VIDEO: Layering Stamps with Shimmery Heat Embossing

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Still one of the top three classes I've ever taken in my life was the embossing class I took with Fred Mullett. For a lot of reasons, not just what I learned. He is a warm and joyful human.

You'll see a little Fred in today's video as the second technique is one I learned in his class.

I feel like we have UNDER explored the potential of layering stamps, and this is one little step in the direction of doing more in that area.

So today I'm not using anything new except the technique - you can do this with any layering stamp. As you will see - you can use however many layers you want - you don't have to use them all, and I didn't on the first card - this is actually one of my favorite ways to use layering stamps - omitting one of the layers. The secret is the transparency that the copper and purple shimmery embossing powders bring to this layering tree image. They just glow.

Isn't that glowy and fun?

Here's the video, where you can see closeups of this and the second card. You KNOW I love black on Christmas cards, so these are some of my faves.

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Hope you are happy we are halfway through this week!

Loveyameanitbye.

VIDEO: Simple Highlighted Embossing Part 2 of 2

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Hi friends! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving if you are in the US. We didn't do anything except try out Chef John's loaded sweet potato recipe and it was excellent. 

I worked all weekend on the Hero spring catalog and you will not be disappointed. However, it got really cold and windy this weekend - I have my space heater on as I type this, so it definitely doesn't feel like spring. 

I added a new recipe to my True Crime & Cooking tier on Patreon if you are a member over there - it's the best pasta salad in the world. I am trying to balance each category so there's about the same number of recipes in each category at all times, and I noticed I needed to catch up on salads, so that's what I'm working on at the moment.

Gardening is on pause right now - it's been cold and wet - so I don't really need to be out there watering. And there's no need to weed at this time of year - everything will die back soon enough. I have been thinking about dirt lately though - there are so many plants that I need to repot and add dirt to in the spring, That is always such an ordeal - trying to figure out the right amount of dirt - it's always too much or not enough. BUT - for whatever reason, repotting a plant in new dirt is sooo satisfying. I wish I could get someone to just deliver it to my driveway. 

I am back today with part two of my highlighted embossing mini-series - this is much simpler than part 1, but still really pretty. This will work with regular embossing folders if you have a very light touch, but it works best and most quickly with 3D folders like today's snowflake folder.

I used liquid watercolor - believe it or not, the same colors on both - and this copper paint on the right, white paint on the left. 

It's hard to see, but the snowflake on the left is die cut from clear glitter paper. I used this sentiment set and these embellies.  

This is absolutely an easily reproducible holiday card - each one will look different! Just get a big sheet of watercolor paper and then cut it up afterwards - my favorite type of process for holiday cards, which I really need to get going on. I'm trying to de-stash and that's taking priority right now. If you are interested in a de-stash bundle, you can get on the waiting list here. 

Here's the video - enjoy!

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VIDEO: Photo Paper Resist Three Ways + New Patreon Benefit

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Happy Friday! 

It's been a long week, but I'm happy to report that I've let Maddie out of her cone after three weeks and she's done with her antibiotics. In the last few days, she's perked up a bit. I was seeing a ton of depression in her with the cone. Splotchy hissed at her non-stop, she couldn't play - it was really sad. Now she's getting back to her feisty little self. 

I have a new video for you today with several different ways to do one single technique and ONE of the results is so different from the others - I think you'll love it. 

I used photo paper and a few watercolor mediums: Neon liquid watercolor, powdered watercolor, and reactive ink.

You'll see in the video what happens with one of the mediums - it's really neat. I used this background stamp for all the testing, and I used a Christmas and a Thanksgiving word die and kept the cards simple.

On the medium that behaved so differently - look at the difference in the stamp lines! - I finished the background with this geometric stencil and glitter paste. It's hard to photograph so here's a closeup.

Here's a side view closeup. 

Here's the finished card where you can REALLY see the difference in the reaction.

Here are all the supplies you'll see in the video:

Snow Background [ HA ] Frame Stencil [ HA ] Seasonal Word Dies [ HA ] DF089 Grateful Words Fancy Dies (D) |... [ HA ] Golden Sands [ SSS ] Sunset Beach [ JGG ] Root Beer Reactive Ink [ HA ] Neon Yellow Watercolor [ HA ] Neon Pink watercolor [ HA ] Mister [ AMZUS ] Photo Paper [ AMZUS ] Neutral Glitter Paper [ C&9 ] Sticky Mats MINI 3 pack [ MSP ] Black MISTI [ MSP ] Glitter Paste [ HA ]

And here's the video!

I added a new Patreon benefit today to the True Crime & Cooking level! A lot of podcasts will do series on certain topics, but they are all mixed into their feed, and you have to hunt and peck to find them, especially if they come back to them after there's a resolution in a case after a long period of time.

One such case happened recently, so I've gone and put together playlists so you can listen to them all with no interruption, and the first one I posted is INSANE. So far there are 17 episodes, but they aren't done. You can binge the first 17! I'll add the new ones as they come. PS this is not a violent crime. No spoilers. :)

I hope you have a great weekend! Loveyameanitbye.

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