Embossing Powder Background Technique

Hello Everyone!

I'm glad you have decided to spend a little time with me

today.  I have a technique to show you today and I 

hope what I tell you will make sense and you'll be able

to give it a try.

This is the card I made for my son for his

30th birthday this month.  I used this technique

to make it.  For lack of a better name I call it

embossing powder background technique.

The pieces I'm showing you when I explain the technique 

are not pictures of the background I used for the card, but

just the technique.

I started with some plain white card stock.

I put glue onto the card and spread it around with 

my finger.  Then added embossing powder and

heat set it.

On some pieces I use the glue in smaller spaces.

Unfortunately, I didn't remember to take pictures as I 

went.  I was so engrossed in experimenting, that it totally

slipped my mind.
I just kept adding glue in different areas and adding colors.

I tried different ways of applying the glue also,

I brushed it on with a brush, with a q-tip and right from the

bottle and just let it go where it wanted to go.
Just don't get it too thick.
Each layer of embossing powder changes the look,

and I found that the more layers there were, the more texture

I got.  It also depends on the brand and type of powder you have.

Some are chunky and some are fine, or anywhere in between.

I'm sorry I don't have more pictures to show you, but here is a

video from  Marion Emberson showing the basic idea of how to

do this technique.  I don't have the same products as she does,

I used what I have and experimented a bit with it.

I also gave some VersaMark Ink a go and swiped it on with

a make up sponge.  The glue and the VersaMark both worked great.

These are the pieces I created.

Here they are a little closer.

Click on the pictures and you can see them larger.

This one I used a silver sparkle embossing powder,

you can see that the results are different than the other

powders.  Not only the sparkle, but the texture also.

This is the one I used for Jaryd's card,

It was my favorite of the bunch.  
I thought the colors blended beautifully.

I hope you have been inspired in some way today,

and maybe will give this technique a try.

Be sure to watch the video linked above to 

maybe understand the technique a little better.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

emboss away!