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Ok, I've always wanted to ask but was afraid, but here goes: How do you emboss color? Now I know about clear embossing, with colored powdered, but was wondering about "colored ink"
It looks as if she embossed the background using the colored ink. Do you stamp your image with versamark and then stamp the ink pad then on paper? Or will this ruin everything? It is is a 2 part process stamp one then hope to line up the other or what?
I love this look, but don't know how to achieve it.
That's what I'd call using Versamark as a watermark. As she only lists Versamark and Chocolate Chip, I think she used Versamark on the background, and just the image is stamped with the brown ink. And I don't think that sample is embossed, actually - she doesn't mention any embossing powder.
Versamark on coloured card gives a great look .
But if you do want to emboss in colour, you can either use craft ink or other slow-drying inks (Tim Holtz's distress inks work OK) and use clear embossing powder, or as you thought you can ink your stamp with Versamark and then ink with regular coloured inks, then stamp and emboss with clear EP - but personally I've never tried this.
That's what I'd call using Versamark as a watermark. As she only lists Versamark and Chocolate Chip, I think she used Versamark on the background, and just the image is stamped with the brown ink. And I don't think that sample is embossed, actually - she doesn't mention any embossing powder.
Versamark on coloured card gives a great look .
I would add that although the gallery artist doesn't use embossing powder, she could have put clear powder over the versamark to emboss those damasks for a nice shiny finish to that tone-on-tone look.
Pigment ink sits on top of your paper and takes longer to dry, as does versamark or other clear embossing ink. They hold your embossing powders very well. You can use a pigment ink pad (craft ink/pigment ink = same) and clear powder, or versamark or other embossing ink and color or clear embossing powder. Dye based ink soaks into your paper and doesn't hold the powder as well. Some dye based, such as distress inks from Tim, are a little heavier and as such do not soak in as fast and do not dry as fast...and as such...will hold your embossing powder (not the best in my opinion). If you use a color then stamp a versamark pad you will transfer color to your versamark pad and that could hurt future clear embossing. If you stamp the versamark first and then stamp a dye pad you will be able to use a clear embossing powder over the top...act fast...this does tend to dry faster. Not all pigment and dye inks work the same. The best way to know more is to play more. Color box is (IMO) the best for color inks and clear embossing powder. They come in little cat eyes which makes them a great investment for experimenting. I hope this was at least a little helpful.
Thanks for all the tips. I guess I'll just have to experiment some more and maybe try a craft type ink. I figured you probably should use the versamark ink first & then the color for the reason listed ia; ruining the versamark pad for future clear embossing.
One more question though, what do you mean using the versamark as a watermark? And will the clear embossing powder give the tone on tone look?
Sorry if I these are dumb questions - but I do appreciate the help.
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One more question though, what do you mean using the versamark as a watermark? And will the clear embossing powder give the tone on tone look?
Sorry if I these are dumb questions - but I do appreciate the help.[/QUOTE]
Not dumb questions at all!!! Just take your Versamark pad, ink up a stamp with it,and stamp your image on a piece of colored card stock. To me, that's tone-on-tone. Try this on some colored scratch paper and see what you think. Clear embossing powder will make your versamarked image stand out a bit more. Don't be afraid to try these techniques as that's how you'll learn and have fun too!
Using the Versamark as a watermark is what most people call it when you just stamp on card with Versamark and nothing else, no heat embossing. It deepens the colour of the card where the ink is, and I am pretty sure that was all that was done in the sample you linked to. It gives that tone-on-tone effect, and you only need to add EP if you want gloss as well.
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