Many years ago I stumbled across the use of Hemming Web Tape to make amazing embossing textures. As I come from a sewing background, of course I had this little roll of tape in my sewing stash. For this class I have purchased the fusible webbing by the metre. This is the exact same product as Hemming Web Tape but the tape is only around 15mm wide, by the metre it's about 45cm wide! This can be used on a pre-made background as I have done in samples below, it just adds a little more texture and interest to your background. I found it best to place a piece of the fusible webbing on the background (it can just be a strip or a larger piece), heat with a heat gun (the low blow one works best!) until it starts to melt and shrivel, then working quickly, add your embossing powder. Tip off the excess powder and heat. It should create a lacy texture as the embossing powder melts and the fusible webbing shrivels and makes holes. Take care not to overheat as you don't want to melt your embossing powder totally into the background!
"Salty but sweet"...
"Medicine & Poison"...
"Reality"...
"Life is short"...
"Dark & Dreadful"...
Finally, the last sample from the shrink plastic class last week. The cat and dog are from the Stampotique cat & dog cubes so yes they are small to start with and they are even smaller when shrunk!!!
"Today the dog"...
1 comment:
This looks very interesting with the webbing, and I am going to give it a try! Thanks for the great idea...
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