position the same greeting stamp, slightly offset to the left and top. Stamp the greeting again in VersaMark ink, offset to the original black image. Repeat until you’re sure the image is crisp and completely filled with ink.

5. Cover the greeting with white embossing powder, shake off the excess, and heat emboss. This creates a white greeting with a black shadow.

6. Adhere the completed panel to a top-folding white card.

Heat Emboss Masking1. Plan your scene, identifying which elements

will be in front.

2. Position a cardstock panel in a MISTI tool, and position your front element stamps on the cardstock. Close the MISTI to mount these stamps to the lid/platform.

3. Stamp the front images on the cardstock panel, and heat emboss using clear embossing powder.

4. Stamp the back images on the cardstock panel using the MISTI for placement. The embossed front images will resist the ink for the back images.

5. Use the iron-off technique (see above) to remove the embossing from the front images.

Congrats Card1. Using the heat emboss masking technique,

create a layered greeting word (“Congrats”) on a white cardstock panel, stamping the letters in multiple colors. Note: If you’re working with dye ink for the colors, emboss

each letter as you stamp it. Otherwise, if you’re working with pigment ink, the ink should stay wet and you can emboss the letters together.

2. Stamp a balloon tie-off below each letter in the corresponding ink colors.

3. Stamp a complementary greeting (“You are amazing”) in VersaFine ink below the layered word.

4. Using a fine-tip, light gray marker and a T-square ruler, draw a string for each balloon letter.

5. Die cut a cloud border in the top of the panel, above the layered word.

6. Trim the bottom edge of the panel, resulting in the panel being approximately 2" to 3" tall.

7. Secure a panel of black (Licorice Twist) cardstock to a non-stick craft mat using painter’s tape. Position a dot stencil over the cardstock, and secure it in place using painter’s tape.

8. Using a palette knife, apply shimmer paste (Moon Silver) over the stencil in a thin, even layer. Remove the stencil, and allow the paste to dry completely. Clean your palette knife and stencil immediately.

9. Create a side-folding, landscape-oriented card from white cardstock.

10. Adhere the polka-dot panel to the card. Adhere the cloud-border panel to the card using foam adhesive.


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Tips & Tricks to Note• Get an even background stamp impression every

time! Simply ink the stamp, lay your cardstock panel

lightly on the stamp, cover the panel and stamp with

printer paper, and run your hands evenly over the

entire surface. Even impression. Clean fingers.

• Make sure you use a hot, dry iron for heat

embossing iron-off techniques. Double check that

your iron isn’t on a steam setting! Any moisture will

re-activate watercolors or result in uneven transfer of

the embossing.

• Skip cutting out masks! Heat embossing iron-off

techniques allow you to create the same effects

without any cutting, achieve professional results in

less time.

Supplies:• Mama Elephant Make a Wish Stamps (SSS | EH)• Hero Arts Confetti Bold Stamp (SSS | EH)• Mama Elephant Balloon Letters Stamps (SSS | EH)• Winnie and Walter Big Bold You Stamps (SSS | EH)• Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border dies (SSS | EH)• SSS Large Dots Stencil (SSS)• Sizzix Big Shot Cutting Machine (SSS | EH)• Tonic 8 1/2 Inch Guillotine Paper Trimmer (SSS | EH)• EK Success Powder Tool (SSS | EH)• Versamark (SSS | EH)• Ranger Super Fine Clear Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• Hero Arts White Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• Mini Spoons (SSS)• Sistema Klip It Square Embossing Containers (AMZ)• Hero Arts Heat Gun (SSS | EH)• Gansai 36 Piece Watercolor Set (SSS | EH)• Simon Says Stamp Black Dye Ink (SSS)• WPlus9 Sweet Gelato Dye Ink (WP9)• WPlus9 Wild Mango Dye Ink (WP9)• WPlus9 Last Leaf Dye Ink (WP9)• WPlus9 Ocean Drive Dye Ink (WP9)• Versafine Onyx Black Pigment Ink (SSS | EH)• Cosmic Shimmer Silver Moon Sparkle Texture Paste (SSS)• Dina Wakley Ranger Palette Knife (SSS | EH)• Mini MISTI (SSS | EH)• Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy (SSS | EH)• 9 Inch by 12 Inch Hardboard Panels (DB)• SteamFast Mini Iron (AMZ)• T Ruler (SSS | EH)• Ranger Craft Sheet (SSS | EH)• Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board (SSS | EH)• Teflon Bone Folder (SSS | EH)• Strathmore 5x7 Cold Press Watercolor Paper (SSS | AZ)• Neenah White Cardstock 250 Pack (SSS | EH)• Neenah White Cardstock 25 Pack (SSS | EH)• Neenah White 110 LB Cardstock 25 Pack (SSS | EH)• Bazzill Licorice Twist Cardstock (SSS | EH)• 3M Scotch 1 Inch White Post It Tape (SSS | EH)• 3M Scotch .75 Inch Blue Painters Tape (SSS | EH)• 3M Scotch Double Sided Foam Tape (SSS | EH)• Tombow Xtreme Adhesive (SSS)• Other: iron, pencil, Tombow grey marker, cloth,

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Using Multiple Powdersby Jennifer McGuireCard size: 44" x 52"

Mixing Powders1. Pour a mixture of approximately 2 parts

colored embossing powder to 1 part metallic embossing powder into a clean container, and shake to blend. The results are a colored embossed piece with a metallic sheen.

2. How much powder you apply can greatly affect the results when you use mixed powders. If you blend two opaque colors together, and shake off the excess, you will see the individual colors more distinctly than you will with a thicker layer of embossing. With blended powders, the more powder you apply, the smoother the results.

3. The amount the colors blend depends on how long you apply the heat; heat until just melted to retain the individual properties of the powders.

4. Try blending the powders directly on your inked piece! This allows you to create great deal of variation in a single area with a great deal of control.

Layered Embossing1. Thicken your embossing by stamping directly

over an embossed stamped image (re-stamping), and embossing again using the same embossing powder. This results in a very smooth embossed image.

2. Mix powders after embossing by over-heating. Keep your heat tool on the piece after the second layer of embossing powder has melted, causing the second layer to spread out and melt into the first layer.

3. When you have multiple layers of embossing powder, you can use a stylus to press or doodle into the embossing while it’s still melted.


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Hello CardTechnique: Embossing without Heat1. Cut a 34" x 42" panel from a double-

sided adhesive sheet. Remove the release paper from one side, and adhere to a white cardstock panel of the same size to create a sticky-front panel. Keep the front release paper in place at this time.

2. Dry emboss a scene (trees and deer) into the sticky-front panel. Note: the die should not cut through the sticky-front panel—it should cut the release paper and put an impression in the cardstock. If yours does cut all the way through, put another piece of cardstock between the die and the sticky-front panel. It may still cut through in select places; simply put a piece of tape over the back to hold the pieces together.

3. Remove the release paper from a portion of the sticky-front panel (deer). Cover that portion of the panel with glitter embossing powder (copper). Press the powder into the adhesive to ensure complete coverage. Shake off the excess powder.

4. Lightly wipe away any remaining powder grains using a dusting cloth, such as a Swiffer cloth.

5. Optional: Using your heat tool, apply a little bit of heat (approximately 2 seconds), to set the powder into the adhesive without starting the melting process.

6. Repeat Steps 3-5 as needed to add embossing powder to the remaining portions of the scene, as shown in the Day 3 video.

7. Using an Ink Blending Tool, apply Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass) to the edges of the powdered panel to create a defined edge.

8. Embellish with Glossy Accents to create falling “snow”. Cover the Glossy Accent dots with glitter/puff embossing powder, and allow the adhesive to dry. Heat set to activate the puffy properties of the embossing powder. Note: See Day 2 videos for more information about embossing on adhesives.

9. Die cut a greeting word (“Hello”) from white cardstock. Cover the die cut with VersaMark ink by pressing the inkpad to the die cut.

10. Using a set of tweezers, dip the die cut into gold embossing powder to cover the die cut with the powder. Shake off the excess powder, and heat emboss.

11. While the embossing powder is still molten, repeat Step 10.

12. Adhere the die cut to the powdered panel using Matte Multi Medium.


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13. Ink the edges of a white cardstock panel using VersaMark ink. Heat emboss the edges using gold embossing powder, creating a gold frame/mat. Adhere the powdered panel to the mat.

14. Prepare a top-folding kraft card for embossing using a powder tool. Stamp a background design in VersaMark ink on the card. Heat emboss the background using clear embossing powder.

15. Adhere the matted powdered panel to the card using foam adhesive.

Tips & Tricks to Note• Because embossing powders are relatively

inexpensive, you can feel free to experiment! Try

mixing colors together to create your own unique

blend! Opaque colored and metallic or glitter

embossing powders blend beautifully.

• To create a thicker layer of embossing in a single

step, do not shake off the excess powder and heat

the cardstock from the back to avoid blowing away

the loose powder.

• Remember, you can pile on as many layers of

embossing powder as you want! Today, Jennifer

shows us a fantastic example of a triple-layer flower

with white, gold, and blue embossing... and that’s

just the beginning!

• Use embossing powders without heat setting to

create velvety texture.

Supplies:• MFT Modern Blooms Stamps (SSS | EH)• Impression Obsession Fluff Cling Stamp (SSS | EH)• Paper Smooches Feathers 2 Dies (SSS)• Memory Box Deer in the Trees Die (SSS | EH)• Sizzix Big Shot Cutting Machine (SSS | EH)• American Crafts Zing Aqua Embossing Powder (SSS)• American Crafts Zing Wave Embossing Powder (SSS)• Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder (SSS)• Hero Arts White Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• WOW Turkish Nights Embossing Glitter (SSS | EH)• WOW Opaque Pastel Blue Regular Embossing

Powder (SSS)• WOW White Puff Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• WOW Empty Jars - Pack of 3 (SSS | EH)• Versamark (SSS | EH)• Tumbled Glass Distress Ink (SSS | EH)• Sistema Klip It Square Embossing Containers (AMZ)• Mini Spoons (SSS)• White Plastic Spoons (AMZ)• Hero Arts Heat Gun (SSS | EH)• Powder Tool (SSS | EH)• EK Success Tweezers (SSS | EH)• Fiskars Reinforced 12 Inch Paper Trimmer (SSS | EH)• Tim Holtz Craft Knife (SSS | EH)• Fiskars Titanium Micro Tip Scissors (SSS)• Fiskars Spring Assist Scissors (EH)• Teflon Bone Folder (SSS | EH)• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools (SSS | EH)• Coffee Filters (AMZ)• Swiffer Cloths (SSS)• Lawn Fawn 3.5 Inch Round Acrylic Block (SSS)• SSS Large Grid Paper (SSS)• Neenah White Cardstock 250 Pack (SSS | EH)• Neenah White Cardstock 25 Pack (SSS | EH)• Ranger Kraft Cardstock (SSS | EH)• Mini Glossy Accents (SSS | EH)• Ranger Multi Medium Matte Glue (SSS | EH)• Quilled Creations Precision Tip Empty Applicator Bottle

(SSS | EH)• Be Creative Double Sided Tape Sheet (SSS)• Other: Savvy Stamps Hello Die



































































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Faux Finishesby Julie EbersoleCard size: 44" x 52"

Faux Batik1. Create a design from solid image stamps on a

large acrylic block or MISTI platform.

2. Stamp the design in VersaMark ink on a panel of white cardstock (80lb Solar White). Heat emboss using clear embossing powder.

3. Crumple, crease, and fold the embossed cardstock to create a weathered look.

4. Using a Mini Ink Blending Tool, lightly apply three different blue shades of Distress Ink to the weathered, embossed panel. Start with the lightest color all over the panel, then the middle shade, and finally the darkest shade (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Faded Jeans). This creates the look of batik dyed fabric.

5. Sandwich the batik panel between two pieces of clean printer paper. Lightly press with a warm iron to transfer the embossing from the panel to the printer paper. Repeat using clean printer paper until all of the embossing is removed from the batik panel. Note: See Kristina’s Day 3 video for more information on “heat embossing iron-off” techniques.

Faux Enamel1. Die cut a line-art design (gem) from black

cardstock, and adhere to a square of matboard using liquid adhesive. Allow the adhesive to dry completely.

2. Optional: Temporarily affix a strip of cardstock to the back of the matboard square. This will serve as a handle during the enameling process.

3. Press a VersaMark inkpad directly to the square to cover it completely with embossing ink (direct-to-paper).


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4. Cover the square with coarse-grind, clear enamel embossing powder, shake off the excess, and heat emboss.

5. Apply dark gray or black ink to the edges of the embossed square using a Mini Ink Blending tool (Black Soot Distress Ink).

6. Re-heat the square using your heat tool to make the previously embossed surface sticky. Cover the square with another layer of the coarse-grind embossing powder, and heat emboss. NOTE: This only works if you are working quickly enough that the embossed surface from Step 4 is not fully cool. If it has cooled, apply a layer of VersaMark instead of re-heating.

7. Allow the square to cool completely before proceeding.

8. Tap the edges of the square using the VersaMark inkpad. Heat emboss the edges using silver embossing powder. Work quickly to avoid re-activating the enamel embossing. Remove the optional handle before finishing the last edge.

Tarnished Silver1. Die cut a shape from heavyweight gray

cardstock (star). Create three die cuts and layer them together to create a thick die cut.

2. Press a VersaMark inkpad directly to the die cut to cover it completely with embossing ink (direct-to-paper).

3. Cover the die cut with silver embossing powder, shake off the excess, and heat emboss.

4. Coat the embossed die cut randomly with VersaMark ink by tapping the inkpad to the die cut.

5. Cover the die cut with coarse-grind, clear enamel embossing powder. Shake off the excess, and heat emboss.


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Supplies:• Paper Smooches Botanicals 2 Stamp Set (SSS | EH)• Essentials by Ellen Totally Awesome Stamps (EH)• Essentials by Ellen You Rock by Julie Ebersole Die (EH)• Essentials by Ellen Positive Word by Julie Ebersole

Dies (EH)• Sizzix Big Shot Cutting Machine (SSS | EH)• Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink (SSS | EH)• Tumbled Glass Mini Distress Ink (SSS | EH)• Faded Jeans Mini Distress Ink (SSS | EH)• Salty Ocean Mini Distress Ink (SSS | EH)• Black Soot Mini Distress Ink (SSS | EH)• Versamark (SSS | EH)• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools (SSS | EH)• Stainless Tweezers (EH)• Mini MISTI (SSS | EH)• Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder (SSS | EH)• Hero Arts Heat Gun (SSS | EH)• Black Soot Distress Paint (SSS | EH)• Pentel Aquash Brush Medium (SSS | EH)• Dahle Self-Healing Black Cutting Mat (SSS)• Ranger Craft Sheet (SSS | EH)• EK Success Honey Bee Non-Stick Scissors (SSS)• Studio Calico Tiny Stars Wood Veneer (EH)• Metallic Silver Thread (SSS | EH)• Ranger Platinum Stickles (SSS | EH)• Coffee Filters (AMZ)• Neenah White Cardstock 250 Pack (SSS | EH)• Neenah White Cardstock 25 Pack (SSS | EH)• White 2 Inch Art Squares (EH)• Bazzill Rock Candy Cardstock (SSS | EH)• Cherry Wood Veneer Paper (SSS)• Ranger Multi Medium Matte Glue (SSS | EH)• Quilled Creations Precision Tip Empty Applicator Bottle

(SSS | EH)• Be Creative 3MM Double Sided Tape (SSS | EH)• Stick It Adhesive Large Sheets (SSS | EH)• Glossy Accents (SSS | EH)

You Are Awesome Card1. Create a tarnished-silver star die cut following

the instructions above.

2. Spatter Distress Paint (Black Soot) over a top-folding white card (Solar White).

3. Stamp a complementary greeting (“You are”) in black ink on a strip of white cardstock. Trim to create a small greeting strip.

4. Adhere a wood paper/wood veneer panel to the card.

5. Create a loose nest of silver metallic thread, and adhere the nest to the back of the tarnished-silver star die cut. Adhere both the next and the star to the card.

6. Adhere the complementary greeting strip to the card.

7. Apply a sheet of adhesive to the back of a black fun foam sheet. Die cut a greeting word (“Awesome”) from the adhesive-backed foam. Adhere the foam word to the card to complete the greeting (“You Are Awesome”).

8. Embellish with wood veneer stars, as desired. Apply gold glitter glue (Platinum Stickles) to each wood veneer star.

Tips & Tricks to Note• Batik is a method of dyeing fabric with a wax

resist—you can create the same look on paper using

embossed resist and removing the embossing

afterward.

• If you don’t have matboard, you can easily create a

thick platform for your faux enamel techniques by

adhering multiple sheets of cardstock together.

• For tarnished silver, you must use coarse-grind

or enamel embossing powder. This is because as

the coarse powder begins to melt, it will repel or

disperse the previously applied silver embossing,

creating the tarnished, weathered effect. Regular

or detail/fine embossing powder will not create

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Day 3 - Advanced Heat Embossing Techniques Heat ... › occheatwave › HW_day3.pdf• Skip cutting out masks! Heat embossing iron-off techniques allow you to create the same effects