Beautiful Promenade Embossed

I love the high contrast of bright colors against black; and heat embossing helps to give even more contrast.  This was a card from our April Technique class which focused on heat embossing.

While contrast is good, you don't want to over do it.  I did make this card with a plain background but decided it was too much flat black. If you look closely at the card you'll see I used a very subtle background stamp to break up the solidness of the card front. Versamark Ink leaves a subtle watermark image on cardstock that was just right for the image from Stampin'UP!'s Crackle Paint background stamp.  This background technique really makes a difference visually.

The reason for heat embossing was for even more visual impact.  This close-up shows how the heat embossing helps with the contrast on the Coral Cardstock.

HINT:  If you use clear embossing powder you can heat emboss in any color.  You just need ink "gooey" enough to hold the powder in place while you heat set it.  

I used Memento Black Ink with the Clear Embossing Powder on this flower. Memento Ink is not advertised as an embossing ink, but I found that it worked just fine. There is a complete list of products used on this card at the end of the post.I

Thanks for visiting - I hope I've inspired you to spend some time today in a little creative play.  The purpose of this site is to educate and inspire and I'm happy to answer questions about this or any other project.  

Have an INKcredible day . . . 

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Crackle Paint Background Stamp Wood-Mount  [148755] - $20.00 Cling -Mount [148752] - $16.00	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.00	Beautiful Promenade Photopolymer Stamp Set [146842] - $21.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] - $8.50	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] - $8.50
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] - $8.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] - $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] - $6.00	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] - $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] - $30.00

Versatile Versamark with Daisy Delight

The project for today was made to showcase the versatility of Versamark.  In an recent post I mentioned the things I thought should be basic to everyone's stamping supplies and the Versamark ink pad is definitely on the list.

The images on this card are from a set called Daisy Delight. If you've been reading past posts you saw another card recently posted using this set for a color combo blog hop. You can see that card here.

The colors on this card are much softer and elegant: pink and green with gold highlights.  There's even a gold tint in the Faceted Jewel in the center of the flower. By the way if you get these Gems you're going to love the fact that they're self-adhesive.

The green strip down the side is the part that shows the versatility of the Versamark Ink.

Versamark is a gooey thick ink that has 2 main uses for card-making.  First, its gooey nature makes it a perfect ink to stamp an image that you want to heat emboss.  Sprinkle the powder over the Versamark image and it sticks well enough to hold it in place under the heat tool. The gold leaves on this card were heat embossed.

Second: the ink in the Versamark pad also reacts with paper to leave behind a watermark.  The darker leaves on this strip were stamped in versamark and left to dry. 

The Versamark ink pad is definitely something every paper crafter should own. Links to purchase it and all the product used on this card are at the end of the post.

I hope you've been inspired. Leave a comment about your experiences with Versamark.

If you haven't browsed the Stampin'UP! store I encourage you to spend a little time there. This is a great company with wonderful product. I do receive commission on sales and I appreciate your business - thank-you. My commission is paid by the company, you pay nothing extra when purchasing product through me.

Because I do appreciate your business, you can earn extra rewards when you shop with me

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Daisy Delight Stamp Set [143669] - $17.00	Daisy Punch [143713] - $18.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] - $8.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] - $4.00	Gold Faceted Gems [144141] - $5.00
Versamark Ink Pad [102283] - $9.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] - $7.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] - $7.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] - $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] - $30.00