Creation Station Blog Hop - Texture

Hello and welcome,

Can you believe it we are already into July, the months are flying bye so quickly! Today's project for July 2021 Creation Station blog hop is all about 'Texture' using Stampin' Up! products. We can use Embossing Powder, Embossing Paste and or Embossing Folder. These products are available to purchase in the Stampin' Up! 2021 - 2022 Annual Catalogue and in my online store.

When it comes to creating my projects and using different mediums, I just love to have some fun! I finally purchased the Shimmery White Embossing Paste (I have no idea why it's taken me so long) and it was perfect to go with the new Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks to create my under the sea birthday card.

Creating with texture is always fun, I've used lots of glitter, sparkle, sequins and gold. I love how it shimmers against the light. I'll show some tips and tricks on how to create this magical card.

I started with a panel of Shimmery White Cardstock, coloured the panel in using the Blending Brushes and Ink in the following Stampin' Up! Colours - Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Magenta Madness, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay.

Using the scalloped Decorative Mask which reminds me of a mermaid, place over the coloured panel and secure the mask with Washi Tape. Run the Versamark Ink Pad over the mask, then sprinkle Heat and Stick Powder and remove carefully. 

Heat set with the Heat Tool and then apply Gold Gilded Leafing by rubbing it onto the card and remove excess leafing with your fingers or a soft brush. Just be careful not to get the leafing go all over the place, so make sure you use only a little at a time.

The Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle page 27 in the Annual Catalogue coordinates with the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I've embossed the Seashells using Basic White Cardstock and then die cut using the large die from the Seaside Seashells Dies. 

To create a different look for my under the sea card, I've fussy cut out some of the seashells away from the embossed piece and coloured them in using different coloured Inks with the Blending Brushes. Then I added Clear Wink of Stella all over the seashells.

The two starfish are stamped in Versamark Ink onto Fresh Freesia and Coastal Cabana Cardstock, sprinkled with White Stampin' Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. 

Before adding the seashells etc... I created the sparkly sandy seabed by mixing the Shimmery White Embossing Paste with a tiny drop of Coastal Cabana Ink, plus a tiny drop of Magenta Madness and Gorgeous Grape Ink. This Embossing Paste takes a lot longer to dry, so I added Sequins for Everything to the Shimmery White Paste.

To finish off the card I stamped the sentiment using Versamark Ink onto Basic Black Cardstock, added White Stampin' Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then fussy cut out the greeting. I added more Wink of Stella and a few of the sequins from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack.

Now it's time to visit the lovely Julie Beltramo to see her amazing creations and visit her blog. I'm looking forward to reading all about her project and I'm sure you will too.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

If you live in Australia, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping 

Vicki Boucher