my embossing paste LOVES tim's distress...

because I totally LOVE all tim's distress inks in any form,  

the embossing paste I chose 

HAD to play well with distress...

and it does...

below is one of my very first embossing paste projects...

I did one project & I was HOOKED BIG TIME...

I love the texture the paste creates 

& it's a whole different way 

to use stamps, Clearly for Art, art parts & dies...

I'll tell you how I created this...

first off...

I had this idea that I would LOVE to be able to 

spray 

distress stains...

I REALLY wanted to use them on art journal pages ...

like I did on this one...

and then I wondered about spraying wet embossing paste 

with distress stains...

so...I popped the top on several distress stains & 

put them into misters...

***make sure to label them***

if I was IN LOVE with the distress stains before...

let me just say

these sprays are the BOMB!

on to the art...

I used the palette knife to apply an uneven layer of white embossing paste over the art parts oval insert...

making sure to leave some areas uncovered...

then I misted the wet paste with these distress stains...

I used some peeled paint, faded jeans,

 scattered straw,  & some tumbled glass...

next I used this background to stamp into the wet paste...

it's a good stamp for the paste, since the text is larger & farther apart...

(clean your stamp immediately with water)

normally I mist my stamp with water before stamping into the wet paste, but there was enough stain on the paste that it wasn't necessary this time...

after the paste was dry, I inked the insert edges with walnut stain, using the blending tool...

and the insert looked like this...

then, I used my 3 fresh flowers stencil to add the flower, again with white embossing paste & set that aside to dry...

the flower was colored with mustard seed stain, 

using the detail water brush...

if you don't already have it...

add it to your Christmas wish list...

I LOVE it...

to get the pattern on the dry flower, I put the stencil back in place, then I inked this background with jet black archival & stamped over the flower...

to create this *double embossed* flower on the background...

look how cool...

while the paste was drying I used the black paint dabber to paint the art parts fancy oval frame solid base...

and inked the frame with brushed corduroy distress stain & added some walnut stain along the edges...

I added a bit of random stamping & stenciling...

and here's the result so far...

this next tidbit blew me away...

I didn't think the embossing paste would work 

with my Clearly for Art...

but it does & 

it makes AWESOME 

dimensional 

un-smashable 

flexible

 embellishments...

and the paste does not pop off or crack!

to create the flowers below, 

I used Glue N Seal to apply

 a vintage dictionary page to the CFA...

then I covered it with a layer of white embossing paste & set that aside to dry...

when the paste was dry, 

I die cut 2 flowers, using tim's tattered florals die, 

then inked the flowers with weathered wood & scattered straw, using the blending tool...

 stamped them with jet black archival...

then I heated the CFA to soften the material & shaped the flowers...

my small Blossom Bucket bottle caps 

make great flower centers...

here's a better look...

to finish it off, I inked the art parts flourish with peeled paint stain & stamped it with jet black archival & my screen stamp...

I glued it all together with Claudine's multi-medium...

LOVE the matte the best...

and added my little Blossom Bucket crow & 

the Blossom Bucket vintage sedan...

here's the finished piece again...

now are you wondering why I put the stains into misters?

 this is what happens when you 

spray the wet paste with barn door  stain...

you get

beautiful intense color...

below...

same brick stencil...

same white embossing paste...

same barn door distress ink...

but this time the barn door is added 

over the DRY paste with a blending tool...

you get a much lighter color...

I love this too!

this is what I am LOVING about the embossing paste combined with the distress...

you have so many options...

and we can still use the archivals too...

I have so many ideas...

and so much brewing in my head that...

I can hardly sleep...

hey...

I hear the wheels turning...

if you are wondering about misting 

the BLACK embossing paste with Perfect Pearls mist...

YES... DO IT!

it's AMAZING & soooo shimmery pretty!

mist it over wet or dry paste...

both work well...

I've had quite a few questions about using the pastes...

so I'll do the Q & A in the next post...

until then...

I must find some chalk...

can you believe that we have NO chalk in this house?

SHOCKING!

I have a project to share that makes a GREAT holiday gift...

but I NEED chalk...

to use on my art parts dimensional sign board...

so I can...

make art!

wendy

ps...what ideas do YOU have brewing?