5 Ways to Add Texture With Embossing Paste
Hi everyone and Happy Sunday! It’s Shari here with a look at some embossing pastes that are more of the specialty variety. These are shiny, matte, shimmery and some are clear!
I’ve decided to work with the same card stock (Slate) and stencil so you can clearly see the comparisons.
I’m starting off with Ranger’s transparent matte Texture Paste. This was the first time I’ve used it. Once it dried, I was really impressed with the look. I’ve always liked flat or matte paints but didn’t expect this to look like I had used an embossing folder. One of my new favorite pastes for sure!
Next up is the same paste but I’ve used Rock Candy Glitter on top while it was still wet. You can use any clear paste with the glitter, but used this one out of convenience. This has a beautiful sparkle to it and would be a fantastic texture to use for snowflakes on Winter cards.
My next selection is the Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing paste. The effect looks like stamped velvet to me. One of the things I noticed about this paste is how concentrated and true the black is which is perfect for an elegant, formal look. It’s also a nice compliment to the slate card stock.
Now for the shiny pastes. This is the Wendy Vecchi Translucent paste. It starts out white and dries to a super shiny clear. This is a great paste to use on any color card stock! You could also use this paste with glitter and embossing powders (let paste dry before heat setting embossing powders). Also note that Ranger’s Transparent Gloss is very similar.
To finish off my comparisons, I’ve used the Wendy Vecchi Metallic Silver Enbossing paste. This has a gorgeous metallic finish and can be used just as is!
I have shot a video of the process, and how to use these pastes with a stencil. You can view the video below or on our YouTube Channel.
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I’ve given you some insight on some of the specialty texture pastes available in our store.
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Thanks for so interesting tutorial!
Wow! Thanks for the comparisons and the great tutorial! Such a different variety of textures and finishes, and they all look great!
Love this comparison! I need to try that matte paste!
Thanks for sharing the comparison and tutorial. Love the different looks!!!
Love these paste demos! I really need to buy some. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the awesome post Shari you made me want to play with my supplies :)
The clear embossing paste looks really cool, and I love it with the glitter. Helpful post!
Great video and inspiration!!
Thanks for the great video!
Great to see the comparison with the various pastes. I love them all!
This is so informative–thank you for sharing! They all turned out looking gorgeous with the stencil. More things for my wishlist :)
Thanks for the detailed comparison, this is really great and helpful!
Thanks for the comparison of these pastes. I can’t pick a favorite.. need them all!
Great technique! I need to give this a try!
Thank you for this comparison! I need to try the black and the silver paste. Love how you added the glitter to the clear past too! TFS!
Great ideas, lovin the sparkle effect :)
Thank you sharing this. Awesome
It is SOOOO helpful to see these products demonstrated. THank you Heidi and Shari for keeping us informed, piquing our interest and keeping the paper-crafting economy rolling along!
It is sooooo nice when someone else does the homework for us! Awesome info, awesome video! Thanks for sharing your time and expertise with us :)
Thanks for showing the different pastes. I love seeing the the results.
Thanks for sharing your time and expertise with us.
and a big thanks for the comparisons and the great tutorial! Such a different variety of textures and finishes, and they all look great!
Ask me how these look on white ???
They all look great on white, especially the glitter one which is amazing!
Hope that helps!
Thanks for this great info–for those of us trying to stay on a budget, it gives ideas and we can actually see how the product works I know that I NEED that silver embossing paste!
Thanks for comparing these texture pastes and sharing the info with us. I’m looking to see which paste to buy as that will be my first one..
Fabulous post! Love seeing all the comparisons and I definitely need to start jazzing up my paste with glitter!
Awesome and helpful review…thanks.
Wow, this is really nice!
Bookmarking this for future ref… thanks for the comparison!!
Thanks Shari, love seeing how they look. Helps with deciding which texture one wants to purchase.
Great tutorial. Love seeing the different ways on using the paste. I just love the distress stickles. Will have to add that to my order next time. Love the look. I think it would look good on the colored also.
Beautiful examples x
Great examples! I love the silver on the gray! So pretty!
I have some of these but not the stunning silver and black pastes – great effects!
ThAnkhs for sharing the embossing paste comparisons. Each one is so unique.
Thanks for the comparison. So much useful info. That black paste looks great – especially for Halloween cards.
Interesting results. I think I will try the glitter next time I use my paste. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
Great ideas! I just bought gold crackle embossing paste in the weekend. now I am keen to try it out!
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This is brilliant and useful, thanks!
I love using my texture pastes! They are so much fun. Hugs, Robin
I recently purchased the Ranger and Wendy pastes. They are fabulous!!!
Thanks for all the info!
Thanks for the comparison video.
Thanks for showing us these different embossing pastes!! I didn’t know there metallic ones!! :)
I really appreciate today’s video on different looks for texture paste.
Thanks so much for the tutorial. It’s so nice to actually see the different results.I can see I need to invest in a few different kinds of paste!
Very informative!
Thanks for the great video!
I really like the black embossing paste and would like to try that.
Thanks for a very informative and useful post!
These comparisons are so helpful – thank you!. The visuals help me figure out what kind of effect I would want from an embossing paste.
So fun and gorgeous! I love paste and may have to add all these to my collection!!