Stamping Techniques 101 - Stained Glass

 
I'm thrilled to be here to share my version of the Stained Glass Technique with you today. 

It is my first  contribution to the Stamping Techniques 101 Blog Hop, and I'm very happy to show you how easy this version of the Stained Glass Technique is for beginner stampers, and how much fun for more experienced stampers.

Heat Embossing is always a WOW! no matter how often you do it.

I've chosen to use heat embossing on vellum, and colouring the design from the back with the new Stampin' Blends

I used the Flurry of Wishes stamp set from the Annual Catalogue (p. 116) and Copper Embossing Powder to create my stained glass.
As an added bonus if you live in Australia, the Flurry of Wishes stamp set is currently reduced by 30%.
Item #139732

Here is the completed card.

And a close up view of the central motif.

You can see the colour peeking through the lines and shapes created by heat embossing the image with Copper Embossing Powder.

The steps used to create this card:

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  Dust Vellum with Embossing Buddy, then stamp the large snowflake image and the 2 smaller snowflakes using Versa Mark ink. Remember to use a Pierce Mat under your Vellum!
  Leave room around the large snowflake .

  
  

  
  
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  Cover with Copper Embossing Powder and tap from behind to remove excess powder.
  Heat with Heat Tool until the powder melts. This will happen quite quickly with the Vellum, so stop as soon as the powder turns shiny

  
  

  
  
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  Working from the back of the Vellum, colour in areas of the snowflake using Stampin' Blends (alcohol ink), to create the Stained Glass effect.
  Note that you will need to let the first layer of colour dry for a moment and then add more colour to improve the density.

  
  

  
  
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  Use the Circle Builder Framelits to cut out the opening for the "window". I used the largest circle to cut out the white card and the 2nd largest circle to cut out the Copper Foil Card, thus creating a foil circle around the image.
  Cut out the 2 smaller snowflakes.

  
  

  
  
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  Adhere the copper foil card under the Whisper White Thick card ensuring you have an even circle of Copper Foil showing.
  Next adhere the Vellum to the back of the Copper Foil using Fast Fuse or Snail Adhesive.

  
  

  
  
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  Stamp the greeting directly onto the card below the cut out circle. Place the smaller snowflakes to balance your composition, adhere them to the card and you are finished.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I hope you have enjoyed this card and that you will give heat embossing on Vellum a try. I mentioned using the Alcohol Blends - you can substitute the Stampin' Write Markers but you have to be very careful not to smudge them as they do not dry for a long time!

  
  

  
  

  Now it is time to move on to visit Carmen and see her awesome design.
  

  
  
  

  
  

  Simply select the button below and it will take you there.

  
  

  
  

• Ann Craig – Australia
• Carmen Sahadat- Morris – The Netherlands
• Delys Cram – New Zealand
• Heike Vass - Germany
• Leonie Schroder – Australia
• Libby Dyson – Australia
• Tamra Davis - USA

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the Stamping Techniques 101 Blog Hop!

Product List

Flurry Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139732]

$37.00

Stampin' Pierce Mat

[126199]

$9.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$7.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

$11.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$10.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$8.75

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144579]

$7.75

Rich Razzleberry Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144583]

$7.75

Pool Party Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144594]

$7.75

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$58.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$17.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Water Color Wash Christmas Backgrounds

The Water Color Wash Background stamp is really versatile and I've been enjoying trying out some different effects on this stamp. 

Today I have some Christmas cards that we made at our first Christmas Stamp A Stack class for 2016 (yes we start early) and I love how they turned out. I used a retired stamp as I really wanted a silhouette in front of the background, but you could just as easily use the silhouette from "Every Blessing" from our current Annual Catalogue. 

 The background is achieved by swiping ink pads  across the stamp, starting with the lightest colour first. For this card I used Blushing Bride, Perfect Plum and Marina Mist. You might be able to see a little extra Plum at the base of the card. I like to keep the ink application quite "free"  and then the stamp is spritzed lightly with water.

I do not mount this stamp on a block, rather I simply press it onto the paper with my hand to achieve this effect. What do you think? 

The silhouette image is stamped in Elegant Eggplant, giving a more subtle effect.

In class we tried a lot of different colour combinations and some of them were gorgeous. I rather like this next combination - that of Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Marina Mist inks.

This time I spritzed the stamp a little more heavily to create this gorgeous stormy effect in the sky. The silhouette is stamped in Early Espresso,

Give this technique a try. You don't always have to mount a stamp on a block, particularly if you are trying to achieve creative effects. 

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Happy stamping!