Iron-Off Embossed Resist on Dark Cardstock with Distress Oxide Sprays

 


I'm starting to build up my Christmas card collection for this year and decided I wanted to use an iron-off emboss resist technique to create some quick card sets. To create these cards, I first stamped Colorado Craft Company's Big & Bold Warm Wishes Snowflake Clear Stamp with Veramark Ink onto various dark colored cardstock from Taylored Expressions. 


I then used WOW Embossing Powder Clear Gloss which created a darker shiny image of the snowflake as shown above. I then put the card in a cardboard box so that I could use Distress Oxide Spray to add color to the cards. I placed some paper towels in the box to absorb the excess and placed the card down so that the top of the card was closest to me. I lightly misted the card so that there would be a higher concentration of color at the top of the card. I chose two colors of Distress Oxide Spray for each color of cardstock. The colors used are listed below. 


Pink: Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick
Purple: Dusty Concord, Villainous Potion
Teal: Cracked Pistachio, Pine Needles
Blue: Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans
Red: Barn Door, Aged Mahogany

I allowed the cards to dry and then misted a pearl mix made from Perfect Pearls and water using a Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer. Once the cards were dry, I placed the cards on a towel one by one and put a piece of copy paper over it so I could iron off the clear embossing powder. 


To finish the cards, I white heat embossed a sentiment from Colorado Craft Company's Big & Bold Poinsettia Blessing's Stamp Set with WOW Embossing Powder Opaque Bright White Superfine. I added embellishments from Little Things from Lucy's Cards called Pearls Glossy Eggshell and glued the card front onto an A2 card base. See my card gallery for pictures of individual cards.


SUPPLY LIST
Colorado Craft Company's Big & Bold Warm Wishes Wishes Snowflake Clear Stamp [CCC] [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Colorado Craft Company's Big & Bold Poinsettia Blessing's Stamp Set [CCC] [Scrapbook]
WOW Embossing Powder Clear Gloss [SSS]
WOW Embossing Powder Opaque Bright White Superfine [SSS]
Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Dusty Concord Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Pine Needles Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Barn Door Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide Spray [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Little Things from Lucy's Cards Pearl Glossy Eggshell [SSS]
Ranger Perfect Pearl Powder [Scrapbook] [SSS]
Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer [SSS]
Versamark Ink [SSS]



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Location: Silverdale, WA, USA

Comments

  1. Amy EAugust 21, 2022 at 10:05 PM

    These are stunning!! I LOVE snowflakes, and the colors are gorgeous!! The bottom of your post says you're in Silverdale?!?! I live in Port Orchard!!!!

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  2. Cards by DuckyAugust 22, 2022 at 1:14 PM

    No way! I moved to Silverdale last November.

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