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Emboss resist with watercolours

Emboss resist with watercolours | Heat embossing techniques

When someone says emboss resist, you are more likely to think of inks and ink blending. But there is so much more that we can use with emboss resist. Today I’m showing you one medium you can use, but there are so many different media you can use. Raid your stash and get creative!

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Emboss resist with watercolours

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Emboss resist with watercolours

Emboss resist with watercolours: rainbow

Start off by heat emboss the Diamond Tile background stamp in embossing ink onto a piece of Distress Watercolour cardstock. Cover this with Bubbalicious embossing powder from the Pink-a-licious Trio

Once heat-set, use a clean brush to add clean water across the whole panel. With a round brush, start to drop watercolour colours into the background in a rainbow manner. Here I used liquid watercolour pens from Altenew and I used the following colours: Fresh lemon, Sunkissed, Limeade, Sea Breeze, Rubelite, Midnight Violet, Autumn Blaze.

The heat embossing will resist the watercolour, so as it dries, the watercolour will dry off the embossing. Trim this panel down and add a die-cut sentiment using the Hey There die set with white and Gold Mirror cardstock. This card was finished with Happy Circles Sprinkles from Lucy’s cards.

Emboss resist with watercolours

Emboss resist with watercolours: shades of blue

This card shows you an alternative colour scheme, more of a unisex card. Heat emboss the Diamond Tiles background stamp in Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder. 

Emboss resist with watercolours

Again, once heat set, add clean water to the background before adding in the following colours: Turquoise, Sea Breeze, Dusk, Desert Night and Midnight Violet.  Adding the colours to a wet background allows the colours to blend and move, creating a soft variation to the background.

Again this card was finished with another sentiment using the Hey There die set, where I used the outline die-cut leftover from the previous card to make this sentiment. Gold sequin discs were added to embellish the card.

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Diamon Tile Background stamp - The Stamp Market
Diamon Tile Background stamp – The Stamp Market
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Hey There die - A Pocketfull of Happiness
Hey There die – A Pocketful of Happiness
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Watercolor Brush Makers - Tropical Fiesta - Altenew
Watercolor Brush Makers – Tropical Fiesta – Altenew
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Watercolor Brush Makers - Spring Garden - Altenew
Watercolor Brush Makers – Spring Garden – Altenew
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Metallic Gold Rich Pale - WOW! Embossing Powder
Metallic Gold Rich Pale – WOW! Embossing Powder
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Pink-a-licious Trio (You Made Me Blush, Firey Fun, Bublicious) - WOW! Embossing Powder
Pink-a-licious Trio (You Made Me Blush, Firey Fun, Bublicious) – WOW! Embossing Powder
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Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock
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Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock
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Distress Watercolor Cardstock - Ranger
Distress Watercolor Cardstock – Ranger
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Mirror Gold Cardstock - Spellbinders
Mirror Gold Cardstock – Spellbinders
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Original MISTI 2.0 - My Sweet Petunia
Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia
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Precision Glue XL - Hero Arts
Precision Glue XL – Hero Arts
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Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white
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WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version)
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version)
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WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version)
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version)
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Crafter's Essential Bone Folder - Altenew
Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew
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Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer - Tonic Studios
Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios
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Trim and Score Board - We R Memory Keepers
Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for WOW! Embossing Powders have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from WOW! Embossing Powder to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love.   The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert. 

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Hi, I am Verity and I live in the UK.  I love to create beautiful projects whenever I can. My main passion lies with Papercrafting, however, I will always turn my hand to a new project or craft any chance I get.

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