We needed to use the iron for JoanneÂ’s Way to Use it challenge and I first did a crayon resist on glossy paper and during the process one of those crazy ideas popped into my head and I went for it! So IÂ’ll explain what I did.
-Emboss regular flat white cardstock (mine has a texture to it just because I was using scraps).
-Heat the iron, hold upside down and lay aluminum foil on it.
-Hold the crayon to the foil and do a little square of one color then move on to the next color and try not to overlap the colors; this is to avoid a muddy look. Also try not to puddle your melted wax to minimize the amount that will run down to the lower level of the embossed panel. I used pink, light green and yellow. I also moved the foil on the iron to color an area as large as the cardstock panel.
-Once you have the foil colored, take it from the iron and lie it crayon side to cardstock then press the iron onto the foil. Move the iron over the entire piece of cardstock but keep the foil secured or itÂ’ll give you muddy colors.
-ThatÂ’s it, now left the iron and youÂ’re ready to finish your card.
-Images are colored with Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and paper stumps and the sky is added with my handmade cloud template and sponging. The template is actually a piece of acetate from a package of suppliesÂ…maybe one of the Cuttlebug items was packaged in it, donÂ’t remember for sure as IÂ’ve made a few of them to give away.
-Ribbon is loosely tied first, secure the knot to the cardstock; I used Memory Zots, cut to the length needed and tape to the back side.
-Flower are also colored with Prismacolor pencils, paper sculpted, layered and either a brad was attached or a punched circle was glued on with Diamond Glaze added to the center after it was assembled. Memory Zots holds the largest flower to the cardstock and tacky glue was used for the smaller flowers.
-To avoid extra bulk from the embossing I only embossed the ends of the narrow white panel.
Registered: January 28, 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 15323
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 @ 2:19 PM
This is spectacular!! Love the yo-yo yellow, the fabulous coloring of the adorable image and the background is terrific!! Very sweet embellishments, too!! TFS
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131548
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 @ 2:21 PM
Thanks for the detailed explanation. My overall melted wax was a write-off, but if I think I can work the iron-covered-with-foil thing without the iron cutting out again, I'd like to give this a try. I was all set to change the fuse in the plug. And just look at that gorgeous ribbon - love it.