Today’s technique I found quite a while ago and I had forgotten all about it. However when I received this month’s A la Tarte and saw the gorgeous Magenta Flower stamp in it, I knew it was time to pull this technique out of the vault and give it a go.

To begin with cover your work area with a couple of sheets of  non-stick baking paper or a non-stick craft mat. This will make it easier to clean up, and won’t leave embossing powder melted on your desk.

1. Cut a piece of chipboard slightly larger than the size of the stamp.

2. Cover the chipboard with any type of embossing ink.

3. Sprinkle Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) over the chipboard.

4. Shake off the excess.

5. Heat the embossing powder with your heat gun until it is completely melted.

6. While the melted embossing powder is still hot, sprinkle another layer of powder on top.

7. Heat again until this next layer is melted.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7  two more times until you have four layers of melted embossing powder.

9. After melting the final layer of embossing powder quickly press your stamp into it before it sets.

10. Leave your stamp in the embossing powder until it is completely cooled and the embossing powder has hardened.

11. Remove your stamp to reveal your stamped impression.

12. This technique will also work with normal embossing powder, although you may want to add another coat of two of embossing powder before pressing the stamp into it.

I used normal embossing powder for the following flower, and I also inked it with Black Stazon before pushing it into the melted powder.

13.  Trim your flower and add it to cards, layouts or any other project you wish.  Just be careful about bending your finished flower because it can crack.

I hope you have enjoyed this technique, and I would love to know if you give it a go.

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