Joseph's Coloured Coat Embossed Leaves Card

A project from our live show TECHNIQUE TUESDAY - Join Toni for her latest techniques - broadcast 14th Feb 23 · 02/14/2023 · watch it from 4:30

A vibrant multicoloured card featuring layered ink techniques with clear embossing powder creating a resist effect. The technique captures coloured inks underneath clear embossing, then reveals detailed leaf designs by brushing dark ink over the top and lifting it away with water to create a beautiful textured, artistic background.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of white card stock and apply vibrant ink colours directly onto it using a brush—use yellow, orange, and pink for a bright, multicoloured base. ▶ watch 4:30
2. Allow the coloured inks to dry completely, or use a heat gun to speed up the drying process. ▶ watch 5:30
3. Stamp the detailed outline design from the Pretty Things Inside stamp set onto the coloured card using black ink. ▶ watch 12:15
4. Use a sticky embossing ink pad to stamp the solid leaf design from the same set over the coloured background. ▶ watch 16:00
5. Immediately sprinkle clear embossing powder over the sticky ink stamp and tap off any excess. ▶ watch 17:45
6. Use an embossing brush to gently remove any loose powder around the edges, keeping the work neat. ▶ watch 19:30
7. Heat set the embossing powder with a heat gun until it becomes clear and glossy. ▶ watch 20:45
8. Brush black ink over the entire embossed area using a brush, which will sit on top of the clear embossing. ▶ watch 21:45
9. Dampen a tissue with water and gently burnish over the black ink to lift and reveal the coloured leaves underneath, creating a resist effect. ▶ watch 23:45
10. Stamp the 'Love and Hope' sentiment from the Pretty Things Inside stamp set in black ink onto the card. ▶ watch 25:30
11. Add white and gold splatter effects by flicking water mixed with white and gold ink across the background for extra texture and interest. ▶ watch 29:30
12. Mount the finished artwork onto a card base and allow to dry completely. ▶ watch 32:00

Tips from the show

• You can use any clear embossing powder—thick, thin, sparkly, or interference—as long as you can see through it.
• The technique works with any solid stamp design, not just leaves; try flowers or other shapes.
• You can use different dark colours to push back the light underneath—black, brown, dark grey, or dark green all work well.

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