Double Embossing Tutorial

Hi and welcome! It is Monday again and I hope you had a good weekend. We went to an historical museum and looked at an interesting exhibition about the history of Egypt. Even Leo enjoyed walking around there.

This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Powder Power challenge. You could use embossing powder or pigment powders (such as Perfect Pearls, Brusho Crystals and Infusions). 

There is something almost magical about embossing powders, and I used lots of powder on this Halloween tag. It's been a while since I did the double embossing background technique, and it is such a fun technique with an interesting result. My tag is super glossy from all the embossing powders. That spooky tree was also fun to make, you'll see how I made it in the steps below. 

Remember to always be very careful when working with embossing powders so that you don't burn yourself. It gets very hot. 

Start by stamping Tim Holtz Damask background stamp with Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink on a manila tag, or another surface. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

Ink the tag with Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke and Black Soot. Cover the entire tag in clear powder and melt. You could stop at this point, if you'd like.

I didn't stop, instead I continued adding more layers using Ranger's Emboss It Dabber. I think I added another two layers, maybe three.This gives the tag a wonderful glossy look, almost like it has been covered in liquid glass. 

I die cut a Gothic Gate from mixed media cardstock, and cut it in the center with a craft knife and metallic ruler, so that it would be possible to open the gates. This die is amazingly intricate, and works best together with the Sizzix Precision Base Plate. You can also use a Die Brush, to get the pieces out. 

The gate was inked with the Emboss It Dabber, which is great for such an intricate surface, and covered with a bit of gold powder, followed by Liquid Platinum. (I thought I took a photo of this step, but I seem to have forgotten). 

I wanted a spooky looking tree, and got the idea to use Tim's new Twisted Edge die, but in a different way. First, die cut it from black Kraft-Core cardstock, using a big enough piece of cardstock for an entire tree.

Next, line it up from the back of the paper instead, and die cut the other side, so that you get a spooky looking tree, like this. Since the long edge of the die doesn't cut, this worked perfectly. 

Cut off the lower branches to make it look a little more like a tree. Do you see the branches looking like claw hands reaching out?

Mist with Brushed Pewter Mica Spray, for a metallic look.

 

I tied a folded up Deco Tape ribbon and an Orange & Black Jute string to the tag, and attached a Halloween Typed Token to it with a Loop Pin. The word was highlighted with black paint. Here you can see the texture of the background a little better too.

It is difficult to capture the glossy look of the embossed background on a photo, but I think you can see it a little better here. Since the orange stamping has an additional layer of powder, it stands out slightly. If you only do two layers, this is more obvious.

 

I added strips of Deco Tape at the base, to look like a road or a path, and the sentiment was stamped on a piece of Materialized patterned paper, with one of the stamps from the Regions Beyond set. The gate was folded out slightly, to look old and crooked.

 There is also an ephemera pumpkin, two Resin Bones and a spider.

The Twisted Edge tree looks pretty spooky and the fact that it is symmetrical almost makes it look even spookier, since it doesn't look like a natural tree.

I hope you will join us in our Powder Power challenge. As every week, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

If you want to, follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. 

Do you use Instagram ? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Sizzix TWISTED EDGE	Tim Holtz Sizzix GOTHIC GATE	Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die - Tag & Bookplates	Tim Holtz WEBS & DAMASK	Tim Holtz REGIONS BEYOND
Ranger 8.5 X 11 MANILA CARDSTOCK	Ranger MANILA TAGS #8	Ranger MIXED MEDIA CARDSTOCK	Tim Holtz Core'dinations KRAFT CORE NOSTALGIC	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash MATERIALIZE 8 x 8
Tim Holtz Idea-ology HALLOWEEN Metal Typed Tokens	Tim Holtz Idea-ology WICKED	Tim Holtz Idea-ology CURIOSITIES Ephemera	Tim Holtz Idea-ology RESIN BONEYARD BONES	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MATERIALIZE Design Tape
Tim Holtz Idea-ology ORANGE AND BLACK Jute String	Tim Holtz LOOP PINS	Ranger Embossing Powder CLEAR	Ranger Embossing Powder CLEAR 1.5 Oz Jar	Ranger CLEAR EMBOSS IT DABBER
Ranger Embossing Powder GOLD	Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM	Tim Holtz Distress Ink RIPE PERSIMMON	Tim Holtz Distress Ink HICKORY SMOKE	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PUMICE STONE
Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK BLACK SOOT	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK	Ranger TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS Designer Mica Sprays	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	Sizzix PRECISION BASE PLATE
Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM	Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING TOOL
Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS	Ranger Inkssentials US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL	Ranger Inkssentials EUROPEAN HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL	Tim Holtz SANDING GRIP	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SCISSORS
Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT	Sizzix DIE BRUSH AND FOAM PAD

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