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There are several "deal of the day" scrapbooking supplies websites. Three popular ones I know about are Crop Chocolate, Flowers to Flourishes and Peachy Cheap. I have ordered from Peachy Cheap a couple of times and last week I couldn't resist the offer for some embossing powder by American Crafts called "Zing."
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Here is a LINK to a video by American Crafts demonstrating this embossing powder.
The offer was for six jars for $8.99 (plus $3.99 shipping) and the video says the regular retail is $4.99 per jar so I thought this was a good deal. I ordered on Tuesday of last week and the powder arrived today.
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I had to laugh - the green color was called "Cricket" (not the same spelling but even so...!)
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I had to try it out right away, so I stamped some flowers with the new foam stamps I wrote about yesterday using Versamark ink, then covered the impression with the powder, tapped off the excess and heated the paper from below.
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The embossing powder is truly amaZING (I think that's where they got the name!).
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Here you can see the small flowers before I heated the embossing powder. It sticks to the Versamark ink very well - the power is a bit more granular than some others I have used but very fine.
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The shine after heating is incredible...
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The lines are sharp - these stamps have large lines but I plan to try the powder with some more detailed stamps as soon as I can. I really like the look of the embossing on the textured cardstock.
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My assortment of test flowers wasn't really planned but I think it makes a pretty card.
This "Deal of the Day" is over but sometimes the same item shows up again - I know I will be looking for more colors of this embossing powder in the local stores
I have been working on a lot of Design Studio projects but most of them have to stay "secret" for a bit longer. There is something new and very exciting coming in September...watch this space!
Thanks, Diane! I'm going to have to check them out! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I just started a new challenge on my blog karelj.blogspot.com The prize this month is an assortment of embellishements I know you'd love. Fly on over to join in the excitement!
Deals of the day here I come! Thanks for sharing Diane! And the embossing did turn out phenominal...gonna have to try this stuff! Just when I thought I was not going back to Hobby Lobby this week! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteVicki
I think I may have to buy some of this stuff! Thanks for sharing your experience with it!
ReplyDeleteDiane, that powder looks awesome. You said you heated it from underneath... I am not an embosser, don't have anyone to show me how, but I did buy some powder and an ink pad with a little blower heat gun thing. I thought you did it on the top? Is the bottom better?
ReplyDeleteHi Kasey,
ReplyDeleteOn the video the woman heated it from underneath - she said it helped to keep the powder from blowing away before it melted.
It seems to take a little longer when you heat from below but the results are great - just be sure to keep the heat gun moving so you don't end up burning the paper by staying too long in one spot!