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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Multi-Colored Embossing + Giveaway

Probably the most common question we get on Splitcoast is "What can I use that looks like snow?"

I've tried lots of things. I did a TV live spot one morning with Snow-Tex - which is a glitter paste. This is fun and sparkly, but you need to use it with waterproof ink - it's a waterbased product.

Puff paints work too - but they can get smooshed if going through the mail, so those are best on decor items and ornaments.

So I was super excited to find out about white puff embossing powder.

More often than snow, I like to do watercolor surf, and I've looked for something that fit the bill for a textured surf foam for most of my crafting life, and I finally found it.

The texture is perfection - even giving the appearance of bubbles. I used a Versamarker to apply VersaMark between the Phthalo Blue Green Shade wash, which fades into Amazonite and the Monte Amiata wash - my fave beachy colors, and applied and heated the powder. I wanted to indicate that line where the depth of the water drops down with the two different blues.

BOOM.

Perfect surf. I love it. The sentiment is from this adorable ocean themed set.
 
 But I was talking about snow, right? So I thought I should use it for snow too. 

I took this layering bough set and stamped it in Turquoise Sea and Tranquil Teal

Next I used the Versamarker again to apply the big areas of snow, but if you've actually lived anywhere with snow, there's also a powdery dusting of snow on tree limbs where the snow has been disturbed by wind or a bird. So to get that effect quickly - I just lightly misted my card with water, and then quickly applied the embossing powder

Yes, you can emboss with water, and it gives you fine details you might not otherwise get. The sentiment is from this stamp set, and I stamped it twice - once on the card in Nocturne, and once in Turquoise Sea on White cardstock. I cut the ornament out of the blue one, and brushed the edges with my teeniest Life Changing Blender Brush in Tranquil Teal for dimension. One Christmas card done! :)













WOW! Embossing Powder - White Puff...
[ JGG | ELH | SSS ]
String of Lights - Picket Fence Studios
[ PFS | SSS ]
BB Friends with Fins – MFT Stamps
[ MFT | ELH | SSS ]
BB Friends with Fins Die-namics – MFT...
[ MFT | ELH | SSS ]
CM306 Color Layering Trimmings - Hero...
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
DI572 Color Layering Trimmings Frame...
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
GKD Ink Cube- Turquoise Sea - Gina K...
[ GNK | SSS | ELH ]
GKD Ink Cube- Tranquil Teal - Gina K...
[ GNK | SSS | ELH ]
VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne -...
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tsukineko Versamark VERSAMARKER...
[ SSS | ELH ]
01767-5160 - Daniel Smith Extra Fine...
[ BLIC ]
01767-1270 - Daniel Smith Extra Fine...
[ BLIC ]
Monte Amiata Natural Sienna
[ BLIC ]
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors
[ BLIC ]
Life Changing Blender Brushes. 4 Pack...
[ PFS | SSS ]
Escoda Versatil Brushes, Travel Round...
[ UTR | BLIC | INK ]
Da Vinci Cosmotop Sable Mix F Brushes...
[ BLIC | ELH ]
Fabriano Extra White Cold Press...
[ BLIC ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ]
Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
[ SSS | ELH | CST | ART ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | MFT ]
LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for...
[ BRG ]
Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies
[ ART ]
Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line 05...
[ SSS ]
Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473
[ SSS ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Crafter's Companion GEMINI...
[ SSS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets...
[ CHC ]
XL Stamp Storage Pockets
[ ELH ]
DecoArt SNOW-TEX Texture Medium 2oz...
[ SSS ]
Marvy SNOW MARKER White 102900 at...
[ SSS ]


In case you missed it, I had a sneak peek of today's post with a multicolored embossing project in this video last week - this is a very fun, different way to use embossing powder with your dies!



Today I'm part of a super fun blog hop with WOW Embossing Powder & Picket Fence Studios! The people at WOW are just extremely lovely, and wait until you see what these two teams have done. I've seen some sneaks, and the word WOW does come to mind :) Leave a comment on each stop in the hop for your chance to win!

WOW! Embossing Powders has 6 powders of your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store your powders safely in.
Picket Fence  is giving away a $50 gift certificate to their store.
The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on THE POSTS.
To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on each blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally. See the full list of hoppers below. Winners will be posted on the company blogs.




YOU ARE HERE >>> Lydia Fiedler <<< YOU ARE HERE
YOUR NEXT STOP IS HERE >>> Anna Wight <<< YOUR NEXT STOP IS HERE

Loveyameanitbye.

35 comments:

  1. Your accenting with the embossing powders is great, definitely amps up the dimension of the cards.

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  2. WOW is right! I NEED that embossing powder! I gave up trying to create snow on my winter cards - THIS is the answer!

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  3. Wait...stop...YOU CAN EMBOSS WITH WATER? What the what? Mind blown; I'll be in my corner contemplating this revolution. #hadnoclue #mindblown

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  4. I love your beachy scene and sentiment! Just gorgeous!

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  5. Very pretty and your snow is perfect. Hugz

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  6. I love blog hops, WOW, and Picket Fence Studios because they inspire me to create--thank you!!!

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  7. Lovely card! Love the dimension.

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  8. Your cards are great! I especially like the "snow" on the Christmas card scene!

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  9. Your foamy surf is SO realistic!! I have that embossing powder in my stash! I will try it out.

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  10. Great cards, both of them - very unusual designs! I really like the use of teal for Christmas cards! I'll need to try that!

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  11. This technique for surf and snow is so awesome. Leave it to WOW to come up with the perfect product.... thanks for sharing your process.

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  12. The WOW embossing powder gives dimension without a lot of bulk. Great idea! I love all your ideas and have learned many new techniques reading your blog.

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  13. The surf is fantastic.
    Great shading on the water
    and the beach. thanks for
    sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. Great cards, especially love the Christmas one, so pretty!

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  15. Love your card ideas. Thanks for the information and the video.
    (Gilda)

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  16. Love using the puff embosing powder for the sea foam...

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  17. Love the snow effects on the branches.

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  18. The beach scene with embossing powder for the surf is great! 🌊

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  19. Emboss with WATER?! *mind blown* How did I never hear of that before? You're the real guru, Lydia!

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  20. White Puff Embossing Powder...sooo cool! And using it for sea foam as well as snow! Mind blown! Awesome!

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  21. Oh my gosh, I think I need some of that Wow White Puff embossing powder now. The detail on the waves just makes the card!

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  22. So pretty! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  23. Fabulous cards! I must check out the white puff embossing powder. Thanks for the tip about embossing with water, I never knew that! X

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  24. Oh this is just dreamy - that ocean, it's in my backyard, time to soak my toes in! Love the tips about snow! I mean, waves .... well all of it, since it's all wonderful! TFS!

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  25. Two great companies and so fun seeing all of the amazing creativity! Love your cards and really love the Christmas sentiment

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  26. what a fun way to make snow and or seafoam, I must try one day ;-) greta cards, love them both

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  27. I like how you added surf foam and snow to your wonderful cards.

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  28. Oh wow, this puffy white embossing powder is a must-have. Love all the cards you made.

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  29. Beautiful cards! I love the beach scene!

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  30. Awesome colors and textures! Beautiful cards! I'm partial to the beach scene... the ocean is calling my name. I need a trip back home to the CA central coast!

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  31. lovely cards. thanks for sharing and inspiring. thanks for the wonderful video.
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

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