MIM #176 - 4

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

Last one to show I did try some colored paste =)

The gradient (white-drk pink) could use some practice.

Such embossing paste fun and my store bought stuff is still coming! =)

Have a great day!

Make It Monday #176 and Festive Friday

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

 Another card using one of my embossing paste experiments. I put black embossing powder on when the paste was wet and heated it the next day. At first it bubble up, but then the black smoothed out and covered so nicely! The snowflakes are also paste with sparkly embossing powder.

I was playing with adding a little black typewriter to this card too when I checked out the Festive Friday Blog. My black stripes and snowflake experiments went great with their challenge! So I'm linking up there too for the first time =)

Festive Friday

Make it Monday #176 - take two

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

I should be mowing the lawn about now...but I wanted to put together another card using one of my embossing paste experiments =)

Have a great Saturday!

Make it Monday #179 and more 'craft' money

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

This MIM challenge looked so fun!! And Laura's card was amazing! But I had to order embossing paste... 

P.S. So my 'craft' budget was a little low for this month already, how was I going to order my much 'needed' embossing paste? Ebates! Have you tried it? When you order things online (from Amazon, Target, Michaels, half.com, ebay and many more) you get a % of the money back. I got my money back just in time to order embossing paste and sequins =) haha. If you need a little extra craft money go try Ebates!

But sadly it is not coming fast enough!! Then I read you can make your own embossing paste! I watched a few videos then mixed baby powder, paint, and elmers glue. The texture seems a little more smooth, but it worked! and I tried lots of experiments:

Plain white, mixed with All Spice, colored with food coloring gel, glitter on wet, and embossing powder on wet!

The only bummer was my paper did warp...I must have made it too wet. Does the store bought kind warp your paper?

I've only had time to make one card from my experiments so far: 

It was messy! But I the texture is so fun! I'm excited to see how the embossing paste I ordered works and to make a few more cards with this technique =)

Have a great day!