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Hi! It's Candy back to share a scrapbook layout with you.

With Globecraft & Piccolo products, it is easy to add the look of metal to your scrapbook pages without the bulk or the weight.

Candy Spiegel
Candy Scraps

Supplies:

• Vintage Silver Embossing Powder
• Real Rust Embossing Powder
• Vintage Gold Embossing Powder
• Enamel Powder Adhesive
• Heat Gun
• Piccolo Embossing Powder Adhesive
• Grungeboard letters
• Tattered Florals Die
• Wooden Buttons
• Embossing Folders
• Cardstock - American Crafts
• Papers - Graphic 45
• Brads
• Twine

On this page, I used pre-cut Grungeboard letters by Tim Holtz and covered them with Vintage Silver embossing powder.

Then, I created my own metal flowers out of cardstock.

First, I die cut the Tattered Flowers by Tim Holtz die using American Crafts Cardstock. Then, I used an embossing folder to add texture to the flowers. Finally, I added Real Rust, Vintage Silver and Vintage Gold embossing powders to the flowers. 

I used brads to attach them. You can also bend them slightly to provide a bit of dimension, but be careful not to bend too far or the powder will crack. (If that happens, just reheat the flower and you can make the crack vanish.)

I also covered plain wooden buttons in Real Rust Embossing Powder and added a bit of twine for a finishing touch. You can see how I did that, here.

For a tip on storing your embossing powders, visit my blog.

Tips and Tricks: Faux textured metal in a jiffy!

Hello! Tracy here with another tip for Globecraft & Piccolo products.

As you already know G&P Embossing powders are a wonderful addition to many art and craft projects. You can get a wonderful bumpy texture with a flash heat set or a super smooth finish with the total heat set with their embossing powders.

Their Embossing Powders are made of varying-sized particles that allow for depth and dimension not available with traditional embossing powders. You can use clear stamps on the hot embossing powder to create a finish that looks like metal.

Start with applying G&P Embossing Powder Adhesive to the bookboard bezel and one layer of G&P embossing powder (I used Vintage Silver) using the total heat set technique (heat the embossing powder grains until they melt to a smooth finish). Repeat with a second layer of G&P Embossing Powder.

Pick you favorite clear stamp and place on a acrylic block. Reheat the chipboard coated with embossing powder. Before the embossing powder cools press the stamp onto the bezel. Let cool and carefully remove the stamp. You can always ink the stamp before pressing into the embossing powder for a vintage look.

Coat the finished piece with Glastique Gloss Finishing Glaze to protect and seal your pattern. There you have it! A quick way to get wonderful texture and depth that looks like real embossed metal without taking hours to make. :)

Until next time, Safe travels!

Faux So Real!

Jewelers actually think our metallic enamels are REAL metal.  Apply Metallic Enamel Powder to our Piccolos and heat set to achieve the look of metal for lightweight and affordable jewelry pieces. 

Pat Secrist shares how to create this look in this video:

What would you create?

Creating A Gorgeous Gradient Effect on Chipboard

“This beautiful gradient effect looks like hand blown glass!  You can create amazing works of arts on just about any surface when you use special techniques like this one with Piccolo Enamel Powders.”

Piccolo Enamel Powders are available on our website for pre-order and will be shipping in mid-April 2012. 

Check out more of our technique videos on our YouTube channel.