Embossing powder is a great way to transform embellishments
quickly and easily, helping you to give your old and no-longer-loved
embellishments a new lease of life.
It also enables you to change them to match your current project.
As an example, I have used an old metal brad that has been
in my stash collection for years.
As you can see, in its original state it was a rough, silver-ish metal,
ideal perhaps for manly layouts but not much else.
I decided it would work much better as a centre for a big
flower, and so changed it to a gorgeous iridescent pink colour. For more interest, you could also stamp
onto the brad using Staz-on ink.
The process was easy – I took the brad by its two prongs,
and pressed it gently onto my Versamark ink pad. Versamark is the best ink pad for this, as it is slightly
stickier than other ink pads. Once
I was sure it was covered with ink, including the sides, I dabbed it into my
embossing powder and gently shook the excess off.
I then heated it with my heat gun until the powder had
melted. The result wasn’t quite as
strong as I had hoped, so while it was still hot, I dabbed it into my embossing
powder once again, shook it gently and then melted it again to get a perfectly
smooth and even finish.
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HINTS!!! {hot tips}
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Invest
in a pair of plastic, but heat proof, tongs (I use a pair meant for cooking
with).
Use them to hold your brad
or other embellishments while heating them, otherwise you will end up with
burnt fingers! You may want to
continue to hold the brad for a minute or two while it cools down, to ensure
the molten powder doesn’t smudge off onto something else.
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