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Thursday, 6 February 2020

Embossing with water

Inspired by a post on the WOW embossing powder blog I decided to  try what they call the crackle embossing technique which uses water in  place of ink.


I brushed heavyweight watercolour paper with water then sprinkled embossing powder over it - my powder is a very old one called Wild Tiger which is a blend of orange, brown and red. After heating, I didn't get the crackle finish that the people at WOW got, instead I got a matte, slightly rough surface  that, as you can see, die cut beautifully to give a really textured finish to my hearts.

To keep it as CAS as possible I simply attached it to a die cut stitched square then stamped the single word Love into the largest heart.

I am sharing this with:

AAA Cards - up to one third + optional hearts  (have you any idea how much you need to exercise your rusty brain cells to calculate the length of side of a square to make sure it is one third the area of a larger square? And I used to teach maths and physics! *sigh*)


Make My Monday - I heart you 

Tales from the Craft Room - Love is in the air

Carfty Calendar - die cuts or punches
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11 comments:

  1. A.Rose6 February 2020 at 13:58

    Spectacular CAS card! Thanks for joining us at AAA Cards!

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  2. meg6 February 2020 at 14:36

    A beautiful card Jane, love the colour of your embossing thanks for joining in at MMM

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  3. Crafting Queen6 February 2020 at 15:48

    Not see this technique before very interesting.

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  4. Mrs A.6 February 2020 at 15:57

    Your post sounded so intriguing just had to come and read about it. Must admit I am always disappointed with my result with crackle paint.
    Love the results you got. Hugs Mrs A.

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  5. Jane6 February 2020 at 16:10

    Fabulous card. Great technique too. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too.

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  6. Chris6 February 2020 at 17:05

    That's a totally new technique to me- the die cuts look gorgeous ..great result! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Calendar.
    x

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  7. Dawn Phillips6 February 2020 at 20:34

    Stunning CAS card. I like the texture you created with that technique. Love Dawn x

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  8. Lindsey7 February 2020 at 01:15

    This is so cool! As an embossing powder fanatic, I must try this.

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  9. Sue -8 February 2020 at 17:06

    Beautiful card Jane. I’ll have to have a go at that technique. Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday.

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  10. Debbie Mageed10 February 2020 at 02:35

    Such a sweet CAS card, Jane! That's a fun technique that I will have to try. Thank you for playing with us at Make My Monday and hope you can join us again soon.

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  11. Jo28 February 2020 at 14:46

    Beautiful CAS card Jane, love that technique. Thanks for joining me over at Tales From The Craft Room
    Jo x

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