Saturday, December 15, 2012

Saturday Step X Step - Embossed Flowers


Marjie Kemper here, with a Step X Step using the Tattered Florals die, layers of ink, stencils, and embossing powder.  In the picture below, I'ved used Texture Fades to dry emboss all three flowers:


They look interesting, but check out how much better they are after I heat emboss them, too.


Just press the entire piece into a Versamark pad.


Then cover the flowers with clear embossing powder and heat with a heat tool.


Once they were all done, I realized they were too similar and I needed some contrast.  So I cut a plain black flower and dry embossed it, and then cut another shape entirely and just heat embossed it (so it's totally smooth, almost glassy, with no added texture):


I used small chipboard pieces to pop up the top two layers


I ended up going with 3 of the 5 flowers, and saved the others for another project. Here's my finished card, which I shared on my blog the other day.


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11 comments:

  1. I loved these the first time around, and I love them again. It's amazing what a little embossing will do. I like to use UTEE and then "crack" the embossed flower to make it look antique. I bet you do that, too!

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  2. Wow, Marjie, what wonderful flowers. They certainly are very striking too. Enjoy your Day. Hugs Rita xx

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  3. This is just gorgeous Marjie, when I saw them on your blog I did wonder how you did it. Love the 'extra' flower head, it give it such a lift. Must have a go at this one. Love it! Hugs, Anne x

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  4. Great tutorial..such fantastic flowers!

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  5. These flowers are amazing, Marjie

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  6. Loving your pretty card with its fab background and the flower is beautiful. Annette x

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  7. Oh Marjie, this is just wonderful. The colors are spectacular and I love the texture with them being both dry and heat embossed. I love handmade flowers and these are amazing. Thank you for sharing this terrific tutorial with us!

    Hugs,
    Linda

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  8. Love all this embossing...texture city! Gorgeous flowers, and so full of life with all that color!!!

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  9. Beautiful Marjie and thanks for the tutorial.
    Greetings Janny

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  10. These are so fabulous Marjie... thanks for sharing all those details!
    Alison x

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  11. Thank you so much for that tutorial! Love this.

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