Creative Chemistry 102: Sticky Embossing Powder

This technique involved using Ranger's Sticky Embossing Powder.  This embossing powder has a small window after melting where the powder will be sticky and glitter will adhere to the embossed image.  I decided to give it a try using my Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster stamps.  I thought this might be a good test because the aster stamps are so delicate and intricate. 

I used Embossing Ink to stamp the images and sprinkled the Sticky Embossing powder over the stamped images.  I then heated the three flowers to melt the powder.  When the image was still fluid and hot, I poured Peacock Feathers Distress Glitter.  After allowing the images to cool, the glitter is pretty well adhered to the images. 

This close up allows you to see a couple things about the technique.  First- I'm not sure that a delicate, intricate image will be the best result.  A lot of the detail in these stamps is lost.  Second, Distress Glitter is not "micro-fine" in size.  I think a micro-fine glitter might give a more intricate stamp definition.  The idea that Distress Glitter matches to the tone and palette of the Distress line is very appealing.  After having worked with micro-fine glitter, I'm  partial to the detail it provides.  Distress glitter does not provide that detail- guess it make sense with the whole Distress idea.

Still, I'd recommend the Sticky Embossing Powder if you'd like to try something new.

Creative Chemistry 102: Distress Glitter

One of the new Distress supplies is the Distress Glitter.  Brandy and I were a little skeptical since we have plenty of glitter in the stash that is easily a decade old.  Glitter doesn't go bad or out of fashion and if you are stash supply collectors, you can quickly find yourself the owner of multiple sets of glitter.  We both happily fall into that category.

Still, in the interest of being good class participators, we picked up a few colors of Distress Glitter.  This technique was a simple application of Glossy Accents to a die cut piece of Grunge paper.  Tim's point is that Distress Glitter will pick up Distress Ink if applied.  I didn't particularly enjoy the results for the other pieces where I used Vintage Photo, but this heart where I used Victorian Velvet glitter and Seedless Preserves ink worked for me. 

I found that I didn't apply enough Glossy Accents and/or it wore away as I handled the edges of these tiny die cuts.  They look nice, but I'm not sure they look significantly nicer than the plethora of glitters already in my stash.