Welcome to WOW! Embossing Powder!
Hello crafty friends it’s Rick back with you today for WOW Embossing sharing a few ways for Adding a WOW Factor to Embossed Backgrounds and how that can help you create a fun and unexpected card design that pops.
Adding a WOW Factor to Embossed Backgrounds
We all love a fun and creative background, and sometimes we want to take out backgrounds up to the WOW level. I am going to share a couple ways to add that WOW factor to your card designs.
To start off you can simply add a double embossed background panel to your card front. This is actually super easy to do. You simply need an embossing folder, a brayer, WOW Embossing Ink Pad, and a little Gold Super Fine Embossing Powder. Roll the brayer over the ink pad or go direct to the embossing folder. Ink up the embossing folder with the inked up brayer on the side that’s the most flat. Then simply add your cardstock and run it through your die cutting and embossing machine. Pour on your Gold Super Fine Embossing Powder and heat set with the Dual Speed Heat Tool.
Now you have a panel that’s embossed from the embossing powder and beautifully embossed with all the WOW metallic love you can get.
Creating a Focal Element
Once you have the double embossed panel attached to your card base. It’s time to add a little more WOW factor to your project. Create a focal point panel for your card by using a stencil on your card that coordinates with the theme of your project.
For me I picked a layering heart stencil and with each layer applied a little Mixed Media Embossing Brush applied through the stencil with a foam blending tool. Once I had one layer inked up I then applied one of my chosen colored of embossing powders. I started with Apple Red Embossing Powder and heat set it.
Then I moved to my next layer and next color of embossing powder (Gold Super Fine Embossing Powder) and heat set it. And then the last layer of the stencil and last color of embossing powder (Clear Gloss Embossing Powder mixed with a little Oh Dorothy Sparkles). Then all I had to do was a little ink blending and using an arch die to cut out the panel.
Once that was popped up on the card base all I had to do was add my stamped, colored, and die cut images and my heat embossed sentiment. And with just a few steps I took what could have been a plain card and added a WOW factor to the background panels and the entire card. I encourage you to give this a try. I know you will love it so much.
Supplies
 Sparkles Oh Dorothy! Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Clear Gloss – Super Fine Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Polished Gold – Super Fine Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Primary Apple Red Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Opaque Bright White SF Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Metallic Gold Sparkle Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Flaming Lustre Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Mixed Media Embossing Brush Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Superior Smooth White Cardstock – A4 Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Etched Platinum Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Dual Speed Heat Tool – **Euro** Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Dual Speed Heat Tool – **UK** Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Dual Speed Heat Tool – **US** Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
Rick Adkins
Rick Adkins, a seasoned card maker and skilled artist with over eight years of card-making expertise, leaves an indelible mark in the crafting community. Armed with a BFA in Printmaking from Jacksonville State University, Rick is a respected design team member contributing unique insights to elevate card making and design. In his personal life, a decade-long marriage and the company of five cherished fur babies—a dog and four cats—inspire his creative journey.
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