Create a Dia de los Muertos stamped card with a vibrant embossed resist background sure to brighten anyone's day.
Dia de los Muertos Stamped Card
Embossed Resist Background
Stamp the sugar skull image onto a mixed media or water color paper panel with Watermark Ink. Sprinkle the image with white embossing powder and heat set to melt. Fussy cut a second skull stamped on sticky note paper to create a mask.
Position the skull mask over the embossed image. Stamp additional images from the set over the mask with Watermark Ink.
Remove the mask and cover the panel with white embossing powder.
Tap the panel and remove excess powder with a small paint brush.
Heat set the powder to melt.
Lay the panel onto a nonstick craft sheet and spritz with water.
Select four Color Burst pigment powders to work with along with Pewter Liquid Metals.
Lightly tap the pigments onto the panels beginning with the lightest color. A little powder goes a long way!
Continue adding colors to specific areas of the image. Note: Add Cadmium Scarlet to the flower images.
Dust the skull with the Orchid and fill in any other remaining areas with Tangerine powder.
Squeeze a small amount of Pewter Liquid Metals onto a nonstick craft sheet. Apply the color around the skull with a fine tipped paint brush.
Dry the panel with a heat gun held away from the piece to avoid re-melting the embossing powder.
Remove any access puddles of color with a paper towel.
The Pewter Liquid Metals add a beautiful sheen to the finished panel.
Card Assembly
Trim the embossed panel to 2.75x5.5". Add the sentiment to a white strip with Amethyst ink using a stamping platform to ensure a crisp image. Distress the edges by adding Amethyst ink with an Ink Applicator Brush.
Layer the embossed artwork onto a 3.25x5.5" Geodes Purple, 3-5/8x5.5" Turquoise Dk. Turquoise, and 4x5.5" Prism Red panel. Adhere all to a 4.25x5.5" black folded card base.
Let's take another look at the completed card.
I hope you will give these techniques a try, and don't forget to pick up these stamps while supplies last!
Julie
