July Mega Class

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 Hi There Creators,  Thought you might like a sneak peek of the cards we'll be creating for our July Mega Class,  and in fact if you want to see them all they will be at the beginning of my video for this Saturday 21st June😉 Heather’s July Mega Class 19 th July 2025 (book by 2nd July) Laanecoorie Hall (or by mail) 10.30am to 3.30pm Full registration $120 ·       Includes Sweet Jar Bundle Stamps & Punch (worth $72.75) ·       12 individual Cards with envelopes to create at least 2 of these are fancy fold cards ·       Full take away instructions ·       ½ pack bling ·       ½ pack  Irresistible Designs Specialty Paper ·       And more…. Lunch and snacks included You will need to bring:   Minimum of two D size clear blocks, Ink pads in Green, Red, Dark Blue, Orange and Yellow Sele...
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Having some fun with Embossing Paste

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Hi Everyone,
as I was scrolling through one of the Stampin' Up! related Facebook pages the other day I came across a beautiful card by Juana Ambida made using the Embossing paste, she was saying that as the embossing paste is white, we know you can colour it using re-inkers, but to do that is a bit messy, and the paste does dry fast, so then you don't have long to use it.  Her blog post was showing how she'd spritzed colour onto the paste (check it out here).

I really liked this idea, so here are my first versions :)

 By holding the stencil onto the cardstock, you can add the paste, then I've spritzed using a few drops of re-inkers, and topping it up with Isocol (which is an alcohol based rub, dries fast!) then you remove the stencil and Voila! the one above uses Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie, the one below uses Garden Green and Dapper Denim.  They still need to be left somewhere to dry for 5 - 10 minutes, but I love the texture you get on the card, and the vibrancy of colour that you can achieve (if you add enough re-inker)!
I did take a couple of close ups to give you a better view too:

you can see the texture it creates with these 2 photos above, and below I thought you might like more of a close up of the "hooray", which is gold heat embossed onto vellum, as I thought white cardstock would be too stark over top, this at least shows a little of the colour through.

To use the Embossing paste, you'll need to have stencils the ones I've used are Pattern Party Decorative Masks, and you'll also need something to spread it on with, I've used the Palette Knives, and lastly to spritz on top of mine I've used the Stampin Spritzers (which happily come in a pack of 2!) although I think I now may need more........ lol  Oh and lastly when you do use the paste, clean up everything immediately after, I just used a few baby wipes as I wasn't near a sink, but it washes off easily.
Don't forget for this month of July every $90 you spend will earn you a $9 "bonus days" gift voucher to use next month, it gets emailed to you, so don't lose your emails!

I hope this inspires you to create
God Bless love
Heather xox

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