Well, I was waiting patiently for the Altenew Embossing Paste to arrive at Bumbleberry’s and soon as it did, it went in my basket! I couldn’t wait to try it out and whats more thought the Liquid watercolours from Pink Fresh Studios would be a quick way to colour the paste. This created fun textured backgrounds without a lot of bulk as this paste is lovely and smooth and can go on very thinly if you wish.
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Creating the textured backgrounds
To start off, use a palette knife to take a small scoop of the paste out from the tub onto your glass mat or any other non-porous surface. This is a lovely light and smooth paste and easy to manipulate over a stencil and to mix with other media to colour.
Apply three small scoops of the paste to your mat and then add a single drop of colour from the Pink Fresh Studio Watercolour collection. I used Sapphire, Sky Blue and Emerald. Use a spatula to mix the colours until the colour is consistent throughout the paste.
Adhere the Grid stencil by Altenew over the top of a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb cardstock with low tack tape. It is best to position the tape on the back of the card and stencil so it doesn’t cover any area on the front where you may wish to add the paste.
For the first card, apply a selection of the colours from Sapphire up into the Sky blue and then into Emerald, blending the colours to create an ombre.
You can also create additional interest by rotating the stencil so the pattern appears diagonally. In addition, for a more organic look, apply the paste in different areas and prevent from filling the whole panel up. When you are happy with the panels and used up the paste, set the panels to one side and leave to dry. This took a couple of hours but the drying time can depend on how thick you apply the paste.
Adding blue pearl heat embossing
Either use the coordinating dies or a pair of scissors to cut the floral heat embossing images out. When the embossed panels are dry, trim these down so there is an 1/8″ border and foam mount these onto white card bases. If you have any warping, ensure there is double sided tape covering the while foam panel for better adhesion.
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Textured backgrounds
Supplies:
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB) and Craft Stash UK/US (CS US/UK). All other shops are not affiliated links: WOW! US/UK and Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP)
 Altenew Gradient Lines Cover Die Shop at: ALT | BP |  Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Grid Stencil – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Opaque Birght White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: WOW (US) |  Cherised Memories – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Aquamarine Watercolour – Pink Fresh Studios Shop at: BP | SB |  Sapphire – Pink Fresh Studios Shop at: BP | SB |  Sky Blue – – Pink Fresh Studios Shop at: BP | SB |
 Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing pad Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Embossing Paste – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Flower Vine Stamp – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Blue Pearl Embossing Powder – WOW! Shop at: WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts 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.
