Elegant Embossing - JudiKins

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Elegant Embossing

Design by: Judi Watanabe

Basic EmboSsing

1Fold a 7 1/2" � 8 1/2" piece of dark red cardstock in half lengthwise. This is the card on which you will be embossing.

Orient the card so the fold runs vertically on the left side. Ink the “L” Illuminated Rubber Stamp from JudiKins with gold pigment

ink. Stamp the “L” at the top of the red cardstock at an angle.


Add elegance!

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Embossing used to be the sole domain of fancy print shops, but as Judi demonstrates, today anyone can create elegant embossed projects. She shows how basic embossing turns a set of stamps into a sophisticated card. Her patent leather technique creates a whimsical purse page, and finally she creates a faux glass tile that will dress up any layout or card.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

JudiKins

• Metallic Gold Embossing Powder

• Clear Embossing Powder

• Gold Twinkle Embossing Powder

• Amazing Glaze

• Illuminated Letters Rubber Stamps

• Happy Flowers Rubber Stamp

• Heart Designer’s Cube

• Trio Adhesive

• Eclipse Tape

SUPPliES

• 8 1/2" � 11" Red Cardstock, 2 sheets

• Gold Cardstock, 3" square

• 8 1/2" � 11" White Cardstock, 3 sheets

• 8 1/2" � 11" White Paper, 1 sheet

• Mizuhiki Cord or Decorative Wire, 8"

• Self-adhesive Hook and Loop Tape, 1/2" piece

• Gold Pigment Ink Pad

• Black Pigment Ink Pad

• Pink Pigment Ink Pad

• Orchid Pigment Ink Pad

• Yellow Pigment Ink Pad

• Brown Pigment Ink Pad

TOOlS

• Heat Tool

• Scissors

• Snappy Tray

• Bone Folder

• Hole Punch

PhOTOS

• 4" � 4" Photos to fit in Purse

2While the gold pigment ink is still wet, hold the card over the Snappy Tray or a paper plate and pour Metallic Gold Embossing Powder from JudiKins over the stamped image. Make sure to cover the entire image thoroughly with powder.

Tap the excess powder off the card back into the tray or paper plate to use later. Make sure to tap off any stray powder that is not on the stamped image.

3Use a heat tool to melt the powder on the card.

When the stamped image is shiny, the embossing powder has completely melted, and the image is embossed.

Stamp and heat emboss the remaining Illuminated Letters Rubber Stamps to finish spelling the word “Love” vertically down the card, stamping each letter at an angle and slightly overlapping the letter above.

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A hair dryer can NOT be used in place of a heat embossing tool. It has too much ‘air’ and not enough ‘heat’ to properly melt the embossing

powder. A heat embossing tool is designed to have intense, controlled heat to do the job.

Patent Leather EfFect

2Ink the Happy Flowers Rubber Stamp from JudiKins with three colors of pigment ink. Start with the lightest color and continue to the darkest color. Judi used pink, orchid and yellow pigment inks.

Stamp the Happy Flowers image onto the narrow end of the outside of the purse flap (the side without the Eclipse Tape).

3While the ink is still wet, hold the flap over the Snappy Tray and pour Clear Embossing Powder from JudiKins over the wet ink.

Tap the excess embossing powder into the tray.

Use a heat tool and melt the powder on the flap.

1Download this week’s Purse Template and print out on white cardstock. Cut the sheet in half, separating the flap from the body.

To protect the inside of the flap, place a piece of Eclipse Tape from JudiKins over the narrow end of the flap, covering that portion

of the flap and extending over the score lines. Cut out the flap and the attached Eclipse Tape.

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5Use a heat tool and melt the embossing powder. The stamped flower image magically appears as the powder melts, and the flap looks like black patent leather.

6Turn the purse flap over and remove the Eclipse Tape. Lay a ruler across one of the score lines on the flap. Run a bone folder along the edge of the ruler to score the flap. Repeat for the second score line.

Fold the flap along first one score line and then the other score line to create a spine for the flap. This will be the “top” of the purse when it’s assembled.

4Using a black pigment ink pad, rub ink over the bottom three quarters of the flap, covering that area of the flap completely including the flower image.

While the ink is still wet, dredge the flap in the Clear Embossing Powder from JudiKins completely covering the inked surface.

Tap off the excess powder into the tray.

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8Line the inside of the purse flap. Print out another Purse template on plain white paper. Cut out the purse flap piece. This will be the lining. Create your own patterned paper on the unprinted side of the flap lining by stamping the Happy Flowers stamp from JudiKins randomly over the entire surface of the flap lining with the same pigment inks.

Turn the flap lining over. Lay a ruler along one of the score lines. Use a bone folder to score the paper. Repeat for the second score line. Fold the paper along each score line. Place the embossed flap from Step 7 on the work surface with the embossed side facing down. Adhere the flap lining to the purse flap using the Trio adhesive from JudiKins. The lining creates a cute accent for the inside and it hides the purse handle attachment. Set aside the purse flap.

9 Prepare the purse body. Judi’s purse body was made using glossy black cardstock. Either print out another purse template on glossy black cardstock or use the technique in Step 4 to cover the purse body with black ink. Whether you use black cardstock or black ink, make sure that

the score lines of the template remain visible.

Lay a ruler along each score line and use a bone folder to score the cardstock.

With the purse body piece laying with the right side facing down, fold the bottom flap up. Use a bone folder to

reinforce the fold.

7Attach the purse handle. Use a 1/8” hole punch and punch two holes in the “top” of the purse. The holes should be one inch in from each side

edge.

Thread one end of an 8” piece of Mizuhiki Cord or decorative wire in through one hole in the “top” of the purse. Thread the other end of the cord through the second hole.

Turn the flap over. Tape the ends of the cord to the inside of the purse flap. Set the flap aside.

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11 Now it’s time to assemble the purse page. On an 8" square piece of white cardstock, print the title “What’s in my purse?” centered 1 1/2" from the top edge.

Apply adhesive to the back of the bottom part of the purse flap completed in Step 8. Do not place adhesive on the “top” or

the area of the flap with the flowers. Adhere the flap to the page with the “top” of the purse 2 1/2" from the top edge.

12Apply adhesive to the bottom and side flaps of the purse body using the Trio from JudiKins.

Open the purse flap. Hold the purse body so that the side flaps are folded against the body. Line up the sides of the purse body with the adhered sides of the purse flap. Align the top of the purse body just below the fold of the purse flap. Once the body is aligned, press the purse body into place.

10Fold one side flap in towards the center of the purse body along the second (or inner) score line.

Fold the same side flap out from the purse body along the first (or outer) score line.

Repeat folding the opposite side flap in the same way. If you haven’t already done so, cut out the marked divot at the center of the purse body. Set the purse body aside.

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GlasS Tile EfFect

1 Place a 4 1/4" � 2 1/4" piece of white cardstock on a sheet of scratch paper. Stamp hearts with pigment ink onto the cardstock using the Heart Designer’s Cube from JudiKins. Leave about a 1” border at the top of the cardstock as a handle while working on the project. Use a couple of

different colors of pigment inks and make sure to stamp off the edges of the cardstock. Judi used pink and orchid pigment

inks for her hearts.

While the ink is still wet, pour clear embossing powder into the Snappy Tray from JudiKins and dredge the cardstock in the powder. Tap off the excess powder and

return the excess powder to its jar.

Use a heat tool to melt the powder.

13Cut a 1/2" piece of hook and loop tape. Peel the backing off one side and adhere the hook and loop tape to the purse body, centered 1/4" below the divot. Peel the remaining backing off the hook and loop tape and fold

the purse flap down. Press down over the hook and loop tape to adhere it firmly to the purse.

Peel open the flap, and the purse is ready to load with your favorite photos.

Close the flap and the Patent Leather Purse Page is complete.

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Amazing Glaze is a thick embossing powder. Layers can be built up by adding more embossing powder while the melted powder is still hot and

sticky. Once cooled, the melted powder is not sticky. If the embossed layer has cooled, use the heat tool to heat it up again. The Amazing Glaze will turn sticky

once more, allowing more powder to be applied.

4Ink the Heart Designer’s Cube with gold pigment ink and stamp it a couple of times onto the glazed cardstock piece.

While the ink is still wet, pour Gold Twinkle Embossing Powder from JudiKins onto the stamped areas. Tap off the excess powder.

Use a heat tool to melt the gold powder.

3To make the glass tile effect, the card must have several layers of embossing, so while the Amazing Glaze is still hot and sticky, dredge it into the powder again, and repeat melting. Continue adding powder and

melting one more time until a nice thick coat of Amazing Glaze has been built up. Let it cool.

2Place the cardstock on scratch paper. Rub a brown pigment ink pad over the entire stamped area of the cardstock from Step 1.

Pour a good amount of Amazing Glaze from JudiKins into a Snappy Tray. While the ink is still wet, dredge the inked cardstock in the Amazing Glaze. Tap off any excess powder. Use a heat tool to melt the Amazing Glaze.

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7The tile piece is now ready to embellish a scrapbook page or a card. Judi used her piece to make a card. To make the card, mat the tile on a piece of gold cardstock leaving a 1/8" border.

Fold a 5 1/2" � 11" piece of red cardstock in half horizontally.

Adhere the matted tile to the red card with the fold of the card at the top.

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6Allow the cardstock piece to cool briefly. While it is warm, but not hot, cut off the excess cardstock handle.

Allow the piece to cool completely. Then bend the piece until the hard glaze cracks. Keep bending in different directions and in different areas until you have a cracked glass tile effect you are satisfied with.

5Embed the gold hearts. While the cardstock piece is still hot, dredge the card through the Amazing Glaze. Tap off the excess powder.

Use a heat tool to melt the powder.

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Congratulations

This card uses the same Glass Tile effect, but with different colors—purple and silver.

The Patent Leather Purse project can be turned into a cute note pad. Simply make the flap as Judi did. Then print out 2 copies of template shape for the purse body. Cut the flaps of the two purse body pieces, rather than folding them. Fold the embossed purse flap over both purse body shapes. Insert a note pad or make your own pad shaped like the purse. Finish with a handle and a ribbon.

Purple Hearts

Patent Pad

You’ve just completed your Elegant Embossing, but the fun doesn’t stop there! Be sure to stop back by The Scrapbook Lounge every week for more exciting new twists on scrapbooking!

The “wax” seal on this card is actually layer upon layer of Amazing Glaze. While the glaze was still hot, a “B” was stamped into it to create the effect.

Wax Seal

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