I've never seen this technique before and am eager to give it a try. I have some tips that have worked out for me and thought you might like them too. Before MISTI came along (and saved me), I had a lot of acrylic stamping blocks and a few large ones. Now I use them as weights for my card making--when I glue card stock/paper together, I place the acrylic blocks on top of the glued together pieces so everything dries nice and flat. Another thing I discovered is a product called E6000 Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive (it's water soluble, odor free). It's wonderful for intricate cut outs that need to be glued down. I place paper towels in the bottom of a box, lay the cut card stock face down on the paper towels and then after shaking the bottle well I gently spray the cutouts--do not saturate them or else they'll curl up and don't spray too close for the same reason. Then I pick the piece up with my tweezers and put it in place. It's so quick and so thorough! I don't use newspapers because I don't want the ink of that product to smear onto my cardstock. This product is almost always available at craft stores, hardware stores and it's also on Amazon. Last tip which I learned during one of Karen Burniston's card making classes has to do with scoring. She showed us that most paper cutters have a slot running down them just before the cutting blade. She then raised the paper holder and blade up out of the way and then positioned her paper over the slot and used her bone folder to drag along the slot and make a crease/indentation. You can drop it down a bit from the top if you need to, using the imprinted guide lines to make sure your paper is straight. I hope at least one of these tips is helpful for you! Thank you so much for your video!
You can get the same effect by ‘coloring’ the acetate with alcohol inks. After you glue the acetate/transparency on, flip it up(acetate on top) and since it’s clear, you can apply the specific colors of alcohol ink to the areas you want. Easier, less messy. The pearlescent alcohol inks add some beautiful effects.
I have never used embossing powder this way but appreciate your tip of putting the plain die cut over the embossed one, great to do whether using markers or watercolors to cover up any “oops.”
Thank for the technique to try. I was thinking that if you used silver glossy paper for the final topping, it would mimic the lead used for stained glass.
I think the uneven background makes it look like older stain glass, before the industrialization of glass making smoothed the color. Gosh! I just pitched a Spellbinders’s VSH tape. It was when they only made brass stencils and you would glue glitter into the little areas to create a similar look. Going to check out Laura’s video now. Thanks for sharing.
A trick I learned on a very early Tim Holtz cd-rom ( around 2007?) was to use alcohol inl to colour clear embossing powder. I just put a small teaspoon of clear embossing powder in a small plastic container, like he ones you et medicine in at hospitals, then drop alcohol ink (just a drop or two!) on the embossing poder, stir w a wooden stick or similar and then let it dry nd there you have great tansparent embossing powder in the colour of your choice! Much less expensive than buying many different colours ( if you have alcohol in and clear embossing powder of course!).
Oh my gosh, I never would have thought of that. I would think the alcohol would ruin the embossing powder. I need to try this, I have so many alcohol inks!
I've not seen this technique, but years ago I coloured lightweight acetate with alcohol inks and did a paper (acetate) piecing with it for a stained glass window effect. I pieced the acetate bits into the cardstock cut out, it turned out okay 🙂
Ahhh Justine!!! Thank you so much for sharing this too! It is one of my favourite techniques with cover plate dies and I love what you've done with the translucent powders and acetate to give that stained glass look! Stunning! Thank you for the mention and shout out too. I super appreciate it ☺️
That technique looks so awesome. What a great way to use up all that different colors of embossing powders that I never ever use anymore thank you so much for sharing that idea with all of us.
Great new way to use different colored embossing powders. I cannot wait to try this! Also I saw your powder spill and was amazed how well you did that! Hats off to you and your trained embossing powder.
Wow, such a cool idea. I am guessing it would have a better stained glass look if you used some silver leaf on the top layer before gluing it on. Oh the ideas this inspires, especially for Christmas, Mothers day, Easter, etc. Maybe make the stained glass removable from the card to enjoy as a suncatcher.
Justine, if you look at true stained glass, you will see there are thicker and thinner parts off it as well. Especially if it's handmade glass. I like the handmade look of it thicker and thinner rather than if it looked machine made. Thanks for your instruction. I have a daffodil die I want to try this on. Blessings!
This is just beautiful! I do a similar thing with Lindy’s stamp gang translucent embossing powders on vellum with chibitronics lights behind for Christmas..looks magic!
Funny that this came up as I have been thinking about doing stained glass effect christmas cards, my idea is to use acetate, lay it over a picture such as a christmas tree, penguin, snowman etc, then use actual stained glass paints and that outlining paint to draw in the lines before painting in the picture. Your idea is another way of doing it that I hadn't thought of.
Suggestion Grab a potato chip bag Pour them into a sealed container Turn the bag inside out rinse the oils off let dry or wipe off w/ a towel & use the foil for many different projects....
Love this technique! Scored my year membership to Craftsy at that awesome rate! If I had all those embossing powders open on my work area, I would have it ALL over - me, the floor, my work area, the dog!🤣😂🤣😂 Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for the video. I wondered if this would work and bought heat acetate but have been afraid to try it. Your timing is perfect and this technique is awesome.
To hear the powder without blowing it around, put it under the grill or in the oven. You need to keep a close eye on it as it doesn't take long if you've pre-heated it but it's great when your not using an embossing ink or anything. If you're doing a lot it's also quicker than having to move the heat gun around to all the areas.
What a cool idea! I have a Fiskars trimmer, don't know if they work the same though, I pop the orange blade piece out and that allows the black scoring piece to go all the way to the end, then put the blade back in. I keep a little dish on my desk for stray bits and that is where the extra trimmer pieces stay, so they are close at hand.
WOW, I have NEVER seen this technique before and it is AWESOME! It looks like very time consuming but the outcome is beautiful!!! Thanks so much for showing how to do this, Justine!!!
Very beautiful, thank you very much! Did you know that it is extremely easy to take off and interchange the blades on that trimmer so you can score all the way across? xx
If you cut your acetate sheet a little longer, it can be scored at 5.25" and placed so it is above the top edge of the die-cut frame. Once you've completed the embossing and attached the fourth die-cut panel, the acetate can be folded over and glued to the back top of a solid panel to make a top folding card. Make it wider rather than longer to make a side fold card. If you don't wish to see any sentiments through the 'stained glass' then you could attach it to a regular white top fold card blank. I have several ideas that I would like to try with this technique. A shiny silver foil, laser foil, or iridescent, pearlescent & glitter papers behind the embossing might add additional interest. I am curious to see how a stamped floral image or the silhouette of a solid color die cut branch might appear. What happens if I mix different colors of powders together before heating? Can I add some regular opaque white powder to the clear powder for a milky glass color? What happens if apply and heat additional layers of powder over the first for darker, thicker glass?
Hey, Justine, I thought of you when I saw Laura‘s video! I will definitely try your idea - not least as I am super-curious as to what the BACK would look like! I wonder if that would be useable (possibly with an additional die cut on top); the three cardstock layers between the card and the acetate could help with the look as might a metallic die cut on top… Can‘t wait to get back home to my supplies and try! Kind regards, Nicola
Great idea and video! I also am surprised I was not too late to get the discount on Craftsy membership and jumped on it, as well as an offer from them to upgrade for 6 dollars! Can't wait to start my first class! Thank you thank you thank you!!
Just want to say how much I miss your videos. You were always one of the most realistic down to earth crafters . You weren’t just always trying to push products on us. I wonder what you think about the future of card making as a hobby . I was here for the downfall of the scrapbooking industry and worry that the card making industry is following the same path. When I started card making maybe 10 yrs ago or so, there were so many people making cards on you tube …now you are lucky if there are one or two a day. It’s kind of sad
I watch and listen to at least ten cardmaking channels a day! I select my favorite content creators and subscribe to their channels. Favorites for your viewing pleasure-Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Cathy Zielski, Kristina Werner, Tim Holtz, Anna Griffin, Mindy Eggen, Michelle Short, Jaycee Gaspar. I find new creators every day. Cardmaking is very much alive and well, and it’s brought me so much joy in my life as all of them enjoy and support each other!
I’ve been stamping for 9 years and never saw embossing powder used without VersaMark or a similar product. Did I miss something? Or are translucent powders different ? I do love this and want to try it. Thank you!
No you didn’t miss anything. Embossing powder is plastic that melts. Because I build up a frame that contains the powder and heat from underneath, it will melt and stay within the die. No need to adhere it to anything.
Hi! Turn your paper cutter *upside down (so that the scorer doesn't follow the (orange) cutter, and your score will go all the way across! . . . . .OR you can slip the cutting cartridge out TEMPORARILY (as if to put-in a new one/blade), then place it back in the (slide), after scoring! All the Fiskers are like this -- mine too! -- and I have used the *interchangeable cartridges/blades in this way since Day 1 (
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No, that’s the beauty of the process. You just use the edges of the layered, thickened die cut to hold the embossing powder where it needs to be. Check out the video she mentions to see it done on cardstock, rather than acetate.
Oh mercy, don't sneeze. What about putting a piece of cardstock on top so that the heat gun won't blow the powder. Just enough so that the top of the powder hardens.
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I've never seen this technique before and am eager to give it a try. I have some tips that have worked out for me and thought you might like them too. Before MISTI came along (and saved me), I had a lot of acrylic stamping blocks and a few large ones. Now I use them as weights for my card making--when I glue card stock/paper together, I place the acrylic blocks on top of the glued together pieces so everything dries nice and flat. Another thing I discovered is a product called E6000 Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive (it's water soluble, odor free). It's wonderful for intricate cut outs that need to be glued down. I place paper towels in the bottom of a box, lay the cut card stock face down on the paper towels and then after shaking the bottle well I gently spray the cutouts--do not saturate them or else they'll curl up and don't spray too close for the same reason. Then I pick the piece up with my tweezers and put it in place. It's so quick and so thorough! I don't use newspapers because I don't want the ink of that product to smear onto my cardstock. This product is almost always available at craft stores, hardware stores and it's also on Amazon. Last tip which I learned during one of Karen Burniston's card making classes has to do with scoring. She showed us that most paper cutters have a slot running down them just before the cutting blade. She then raised the paper holder and blade up out of the way and then positioned her paper over the slot and used her bone folder to drag along the slot and make a crease/indentation. You can drop it down a bit from the top if you need to, using the imprinted guide lines to make sure your paper is straight. I hope at least one of these tips is helpful for you! Thank you so much for your video!
You can get the same effect by ‘coloring’ the acetate with alcohol inks. After you glue the acetate/transparency on, flip it up(acetate on top) and since it’s clear, you can apply the specific colors of alcohol ink to the areas you want. Easier, less messy. The pearlescent alcohol inks add some beautiful effects.
Agree.
I have never used embossing powder this way but appreciate your tip of putting the plain die cut over the embossed one, great to do whether using markers or watercolors to cover up any “oops.”
Thank for the technique to try. I was thinking that if you used silver glossy paper for the final topping, it would mimic the lead used for stained glass.
Silver glossy paper for the final layer is a great idea!
Thank you for sharing this technique. I have been making cards for 27 yrs and have never seen this technique. It makes a beautiful card.
I think the uneven background makes it look like older stain glass, before the industrialization of glass making smoothed the color.
Gosh! I just pitched a Spellbinders’s VSH tape. It was when they only made brass stencils and you would glue glitter into the little areas to create a similar look. Going to check out Laura’s video now. Thanks for sharing.
A trick I learned on a very early Tim Holtz cd-rom ( around 2007?) was to use alcohol inl to colour clear embossing powder. I just put a small teaspoon of clear embossing powder in a small plastic container, like he ones you et medicine in at hospitals, then drop alcohol ink (just a drop or two!) on the embossing poder, stir w a wooden stick or similar and then let it dry nd there you have great tansparent embossing powder in the colour of your choice! Much less expensive than buying many different colours ( if you have alcohol in and clear embossing powder of course!).
Oh my gosh, I never would have thought of that. I would think the alcohol would ruin the embossing powder. I need to try this, I have so many alcohol inks!
I have a smaller spoon, which will work great for this. I will try an oven to melt the powder so there is less blowout. Great job!
I've not seen this technique, but years ago I coloured lightweight acetate with alcohol inks and did a paper (acetate) piecing with it for a stained glass window effect. I pieced the acetate bits into the cardstock cut out, it turned out okay 🙂
Ahhh Justine!!! Thank you so much for sharing this too! It is one of my favourite techniques with cover plate dies and I love what you've done with the translucent powders and acetate to give that stained glass look! Stunning! Thank you for the mention and shout out too. I super appreciate it ☺️
Loved your card! ❤
thank you so much!
That technique looks so awesome. What a great way to use up all that different colors of embossing powders that I never ever use anymore thank you so much for sharing that idea with all of us.
Great new way to use different colored embossing powders. I cannot wait to try this! Also I saw your powder spill and was amazed how well you did that! Hats off to you and your trained embossing powder.
Wow, such a cool idea. I am guessing it would have a better stained glass look if you used some silver leaf on the top layer before gluing it on. Oh the ideas this inspires, especially for Christmas, Mothers day, Easter, etc. Maybe make the stained glass removable from the card to enjoy as a suncatcher.
Justine, if you look at true stained glass, you will see there are thicker and thinner parts off it as well. Especially if it's handmade glass. I like the handmade look of it thicker and thinner rather than if it looked machine made. Thanks for your instruction. I have a daffodil die I want to try this on. Blessings!
This is just beautiful! I do a similar thing with Lindy’s stamp gang translucent embossing powders on vellum with chibitronics lights behind for Christmas..looks magic!
On your score/cutting board - cut with your paper aligned at the top, score with your paper aligned at the bottom.
Funny that this came up as I have been thinking about doing stained glass effect christmas cards, my idea is to use acetate, lay it over a picture such as a christmas tree, penguin, snowman etc, then use actual stained glass paints and that outlining paint to draw in the lines before painting in the picture. Your idea is another way of doing it that I hadn't thought of.
What if you use a silver paint pen to the top instead of adding the last die cut? It would really look “stained glass”
Or cut in silver paper to make it easier, might be a an idea to try!
@@justinehovey yes! That would work!
Suggestion
Grab a potato chip bag
Pour them into a sealed container
Turn the bag inside out
rinse the oils off let dry or wipe off w/ a towel & use the foil for many different projects....
Love this technique! Scored my year membership to Craftsy at that awesome rate! If I had all those embossing powders open on my work area, I would have it ALL over - me, the floor, my work area, the dog!🤣😂🤣😂 Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for the video. I wondered if this would work and bought heat acetate but have been afraid to try it. Your timing is perfect and this technique is awesome.
To hear the powder without blowing it around, put it under the grill or in the oven. You need to keep a close eye on it as it doesn't take long if you've pre-heated it but it's great when your not using an embossing ink or anything.
If you're doing a lot it's also quicker than having to move the heat gun around to all the areas.
What a cool idea! I have a Fiskars trimmer, don't know if they work the same though, I pop the orange blade piece out and that allows the black scoring piece to go all the way to the end, then put the blade back in. I keep a little dish on my desk for stray bits and that is where the extra trimmer pieces stay, so they are close at hand.
I do the same. You can also place the paper on the “bottom” if you want to leave both blades in. It is a cute card!
WOW, I have NEVER seen this technique before and it is AWESOME! It looks like very time consuming but the outcome is beautiful!!! Thanks so much for showing how to do this, Justine!!!
I just love listening to you. So does my hubby. He falls right to sleep to your soothing voice.
Very beautiful, thank you very much! Did you know that it is extremely easy to take off and interchange the blades on that trimmer so you can score all the way across? xx
If you cut your acetate sheet a little longer, it can be scored at 5.25" and placed so it is above the top edge of the die-cut frame. Once you've completed the embossing and attached the fourth die-cut panel, the acetate can be folded over and glued to the back top of a solid panel to make a top folding card. Make it wider rather than longer to make a side fold card.
If you don't wish to see any sentiments through the 'stained glass' then you could attach it to a regular white top fold card blank.
I have several ideas that I would like to try with this technique. A shiny silver foil, laser foil, or iridescent, pearlescent & glitter papers behind the embossing might add additional interest. I am curious to see how a stamped floral image or the silhouette of a solid color die cut branch might appear. What happens if I mix different colors of powders together before heating? Can I add some regular opaque white powder to the clear powder for a milky glass color? What happens if apply and heat additional layers of powder over the first for darker, thicker glass?
Used to do something similar. An easy way to heat it evenly with a little less mess is to use an electric skillet on the lowest setting.
I love the stained glass look. Great use of that embossing glaze. I have a bunch that I need to use so I think I'll be trying this out.
Hey, Justine, I thought of you when I saw Laura‘s video! I will definitely try your idea - not least as I am super-curious as to what the BACK would look like! I wonder if that would be useable (possibly with an additional die cut on top); the three cardstock layers between the card and the acetate could help with the look as might a metallic die cut on top… Can‘t wait to get back home to my supplies and try! Kind regards, Nicola
Great idea and video! I also am surprised I was not too late to get the discount on Craftsy membership and jumped on it, as well as an offer from them to upgrade for 6 dollars! Can't wait to start my first class! Thank you thank you thank you!!
Thank you, Justine! This is amazing! I watched her video too and it is also gorgeous. I will definitely try this!!
I too have never seen this technique. It's very cool and pretty.
I thought that same thing on the embossing powder in the lid! I used embossing powder years ago. This is so pretty!
Love your inspiration to experiment and just try things. Thanks for sharing link to Laura❤
Thanks Justine! This is a great technique. Thanks for sharing!
OMG, Justine! I’ve been trying to thing how I could use embossing powder on polymer clay without it getting everywhere. This might work!
What glue did you use to stick the acetate to the card please? Great card, thank you for sharing.
No glue :)
What does Pam NOT know??? I was today years old when I learned this. Love it!!! 😂😂😂😂
Wow Justine, I can't remember the last time I saw something so pretty. Thanks so much for the great tutorial. ❤ 🇨🇦 😊
Thanks for showing us this video! Can’t wait to try it out! 😊
Such a beautiful technique to try, thanks so much for sharing!!!🤗
This is a beautiful use of a cover plate. Whenever I buy them I am trying to figure ways to use them
Great video, thank you so much.
Just want to say how much I miss your videos. You were always one of the most realistic down to earth crafters . You weren’t just always trying to push products on us. I wonder what you think about the future of card making as a hobby . I was here for the downfall of the scrapbooking industry and worry that the card making industry is following the same path. When I started card making maybe 10 yrs ago or so, there were so many people making cards on you tube …now you are lucky if there are one or two a day. It’s kind of sad
I watch and listen to at least ten cardmaking channels a day! I select my favorite content creators and subscribe to their channels. Favorites for your viewing pleasure-Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Cathy Zielski, Kristina Werner, Tim Holtz, Anna Griffin, Mindy Eggen, Michelle Short, Jaycee Gaspar. I find new creators every day. Cardmaking is very much alive and well, and it’s brought me so much joy in my life as all of them enjoy and support each other!
Completely stunning card, and huge thanks for all your helpful top tips too xx
Cool! I had hoped you would held the card in front of the window to show the stained glass effect
Oh my goodness 😂I watched the TIP into the lid several times, well done and thanks for sharing
This looks really cool. I do have a few colors of the translucent embossing powder, but I don't have any cover dies.
Any dies that have cut out sections would work.
So beautiful! Thank you, Justine for sharing another inspiring and creative video. ❤
Use the bottom of the trimmer when you score and it will score the whole paper.
That is so beautiful.
Thanks Justine, love that stained glass look.
Such a beautiful technique!! 😍
Wow this is fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
I’ve been stamping for 9 years and never saw embossing powder used without VersaMark or a similar product. Did I miss something? Or are translucent powders different ? I do love this and want to try it. Thank you!
No you didn’t miss anything. Embossing powder is plastic that melts. Because I build up a frame that contains the powder and heat from underneath, it will melt and stay within the die. No need to adhere it to anything.
Great twist on a super idea. Thanks!
I have major anxiety seeing all those bottles of EP!
Be daring!
Very cool. Thank you.
Great idea. Can't wait to try it
Thank You!
Awesome, thank you 🤓
Nice to see you crafting ❤
Curious, what type of glue did you use to keep this attached to the acetate? I find when I try to glue on acetate, It does not stay permenantly.
This is beautiful
I am new to your videos and I love this idea. Thanks for sharing.🦉
How can the powder stick to the acetate?
Because it melts. You don’t actually need embossing ink to make embossing powder stick, it just prevents it from flying all over the place
Never seen this! But I like it.. thanks girls
What patience you have!
What adhesive did you use to attach the die cuts to the acetate?
It's just amazing 🤩
Cool! But I don't see the link to Laura's video
Love this!! Great sale, too. 😊
Beautiful!!!
Hi! Turn your paper cutter *upside down (so that the scorer doesn't follow the (orange) cutter, and your score will go all the way across!
. . . . .OR you can slip the cutting cartridge out TEMPORARILY (as if to put-in a new one/blade), then place it back in the (slide), after scoring! All the Fiskers are like this -- mine too! -- and I have used the *interchangeable cartridges/blades in this way since Day 1 (
Switch your cutter and scorer around. Mine is the opposite of yours.
Hi there, what do you call the tool you are using to apply the embossing powder?
It’s a die release tool - link is in the description :)
What do you call that tool you are using to add the powder?
Link is in the description - die release tool
link to laura is not a hyper link
No joke! How lucky
So how did you make the embossing powder stick? Versamark? You didn’t say
I didn’t use anything. It sticks from melting
What about the embossing ink?
You don't need it in this case, when you melt the powder, it sticks.
@@justinehovey
I wonder if you did use it, if it would give you a smoother look and coverage?
Where’s the link to her video?
At the end of the video I link to it on the screen (if you're on a desktop) and in the video description as well
@@justinehovey - thank you. I saw it. Blessings
Justine, have been trying to order your Book Collection “ but it does not appear to be available in the US, where can we get it?
It’s not available anymore, but keep an eye out. Some of the products will release again next year since the collection was so popular
Just gonna go ahead. 😅
I signed up for your 12 Days of Christmas but never received an email. But I also can not get an email to go through at the address in your sign up. PLEASE HELP.
So when you signed up for the free ticket, you emailed the email address listed there and it didn’t work?
Did you embossing ink on your panel?
No, that’s the beauty of the process. You just use the edges of the layered, thickened die cut to hold the embossing powder where it needs to be. Check out the video she mentions to see it done on cardstock, rather than acetate.
No, just poured it on
I think that the mottled look you achieved makes it look like "old" stained glass.
Why don’t you just use glass paints?
What is Laura’s site?
Never mind found🙃
In the video description
Really neat ⚾️
Ohhhhh it’s like vitreaux….amazing.❤❤❤❤❤
How lovely 😍
Lovely 💞
pretty!
What is Laura’s channel?
I put the link to her channel and video in the video description
Laura who, name of her site?
Video description :)
@@justinehoveyyou only mentioned the first name of the site you saw.
The links are in the description. I don’t know her last name.
Oh mercy, don't sneeze. What about putting a piece of cardstock on top so that the heat gun won't blow the powder. Just enough so that the top of the powder hardens.
WOW!
Love your ideas - unusual technique that Im eager to try. Go ahead and stop saying go ahead so much though, please…..!!
Make your own videos and speak how you prefer. You don’t need to watch if it bothers you.
@@justinehovey Your videos are fabulous, and so well organized and easy to follow. It was just a constructive comment….