This may be me a little late to the party, but it hit me... how about inking over the reverse side of Embossing Folders to create Pearl/mirror inlays….
So this is super easy, take the card stock of your choice (in the above case - Gold Pearl Foundations card) and take a Distress Oxide ink pad and smooth it over the top of the card.
You may wish to use a brayer to apply the ink over the top instead of your ink pad.
Also, if the folder is more ‘open’ in it’s design, a brayer is a more solid tool to apply to the ink over the embossed card than the felt pad of an ink pad.
For a more vintage effect, leave the ink to dry on its own… or for a high gloss finish.. sprinkle on clear embossing powder!
Fancy a festive spin on it… introduce Frosty Sparkle Embossing Powder to give a glazed glitter effect.
Now let’s talk about variations…
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Ok, so let’s spice things up a little…
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3D Embossing Folders -
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One of biggest money saving tips for clear embossing powder...
I hope you enjoy this post, please share your creations with us in our Facebook Group, using this tip...
Jamie -x-
Love these techniques Jamie thanks for the inspiration :))
Love this...so simple & yet so effective....& so many variations possible!! Will need to have a play soon! TFS
It is a technique I've seen before, but it's always great to get a reminder and see different tweeks to the idea. Hope you are well and thanks for sharing x