Susanbcards: February 2025

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Lunar Paste and Spellbinders "Plaster" embossing folder

The Spellbinders/Simon Hurley 3D embossing folder called, "Plaster" is such a dramatic look with so much dimension. In addition to plaster, I think it looks like frosting!

To highlight the texture I used Simon Hurley's Lunar Paste. I spread it on some black mixed media paper with a foam blender. I like using the flat foam blender because it puts a nice even coat onto the paper. I used some metallic colors, Refined Copper, Silver Lining, Slippery When Wet (gold), and Weeping Willow (dark brown). Originally, I used Shady but I thought it was too dark so I covered it with Silver Lining.

I ran a Black Archival Ink Pad over the Plaster embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot. The black doesn't completely cover the recessed areas but just leaves a little bit to accent it.

I didn't want to cover it but it didn't make much sense without an image, so I used the "Mylar Balloons from the same collection as the "Plaster" embossing folder.

I covered another piece of black cardstock with Lunar Paste in Silver Lining and a bit of Breakup Blue mixed in for highlight. I used a piece of silver glitter cardstock I had in my scrap pile to put behind the balloons for the highlight.

Here is another post using pretty much the same products in a different way, you can read my blog here:

That's it for today!

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Plaster Embossing Folder

---- https://tinyurl.com/3c4ruek4 [Spellbinders]

(out of stock at Scrapbookcom and SSS)

Mylar Balloons Dieset

---- https://tinyurl.com/5bx28bkm [Spellbinders]

---- http://shrsl.com/4ty2v [Scrapbookcom]

---- http://shrsl.com/4ty2s [Simon Says Stamp]

Lunar Paste

---- https://tinyurl.com/yehyss5t [Spellbinders]

---- http://shrsl.com/4ty30 [Scrapbookcom]

---- http://shrsl.com/4ty31 [Simon Says Stamp]

Mixed Media Cardstock

---- http://shrsl.com/4tw90 [Scrapbookcom]

Simon Hurley Paste Tool

---- https://tinyurl.com/4mp3p2zr [Spellbinders]

---- http://shrsl.com/4tw98 [Scrapbookcom]

---- http://shrsl.com/4ty2x [Simon Says Stamp]

Ranger Foam Blending Tool

---- http://shrsl.com/4q3nt [Simon Says Stamp]

---- http://shrsl.com/4q3nv [Scrapbookcom]

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Monday, February 3, 2025

Mixed Media Valentine!

The Decorative Cover Plate by Scrapbookcom is a unique pattern. I really like adding some texture to a background and usually use an embossing folder but when I received this coverplate I thought it would make a great background for a simple image.

I took a piece of Scrapbookcom Mixed Media black cardstock and covered it with Solar Pastes in Cross My Heart, Beluga, and Royal Flush. I applied it with a craft tool and pulled horizontal lines across the paper. I let it dry and then diecut the panel with the coverplate. I layered it on top of 2 more of these diecuts using just regular black cardstock. I wanted some dimension here.

For the inked paper underneath, I used Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock. It's a glossy cardstock that takes the ink pretty well. I applied it in a way that I found out shouldn't be done after I did it.

I applied the Distress Oxide Ink onto a gel plate, dragging the ink pad onto the gel plate and then smoothing out the colors with a brayer. The next part I found out is a NO-NO. I pressed my glossy cardstock onto the gel plate.

Apparently it's one of the only papers that Gelli Arts (on their website) says not to use with the gel plate. I guess it can get stuck. Mine didn't but my plate is very old and doesn't have a ton of stick to it. So I would definitely be aware that this can happen. Really, you can use regular cardstock and it looks pretty much the same. I just happened to try this glossy cardstock and had this background in my stash and just used it.

I diecut the balloon from a scrap of pink cardstock and ink blended around the edges. I stamped the sentiment and hearts from the Sunny Lane stamp set. I popped it up with a piece of foam and tied a piece of twine to the balloon.

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Decorative Cover Plate