This card is for Susie Australia's HYCCT challenge to make your own background paper. I had fun making this patterned paper: First I covered the design panel with white embossing paste spread over the stencil. After carefully removing the stencil, I immediately sprinkled the paste with the verdigris embossing powder. I don't know whether you can see it in the photo, but this embossing powder has sparkles of gold mixed in with the green, and it is stunning IRL. The trick here is to let the paste dry before heating the embossing powder with a heat gun.
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26123
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 4:45 AM
Beautiful! I love the sharp lines you managed with the embossing paste. I bet this really shimmers IRL. Lovely combination of colours and could be used for a guy to I think!
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Sun, Nov 16, 2014 @ 6:15 AM
That embossed background is gorgeous, and thanks so much for explaining the trick about waiting. I would not have done that and I want to try this technique.