Christi's Creative Crew: Embossing Paste Samples and Tips

Yesterday I featured 3 cards and the upcoming Stampin' Blends Markers. You can see that post HERE in cased you missed it.

Two of those cards also featured the Embossing Paste so I thought maybe I would expand on that amazing product today.
Here is a new card I made last night featuring the EMBOSSING PASTE

Check out this close up and how glittery it is - ok this photo doesn't show off how sparkly it really is.

Here are the 2 cards from yesterday

Yesterday's BIKE RIDE card was on a Pink Pirouette base - which one do you like better? the Pink from yesterday or the Soft Sky from today??

Had to make a yellow front door because that's what we have!!
You may have noticed that on both of the cards from yesterday I used the brick pattern from the PATTERN PARTY DECORATIVE MASKS - it really is my favorite, but I also love the puffy clouds stencil used on this card (inspired by Patty Bennett)

See the stencil in the top right corner? It is very reminiscent of the EASTERN MEDALLIONS, but it is super big - big enough to fit a card front.

So I wanted to share with you some tips that I have learned along the way
1. The bicycle card shows that you can color the EMBOSSING PASTE using the CLASSIC STAMPIN' INK REFILLS. I love to put a little Embossing Paste on my SILICONE CRAFT SHEET and add the Ink Refill of my choice. I mash it around like I am coloring frosting for a cake.
2. It dries really fast, but if you are super impatient you can use your HEAT TOOL for a few seconds. Drying it with the Heat Tool will also puff it up a bit. Seriously - it really does dry fast
3. The Night of Navy card, I sprinkled it with DAZZLING DIAMONDS GLITTER before it dried.
4. You can make your own mask using whatever cut out you want. I used 3 of the nesting dies from EASTERN MEDALLIONS THINLITS DIES. So you can see that I could fit a variety on the front of my card instead of just one.

5. Instead of adding Glitter, try adding EMBOSSING POWDER and Heat set it with the HEAT TOOL.

6. You do NOT need to use a mask when using the embossing paste. You can use the EMBOSSING PASTE as snow on the Christmas Trees. Try using a small paint brush to add the embossing paste to the edges of your trees. For example: the tree dies in the CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS Stamp Set/Bundle with CARD FRONT BUILDERS DIES

7. One thing I learned by trial and error is this...

I assumed that I could scrape off the unused portion into the container but the EMBOSSING PASTE that stayed at the top edge of the container got all hard and unusable. Be sure to scrape off but then get the paste down into the center of the container.
8. You will want to get the PALETTE KNIVES for only $5.00 for spreading the paste.

A quick note: the little jar is 4 oz. Sold by Weight not by volume so when you get your EMBOSSING PASTE your jar will appear as though it is not full, but believe me it is still 4 oz.
9. Because of how quickly the Embossing Paste dries you will want to keep a little tray with water handy for cleaning off your stencil, palette knives, etc.
* another side note: I was making the pink brick wall later in the evening so I just popped my stencil, silicone mat and palette knife in the water and waited until morning to clean. NOT! best to clean them up right away, and warm water is a key. You can even add a drop of dish soap. Yes, they cleaned up fine but they did have a residue left on my stencil and silicone mat.
10. Last but not least - Try adding some embossing paste with a stencil onto some Designer Series Paper - oh yeah! and select Designer Papers are on sale!! WOOT! WOOT! Check out the details below.

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