Making Embossed Flowers

I had to share this step I learned during the u-stream video Kathy at Paper Phenomenon  showed us. There are several videos available on u-stream and you-tube...these are called Arlene flowers I believe.
Embossed flowers would be another name.

You start with a versa mark glue pad, I know there are other types a pads available, this is the one I seen them being made with. There are also several types of versa mark, I used the plain or clear one.
I used Utee embossing powder , it come in a large bottle, I would imagine you could used any type clear powder . I STRONGLY recommend using an old tweezer.
You can use and type flower you would like to be shiny, these I used were Prima from an assortment, some came in my kit I purchased from Kathy at Paper Phenomenon.

I keep my clear and white embossing powders in these Ziploc containers because I use them so often. It is so much easier to use in this bowl. This is my embossing gun, I own two different types, use what you are comfortable with. I have been told a blow dryer will not work because it doesn't get hot enough.

I started by working with one flower at a time. I pushed the flower into the embossing pad until well covered. Then I made sure I placed the cover back on the pad till I needed to use for another flower. You will only need to press the flower into the pad once.Next I dipped into the embossing powder while holding with my tweezers. I am working on a craft pad from Ranger...be careful what you have down on the table because things get sticky and hot.
Once the flower is heated, I re-dip the flower in the powder and shake off and re-heat again. You will do this three times with the heat and embossing powder on each flower.

This last picture shows a couple examples of two flowers I made, they are so shiny!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks for stopping by.

a blogger's Tutorial

Has anyone ever thought to themselves: I have my little blog logo but how do add the code for people to copy? Just how difficult is it?? Can anybody help me please!!!!

Part of making sure a blog becomes popular is making sure there is a way for people to link back to you. So how do you do that? You can just upload your logo into your sidebar and hope people want to save it, upload it and then remember where they're supposed to link back to with it. Seems like alot of work for someone to go thru.

Or you can add the code for them to copy, making things easier all around.

Here's how:

Upload your image to your host of choice. I use Picasa because it's free and you automatically have a Picasa account when you sign up for blogger.

Once you have uploaded your image, you want the image URL. Here is an example of where that is located in Picasa:

 click the image to make it larger

Go to your blog's dashboard and "add a widget". You will want an "html/javascript" widget.

First we want to put the image in there, so people can see what it is they are linking to:

<img src="YourImageUrlHere" border="0" alt="Some text here, maybe the name of your blog"><br>

Underneath that code, you'll use the following code:

<textarea><a href="http://YourBlogLinkHere.com"><img src="YourImageUrlHere" border="0" alt="Your blog title here"></a></textarea>

So what you end up with is this:
<img src="YourImageUrlHere" border="0" alt="Your blog title here"><br>
<textarea><a href="http://YourBlogLinkHere.com"><img src="YourImageUrlHere" border="0" alt="Your blog title here"></a></textarea>

It is important that you are very careful when copying the code. With any code like this even a single space where it does not belong can cause the code not to work.

I hope that you have found this tutorial helpful and please do not hesitate to ask any questions. Just comment on this post and include your email address and I will get back to you asap!

Please remember that all reader tips and techniques are welcome. You can submit your tips to papercraftorium @gmail.com