stained watermark resist play...

yesterday while working on another book 6 project, I used embossing 2 different ways & I thought I'd share it here...

since I can't show the real deal yet...

I did some small sample pieces to show you the technique...

grab Ranger's Watermark Resist pad, some clear embossing powder & some of tim's distress stains...

you can also use the Perfect Medium Pad, in place of the watermark resist and achieve the same results...

and you can substitute the distress ink pads for the stains...

I chose to use UTEE for my embossing, since I was using a bold image...

but regular clear embossing powder will work too...

this is more dramatic with a bold image...

stamps will fine details won't show up as well...

but... that might be just what you need for certain projects...

so keep that in mind...

let's start...

BUT...first...

a ***WARNING***

let me just say

that once you use the distress stains on my art parts...

YOU. WILL. BE. ADDICTED...

it's a FACT! I am NOT responsible...

how did I ever live without them?

ok...NOW...let's go...

ink the stamp with the watermark resist & stamp onto a naked (UNINKED) art part...

sprinkle on the embossing powder...

use the heat tool to melt the embossing powder, until the image is completely shiny...

the photo below shows the result...

after the image cooled, I inked over the whole art part with broken china stain to get this end result...

you'll see that the embossing powder allows the natural (kraft) color of the art part to show thru...

for a 2 color effect...

for the next sample, I inked the art part with broken china stain FIRST & dried it...

make sure to dry it...

or the embossing powder will stick everywhere...

then I used the watermark resist on the stamp again, added embossing powder & blasted it with the heat tool, to melt the powder...

I added a second layer of stain over the whole art part...

and wiped the excess stain off the embossed area with a paper towel...

here's the result...

it's more of a tone on tone result...

and the background has more intense color...

because it has 2 layers of stain...

let's make this easier...

here's a side by side comparison of the 2...

same exact products, but quite different results...

this is why I LOVE INKS...

we have a million options...

and since embossing powder is basically ground up plastic...

I'm sure it's a little more technical than that!

the plastic will resist most things...

even archival ink...

I used olive archival to stamp the text stamp over the art part, then used a paper towel to remove the text from the embossed flower...

so now it looks like the text is behind the flower...

even though it was the last step...

here's a better look...

so think of the possibilities...

stamp with watermark resist over patterned paper...

that will allow the pattern to show thru under the embossed area...

stamp multiple times, using the resist pad, to create a custom background on any card stock color...

the images can be embossed or just left as a watermark, for a more subtle effect...

my favorite color combo???

for the book project I'm working on...

I clear embossed over the naked art part, then added black soot stain over the art part...

the result is an AWESOME kraft embossed (pattern) & black stained art part...

so stinkin' fun & it couldn't be easier...

ok... back to the studio...

gotta

make (MORE) art!

wendy