Hi! Carly here for #throwbackthursday!
We are having a super fun overstock sale this week and some of my favorite stencils are included in the sale so I thought it would be fun to "show them off". Plus I've been really wanting to play with some embossing paste and Perfect Pearls.
I started my embossing paste adventure by searching "embossing paste" in The Classroom and I found this awesome newsletter article by Miss Julie Ebersole:
Texture & Dimension With Embossing Paste
If you haven't seen Julie's article yet, make sure to check it out. After I did, I was super excited to get started and feeling pretty darn knowledgeable! Thanks Miss Julie! I played around a lot (check out some of my "testers" at the end) and here's what I came up with:
1. I used my current favorite stencil from the Studio Calico Brighton Pier Masks set. I love the little scallops! And this set is currently in the overstock sale until Friday! Thanks to Julie's awesome video, I knew how best to tape my stencil down. I used Micropore tape to secure my stencil to my non-stick craft sheet, in a clockwise manner. Washi tape would work nicely too.
2. With a palette knife, I spread a generous amount of black paste over the stencil.
3. Then I used the side of the palette knife to remove the excess paste and put it back into the jar. When I was done with the palette knife, I put it in a container of soapy water (another super helpful tip from Miss Julie). And I wiped off the edge of the paste jar before securing the lid (it's hard to open when there is dried paste on the edge, ask me how I know...lol).
4. I carefully removed the Micropore tape, in a counterclockwise fashion. Using the last piece as a hinge to keep my stencil from messing up my wet paste. Then i tossed my stencil in the soapy water.
5. To the wet paste I applied Perfect Pearls by dipping cotton swabs in the powder and tapping it over the wet paste. I used Mandarin, Sour Apple and Biscotti (the pictures only shows the application of Mandarin).
6. After the paste was covered to my liking with Perfect Pearls, I flipped my card to shake off the excess powder. Some excess was still left but I set it aside to dry overnight (a few hours would suffice).
7. Once dry I used a soft paint brush to brush the rest of the excess powder off. Then I used a white eraser to erase the extra powder from places I didn't want any shimmer.
9. Once my background was done I created my own Perfect Pearls mist in a Mini Mister. I started with a big pinch of Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold, a dropper full of Spiced Marmalade Distress Reinker and water (don't fill to the top, you need room to shake).
10. With my new custom shimmer spray, I sprayed some Solar White cardstock. Once dry, I stamped my pumpkins from the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Got Candy? set and die cut with the coordinating set.
11. I finished my card with a sentiment from the Got Candy? set. And the lighting doesn't really do the background or the pumpkins justice, they are shim-mer-y!
Here are some more fun embossing paste samples:
Dreamweavers Glossy Black Paste on the left and Glossy Black mixed with Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold with Crafter's Workshop 6x6 Mini Striped Leaves
Dreamweavers Glossy Black Paste and Perfect Pearls Mandarin, Sour Apple, Biscotti & Heirloom Gold with Crafter's Workshop 6x6 Mini Striped Leaves
Dreamweavers White Paste with Dear Lizzy Serendipity Stencil (a beautiful stencil that is included in the overstock sale until tomorrow and another one of my very favorites) and my custom Perfect Pearls mist
Thanks so much for joining me!
xo, Carly
