Embossing Paste Wedding Cards

The card layers from the Soft Sayings kit strike again! These masks are looking very well-loved on my desk lately. I was curious how it would look to spread embossing paste through the entire mask and then cover it with embossing powder. It's a little messy-looking, because I wasn't going for a precise look here. I wanted lots of texture and sumptuous metallics to really take over the cards.

For the Bermuda Bay card on the left, I used silver embossing powder. Be fairly quick to add the powder before the paste dries. Then I added a clear-embossed sentiment on vellum, because I couldn't bear to cover up all that yummy embossing.

For the card on the right, I used a piece of Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper that was calling to me from my cutting table. "Use me! Make me prettier!" All the pretty new things keep me up at night with their demands! Copper seemed to be the best color for this paper, so I used the diamond mask (you could also die cut your own with the Eclectic Layers Thinlits) to spread embossing powder, then quickly added copper embossing powder. I used the same sentiment because it was still out on my desk. A copper foil layer was all that was left to add!

Show me in the comments what you're making with embossing paste!

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Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Soft Sayings Card Kit [145466] $35.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $8.00
Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137] $11.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $4.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $6.50	Embossing Paste [141979] $8.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $5.00

Watercolor Soft Sayings Mask

You may already know that the Soft Sayings kit is one of my favorite things from the Stampin Up Catalog! One of the main things I loved was one of the card overlays. I wanted to use it as a mask. [For those of you like me who hate the idea of using one up that way, remember that you can order a kit refill with more overlays for just $21!]

First I coated it with gloss gel (you could use Mod Podge) to make it a bit more durable. When that dried, I placed the mask over watercolor paper and used a makeup sponge to add Berry Burst and Lemon-Lime Twist inks.

For the card on the left, I removed the mask and spritzed the card front with water--just a little, till the ink started to blend a bit. After it dried, I added a sentiment from Rose Wonder (stamped with the MISTI, so I could re-stamp on the bumpy watercolor paper) in black. Then matted it with Berry Burst cardstock and mounted it on Thick Very Vanilla cardstock. Which reminds me that I need to order more of that!

For the card on the right, I left the mask on the watercolor paper when I spritzed the water. This gave the image clearer lines and made it more defined. When it dried, I mounted it on Gold Glimmer Paper and a Thick Very Vanilla base.

I love both these cards. I can't decide which one I like better! But I'll probably be making more just like this, in different color combinations.


Product List

Soft Sayings Card Kit [145466] $35.00	Soft Sayings Card Kit Refill [145387] $21.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $7.00	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.00	Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $5.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [144092] $3.75	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [144089] $3.75	Uninked Stampin' Spots [141822] $9.00	Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $5.00