Another Faux enamel ornament

I just couldn't resist making another faux enamel ornament with my embossing powders.

For this card I mixed gold blue and white embossing powders with a little gilding flakes and before it set I embedded some gems.

I used a stencil and some distress inks for the background and Alison Bomber Christmas typed sayings for the background

I'm entering this for the following challenges

CAS Christmas April Ornament

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything goes

The Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything goes

I hope you like the card, I'd love to hear from you.

Card Recipe
Stamps:, Paper Artsy sayings (Alison Bomber), Rubbernecker Sentiment.
Paper: 110lb white, thin chipboard, mixed media
Ink: Ranger distress, Ranger archival
Accessories: Embossing powders, Stencil, blending tool and foam
Techniques: Faux enamel, stenciling

Faux metal ornament

It's time for our Mid month reminder cards over at CAS Christmas.

Drop by and see all the wonderful ornament cards by the Design Team and all the challenge entries, there's so much inspiration to get you going on your Christmas card stash.

You've probably seen a number of Faux Enamel cards posted recently so this is my version.  You can either use a hot plate or a heat gun  but I found the hot plate was the easiest method to melt the embossing powder for me, this video by Scrap Time gives a great how too tutorial.

My ornament is die cuts from Memory box and after I layered my embossing powders I embedded some pearls across the middle.  My background stamp is JOFY from Paper Artsy which I used coloured pencils in blue and silver tones of the the ornament, and sentiment is from Rubbernecker which I stamped in Ranger archival blue.

I'd love to hear from you😊

Card Recipe
Stamps: JOFY, Rubbernecker sentiment
Paper: 110lb white, Mixed Media
Ink: Ranger archival
Accessories: Memory Box die, Embossing powders, Pearls, Hot Plate, Coloured pencils
Techniques: Pencil colouring, Faux enamel

Faux Enamel Butterfly

Nancy shared a technique she had seen on Kia's blog. It's a video by Marion Emberson creating faux enameled surfaces using embossing powder. Marion used a heat tool and parchment paper (to stop the powder blowing away) to melt the embossing powder. By mixing different colours you get a wonderful artsy faux enamel surface for your die cuts.

A few of us have been busy trying the technique if you have time check out the following blogs
Julia
Nance
Nancy
Sorry if I missed anyone, and I'm sure there will be a few more popping up over the next few days.

My first few attempts failed but I did manage this butterfly before I overheated and killed my heat tool.  In the video Marion touches the parchment with her heat tool to melt the powder below.  Mine being my very first purchase as a card maker, so now pretty old just couldn't handle the extra heat and it just stopped working.

When I peeled my butterfly off the paper I should have used a spatula, but didn't so he lost his antennae. I die cut a second in black and layered them.  

My background is a Bo Bunny plank stamp which I inked in 3 colours of distress oxide ink.  I've had this stamp for years and this is the first time it's been inked. It's so much fun finding stamps in your stash.

I'm entering this for the following challenges
Happy Little Stampers February Mixed Media challenge Butterflies
Water cooler Wednesday 156 Feminine anything goes
CASology

Card Recipe
Stamps: Bo Bunny, Purple onion sentiment (retired)
Paper: 110LB white, watercolour
Ink: Ranger archival black, Distress Oxide inks
Accessories: Stamplorations die cut, MISTI
Techniques: Faux enamel