This month I have looked at pasting large stencils and then using the pasted image with embossing powders
This time I used crackle paste over the pasted image
Not a large stencil this time but double pasted again. This time with translucent paste over yellow matt paste which had been coloured.
I was recently asked about a picture on display which has scenes made from embossing powders so I thought I'd include them in August Workshop Ideas. Original Ideas came from Fran @ Stampendous. They are a good way of using up old embossing powders although I start with a clear UTEE base.
Since our gardens are full of flowers I felt I had to do some more. It was also a chance to try out some of the newer flowers dies we have in.
Stamped flowers were shown recently
new flower cards....
ON looking at what we should revisit this month I decided on the media plates since they go well with the flowers on our garden theme for the month.
I looked at using this die after being inspired to reuse it by a friend who sent me the blue butterfly card for my birthday, I then found the black and white one which |I love. Ok we won't find these trees in the garden but the die itself went with the monthly theme.
More die cutting to follow when I do some more with our flower dies, although there are the samples from February also.
I used woodware stamps of garden gnomes plus various floral stamps as well as the Bee stamp for these cards
At this time of year I usually look at cards for men but of course many of the ideas are unisex. I was disappointed that there wasn't a lot of new stamps & dies to use apart from the wine bottle and so have had to fall back on old items. I have used the new pixie powders with them though. Last month's ideas are also good unisex ideas and there were a number of new products there
Since I am late showing this months workshop ideas I am putting them altogether today.
AS usual there is a mixture of stamping, die cutting and stencilling.
To go with the Beach and Sea theme this month I looked out what stencils I could use. I also used translucent paste - thinking this would be good for the jelly fish - hints of colour added with mica powders. The other 2 scenes were coloured first and then translucent paste applied over the top.
The small scenes were also coloured with embossing powders and heated.
This time I used Woodware's Under the Sea stamp collection. Colouring was done with spray inks used in a variety of ways to show if the spray doesn't work they can still be used.
I have used the beach scene collection from Sue Wilson for these cards. Many of them also have pixie powder backgrounds.
