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Hey crafty friends, it’s Jayne here with another installment of Exploring Embossing. Today, I’ll be creating a focal point background with embossing powders, and I have a bonus matching shaker tag to share, too!
Creating a focal point background with embossing powders
Instructions
- Place your stencil over some white card and secure in place. Pounce the embossing ink pad down over the stencil, to cover the entire panel. Remove stencil and clean.
- Using the new Dappled Pearl Effects Trio, take the first colour and apply it to a few areas of the stencil. Shake off the excess and decant back into the jar. Repeat for the other two colours, and heat set.
- Trim the heat embossed panel down to 2″ x 5.5″. Apply to a white card base using tape runner.
- Stamp the sentiment to the bottom left of the card. I used a stamp positioner to stamp several times and get a good, clear impression.
- Stamp, colour and fussy cut the mermaids and fish from the Greeting Farm set. The colours I used are listed below.
- Add to the card background with foam squares.
Copic colours:
Teals – BG18, BG15, BG32
Purples – V17, V15, V12, V01
Greens – YG23, YG21, G20
Blues – B37, B32
E09, E17, E25, E13 Mermaid 1 hair
E13, E11, E00 Mermaid 2 skin
E27, E35, E33 Mermaid 2 hair
E42, E41, E40 Mermaid 2 skin
Cheeks – R20
Bonus project – shaker tag
- Die cut the front and back panels from Heffy Doodle’s shaker tag dies.
- Add a piece of acetate to the reverse of the front of the tag, using liquid glue.
- Add thin foam strips around the edge of the front of the tag, and dust the edges of the foam strips with anti-static powder, to stop the shaker filling sticking to them.
- Add Cotton Candy sparkles to the inside of the shaker window.
- Trim down some of the leftover heat embossed panel and add to the back tag die-cut.
- Peel off the release paper from the foam strips, and add the back of the tag, with the heat embossing showing through the window.
- Add a stamped, coloured and fussy-cut mermaid, and a sentiment, with liquid glue.
- Finish the tag with some black and white twine.
Supplies
 Sparkles Cotton Candy Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
 Dual Speed Heat Tool – **Euro** Shop at: WOW UK |
 Dual Speed Heat Tool – **UK** Shop at: WOW UK |
 Dual Speed Heat Tool – **US** Shop at: WOW USA |
 Dappled Pearl Effects Trio Shop at: WOW USA | WOW UK |
Jayne Vaughan
Hey! I’m Jayne, or you may know me as Card Days’ Night!
I live in Chester, UK, with my husband and two young daughters, and I work as a travel lawyer – so life is pretty full on! When I’m not busy with work, kids and family life, I love nothing more than spending time in my craft room. Cardmaking is my passion but I also love planning, memory keeping and sewing.
I love to explore new places, but I’m always happiest when I’m home!
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Which stencil was used to create the “wavy” background? TIA
Hi Karen, its a Heffy Doodle stencil called Wave to Me ☺️