Today's Thursday Craft 'n Chat is brought to you by Eileen from As The Cricut Cuts...
I fell in love with
ceramic tiles while living in Europe… all the detail and vibrant colors! When I
discovered a way to duplicate this look on my scrapbook pages and cards, I was
VERY excited. And the best part… it’s incredibly simple. All you need is a few
items… and if you are a stamper, you probably already have most of what you
need.
Materials:
VersaMark ink
Embossing heat tool
Rubber stamp of choice
Ink and/or markers
Clear embossing powder
Cardboard or mat board
Directions
1 1.) Stamp the image you
chose on the cardboard/matt board.
Complete all inking and coloring of your stamped image until you obtain
your desired look.
2 2.) Once your image is
complete, you can cut it into your desired size. Smaller size looks better. If
your image is larger (2” x 2” or larger), it works best if you divide it into
smaller squares. I chose the image of
the rose; thinking it would look nice cut into four small ‘tiles.'
3.) Now for the fun part!
Doing one ‘tile’ at a time, cover the inked image on the tile with the VersaMark
ink then embossing powder.
4.) With the heat tool, melt the embossing powder on
the tile. While the tile is still hot, cover again with embossing powder and
melt with the heat tool. Repeat this process for a total of three or four
times.
5.) Repeat the process with each 'tile.'
6.) Now your tiles are ready for your project. To
make the ‘tiles’ appear to be more dimensional, you can mount on your project
using pop dots or foam tape.
Here’s what my final
project looks like. Simple and easy, yet the tiles really add something to the
card:
What a great idea. xxx
ReplyDeletegreat tutorial! Thanks for the idea ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteBe blessed, Beckie
Oh wow, I'm gonna have to try this. Thank you so much for the tutorial. Great step by step.
ReplyDeleteHow awesome is this?!?! What a great tutorial too. Def gonna have to give that a try! : )
ReplyDeleteGreat job Eileen!I LOVE this!!!
ReplyDeleteCrafty Hugs,
Jessica
www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
Fabulous technique!!!! TFS I gotta try it.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Liz