Heat Embossed Butterfly Tag by Jane

Hello!

This week on the Tando Creative blog the theme is heat embossing.  This is one of my favourite techniques and mediums so I used some different types of powder to decorate one of the technique tags from my binder...

I started by painting the tag using black gesso...

Next I used my versamark clear inkpad on the bottom half of the tag then added ultra thick bronze embossing powder.  I added 3 layers of powder altogether, adding more powder whilst the layer before was still hot.  After the third layer I inked up my diamond background stamp from Bee Crafty (this is a photopolymer stamp so can withstand high temperatures but you may need to check other clear stamps if doing this technique) using black staz on.  Once I had made sure my powder was really molten I placed the stamp in then held it firmly until the powder had started to set.  Then I carefully peeled it off...

Using a large greyboard cog from Tando Creative that I had previously painted, I added some dabs of clear ink and patches of metallic embossing powder.  I then cut it into pieces and adhered it to the tag...

At this point I realised that I wanted some finer embossing detail at the top!  So I carefully added some clear ink to my script stamp from Bee Crafty and embossed with a fine gold powder.  There were speckles of powder left behind but I didn't mind as I was going for a grungy feel...

I had previously made some resin paper by coating old book paper with resin and leaving it to cure.  I stamped out 6 butterflies using my stamp with Versafine black ink and adding clear embossing powder over the top before heating it.  These were then cut out and layered up to create 3 embellishments.  I also wrapped some rusty wire around the tag for extra texture and interest and finally added some sentiments from the Tim Holtz small talk stickers which I stuck onto black card for extra stability...

I am really looking forward to seeing what the other team members do with their heat embossing this week and hope you will join them too.

Thank you for looking and happy crafting!

Jane xx