Polished Stone

Hi – had some fun at Friday night’s Fun With Glossy Cardstock making these cards using the Polished Stone technique.

For this card, Calypso Coral was paired with the new Lemon-Lime Twist to make the background.  If you’ve never tried this technique, here is what you do:

1. Run the Embossing Buddy over your Glossy Cardstock
2. Ink your stamp with Versamark and stamp on the Glossy Cardstock
3. Pour Clear Embossing Powder over the Versamark image and tap off any extra
4. Heat set with the Heat Tool.
5. Spritz Rubbing Alcohol on a cotton ball
6. Place 2-3 drops of Calypso Coral ink on the cotton ball.
7. Place 2-3 drops of Lemon-Lime Twist on the cotton ball.
8. Pounce cotton ball all over the Glossy Cardstock – including the embossed image
9. Once you have the coverage you like, use the Heat Tool to re-heat the stamped image and watch the image pop out of the color (basically you are evaporating the rubbing alcohol and ink from the embossed image).
10. If your image doesn’t really stand out – apply more ink to the cotton ball and re-apply to the Glossy Cardstock.
11. Embellish card as desired.

Here is a version in Berry Burst and Fresh Fig:

The fun thing with this technique – it can be vibrant or muted – depending on the amount of ink used.

I hope you enjoyed today’s cards!

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