Peeks of the angel trumpet and daphne have already been shared and today's peeks are the beautiful nicotiana from some of my fellow DT members. Aren't they gorgeous? You'll receive two digital images in a set, one of which fits inside of an oval shaped die.
I was planning to share peeks of my cards yesterday, but I was having major problems with the Copics smearing the digital images in certain areas. I tried heat setting, praying, muttering little curse words....
I emailed Tiffany to whine about my problem and she suggested that I emboss the image as soon as it came out of the printer. I've heard about stampers doing this but never tried it myself. Out of sheer frustration, I decided to give it a try.
I poured some clear embossing powder as soon, and I mean AS SOON as the card rolled out of the printer and lo and behold, the powder stuck! A quick zap with my heat gun and you'd think I used embossing ink.
I let it cool, and then colored it and there was no smearing at all! Hooray! Problem solved! And no damage to my Copics, too.
Here are the two cards I made with the daphne. Even though they're a day late, I managed to learn something new, and hope to share this tip with you if you ever have a problem with smearing digis. Thanks, Tiff!
Remember that the three new floral digis go on sale January 28th and if you purchase all three sets, you'll receive 10% off through the weekend. What a great deal!
Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of your week...
I was planning to share peeks of my cards yesterday, but I was having major problems with the Copics smearing the digital images in certain areas. I tried heat setting, praying, muttering little curse words....
I emailed Tiffany to whine about my problem and she suggested that I emboss the image as soon as it came out of the printer. I've heard about stampers doing this but never tried it myself. Out of sheer frustration, I decided to give it a try.
I poured some clear embossing powder as soon, and I mean AS SOON as the card rolled out of the printer and lo and behold, the powder stuck! A quick zap with my heat gun and you'd think I used embossing ink.
I let it cool, and then colored it and there was no smearing at all! Hooray! Problem solved! And no damage to my Copics, too.
Here are the two cards I made with the daphne. Even though they're a day late, I managed to learn something new, and hope to share this tip with you if you ever have a problem with smearing digis. Thanks, Tiff!
Remember that the three new floral digis go on sale January 28th and if you purchase all three sets, you'll receive 10% off through the weekend. What a great deal!
Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of your week...
Beautiful Donna!! I am so glad that worked for you!! Don't you just love it when you learn a new technique that is so cool and yet so practical and useful? I hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteReally lovely, Donna, late or not!
ReplyDeleteOh my! These are both so beautiful, Donna! Great tip too!
ReplyDeleteThese are just so beautiful, Donna! What a clever girl, you are!!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are so pretty. Great tip about the embossing too, TFS!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards and flowers! Love the coloring. I tried the ep trick before but no embossing powder stuck on mine. :)
ReplyDeleteDonna I can't decide which card I like more. They are both absolutely wonderful.
ReplyDeleteawww.... gorgeousness, Donna! very elegant designs and beautiful coloring as always! LOVE them! love chatting with you. =) thanks for taking the time, sweet friend. love ya!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful image, and your cards are precious! Love both of them! I'm glad you had your problem solve, Donna!! Hugs!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you figured out a way to make the digi's work, your cards are gorgeous! Your coloring is fabulous...I can almost smell the Nicotiana! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! :)
ReplyDeleteTurned out perfect. I find if you set your printer to a heavy ink setting and have the powder ready to pour... Your cards are stunning Donna.
ReplyDeleteSo BEAUTIFUL! LOVE them!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Donna...these cards are Soooooooooooo very pretty! You rocked these flowers....
ReplyDeleteDonna, your cards are so gorgeous! I always love coming to your blog!
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely! Bummer about the smearing, but it looks like you nicked that in the bud...LOL...no pun intended ;D Awesome images and wonderful cards, Donna! Hugz, Cheryl
ReplyDeleteAwesome with the simplicity look!! so clean background and pure....
ReplyDeleteLove your style!
Both cards are beautiful, Donna - love them!
ReplyDeleteThese are truly gorgeous, WOW! I'm still admiring them Donna! Love it!
ReplyDeletegreat tip!
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