Crafty Friday #11: Falling in love with embossing powders

Ever since I got hold of the Frantage line of Stampendous embossing powders, I fell in love with embossing powders once again. They really give a different texture to chipboards. I may have to find other ways to use them, but right now, I enjoy using them on chipboards.

And another idea I learned is to mixed my old embossing powders with the frantage line to revive those old and outdated embossing powders, give them a new twist and catch up with the new trends in giving my projects new dimension, not to mention I get to use them and enjoy them.

Here are two layouts, mostly from my side of the family, with my father and the three grandsons and with my mother and all the girls in the family, except me.

Chipboards are embossed with Stampendous Shabby Bronze mixed with white and gold embossing powders from my stash.

What would Iris do?

Mojo is back. Thanks to a weekend class with Iris Uy. She is really one talented lady and has been so generous sharing her knowledge and techniques here and around the world. Though I would always end up scraplifting her layouts in the class, I still try to do the techniques on my own applying it with my style.
I always learn something new everytime I attend her class and I always feel bad if I have to skip or miss a class due to prior commitments. I will share my layouts from the class. I still have to take pictures of my layouts.

What I will share this time is still a scraplift from Iris. I picked up a pack of Studio Azul kit accummulating dust for two years, going on three. I looked at the papers and notices that they were released 2009. I tried to search for inspiration but could not find any. I tried to look at Iris' 2009 archives and voila. There are papers which are exactly the same. So I lifted her layout and made slight revisions with the stuff I have.

I used modelling paste, colored with Prang Metallic Watercolors to give extra dimension to the borders. I fell in love with Prang Metallic colors the first time I tried on them the last class. Good thing hubby able to grab one for me. I also used the water color for the flowers of the stamped image. The colors are pastel and more vibrant than others.

Sometimes when I cannot think of a title for the layout, since the picture itself tells the story, Ali Edwards stamps from Technique Tuesday comes handy for title and journalling.

Supplies used:

Prang Metallic Watercolor

 

Liquitex Modelling Paste

Hero Arts Flower Tree Stamp

Ali Edwards Stamps

Scrappy Saturday

Of course this should have been posted last Saturday, however, it is already late posting due to my commitments over the weekend. As promised, I try to post layouts every Saturday and try to share some tips on how I made the layout. Maybe someday, I will have the chance to take a picture of the work in progress layout. This layout has several elements I love, the misting and masking, stamping and embossing, use of Bedazzles, use of Tim Holtz die cuts, which suits perfectly because this is a travel layout. The Old Jalopy die cut was sent by Isabel from Yellow Violet House along with the die I ordered from her. I had to dress up the die cut to give it dimension.

My creative process:
1. Using Prima mask and Studio Calico Mister Huey Mist, I created the swirl background.
2. Stamp TH stamp and embossed with a white embossing powder.
3. Stamp TH script stamp using Distress Ink Pad.
4. Mat the photo with a patterned paper.
5. Tear a strip of paper for the background.
6. Punch a strip of paper for the border.
7. Randomly apply two colors of perfect pearls using embossing ink.
8. Die cut fence shape and apply distress ink and randomly apply distress embossing powder
9. Apply glossy or sepia accents randomly to serve as adhesive and sprinkle bedazzles on the glossy accents.
10. Adhere lace.

Thank you for looking...Detailed photos below...