AECP - Impressive Heat Embossing

I am getting closer to finishing up Level 2 of the Altenew Educators Certification Program. Only a few more classes after this one.

The Impressive Heat Embossing class taught by Svetlana Marchenko is all about heat embossing and what it can add to your card making. Heat embossing just gives your card a little something extra that you don't get stamping with ink alone. It can also as in my case make watercoloring an image a little quicker because you don't have to skip around waiting for paint to dry or worry about ink running.

I stamped the image from Altenew's Craft Your Life: Fragrant Florals onto Altenew Hot- Press Watercolor paper using Versamark ink. TIP - because of the texture of the paper you will need to stamp a few times to get good coverage when stamping on watercolor paper so it is best to use a stamp positioner, like the StampWheel or Misti.

Once it was stamped I used Altenew Embossing Powder in Platinum to heat emboss my image. After allowing the embossing powder to cool I used Altenew Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan set  to watercolor the image. And because it was heat embossed I did not have to skip around and wait for paint to dry because the embossing acts like a dam to keep the areas separated. 

This is a large image and some times it can be difficult to decide where you want to trim it down to adhere to a cardbase. TIP - when trying to decide where to trim a large image down I use my A2 rectangle die to "audition" the panel so that I can determine how I want to trim it. You could also make a frame with a piece of paper and use that to get a better visual of what it will look like in order to decide which areas you want to trim off.

After I die cut the panel using my A2 rectangle die, I then used one of the sentiments in the set and Altenew Obsidian Black ink to stamp directly on to the panel before adhering it to my card base.

SUPPLIES USED:

Stamp - Altenew Craft Your Life: Fragrant Florals
Paper - Altenew Hot-Press Watercolor paper, Neenah 110 lb. cardstock
Ink - Altenew Obsidian Black, Versamark
Misc - Altenew Platinum embossing powder, Altenew Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan set, Princeton Velvetouch brush, Misti stamp positioner