Metal Accents

Heat Embossing

Toolbox standards for many scrapbookers, inks and embossing powders can give metal accents a quick face-lift. On this layout, Erin used several inking methods. She pressed a watermark ink pad on the embossed metal strip along the left side of the page and on the corner of a scrap of crafting metal, coated each with color embossing powder, and set the powder with a heat tool. To give the strip a worn appearance, she sanded it a bit once it had cooled. To alter the color metal photo corner in the top right, Erin used a text-print stamp and watermark ink, then sprinkled it with color embossing powder and heat-set it. She also added solvent ink to the metal number, allowed it to dry, and then sanded it lightly. She used similar techniques to decorate flowers on a card. Erin first added black solvent ink to each metal flower and allowed the pieces to dry. Then she stamped the flowers with a text-print image and clear ink, sprinkled them with white embossing powder, and set them with a heat tool.

Sources: Patterned paper by Autumn Leaves. Computer font is Incognitype downloaded off the Internet. Stickers by Far and Away. Rub-on letters by Li’l Davis Designs. Tags, ribbon, jump rings, metal flowers, mini brads, crafting metal, metal photo corner, embossed metal strip, safety pin, ribbon, and printed tag by Making Memories. Rubber stamp by Hero Arts. Stamp ink by Tsukineko (solvent ink and watermark ink), Artistique from Inkadinkado (gold), and Memories (brown). Embossing powder by Ranger Industries (white) and Stampendous (red). Walnut ink by 7Gypsies.

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