Tool Time – Embossing Powder

I’m posting a bit late today.  You see, I’m a Virgo and my mind will absolutely not function in an unorganized workspace.   So when I woke this morning and look around at my craft-room it was very apparent I had to spend the morning organizing new purchases, putting away items used and give the area a really good dusting.

So after straightening up there was no time for a tutorial so today I am going to talk about one of my all time favorite tools, Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder.  🙂

If you have read a few of my tutorials you know that I use a lot of Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder.  It is one of three items that I keep within arms reach at all times when I am stamping.  The other two are my heat gun and my brayer.  I know you are all shocked, lol.

I get my fine detail clear embossing powder from Stampin’ Up and I have also used other brands that I have picked up here and there from craft stores.  I’ve not run into any that have not worked well.  As long as it says “fine detail” on the container I believe it will work great.  If you get clear embossing powder that is not fine detail it will look like crystals and will not work as well with intricate designed stamps.

I use clear embossing powder so I can stamp with any color of ink, apply the clear embossing powder and it becomes the color of the ink.  I don’t have to have a bunch of different colors of embossing powder hanging around.  If you are using dye based inks you will need to load Versamark on your stamp, then load the stamp with ink before stamping.  The Versamark will give the embossing powder something to hold onto.  If you are using pigment ink, it is wetter and the Versamark is not necessary.

I store my fine detail clear embossing powder in a sandwich sized plastic container so I don’t have to use any other tools and try to put in back in the very tiny container that it comes in.  I just keep an old spoon in the sandwich sized plastic container with the embossing powder and I’m ready to use it.

Well there you have it my two cents on Clear Embossing Powder. 

There was a couple of questions posted to me that I wanted to answer today also.  

Do you get ink on your hands?  Do you have trouble getting it off and if so, do you use a special cleaner to get it off?

Well let me answer by saying a big YES, I do get ink on my hands.  🙂  It is a rare day when I don’t have ink stains on my hands.  It is my badge of honor as an artist and it is small price to pay for all of the joy stamping has given me.

I don’t use a special cleaner and since I work with all dye based inks, I go around with ink on my hands until it wears off.  It usually only takes about 4 hand washings before it is not noticeable.  I don’t like wearing fingernail polish because it will definitely stick to that and never come off.

Get the picture, I’m not very glamorous, lol.

Well that is all for today.

May your day be one that is overflowing with Joy and Creativity!

Until my next post. . . . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle