Dry Embossed / Painted Backgrounds
Hi readers! Happy Sunday to you! I’m so pleased to bring you this gorgeous tag & card made by Mona Pendleton using lots of goodies from Ranger, Tim Holtz, and even some Simon Says Stamp exclusives! If you’re loving this background as much as me, you’ll want to be sure to read on to get some extra tips & tricks on how to perfect this technique!
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Enjoy!
Steps to create beautiful dry embossed / painted backgrounds:
Step 1: Emboss tags.
Step 2: Apply blank canvas acrylic paint to embossed tags.
Step 3: Randomly apply broken china distress paint using palette knife and dry paint brush. Repeat step using the following distress paints: bundled sage, chipped sapphire, gold acrylic paint.
Step 4: Once dry, use backgrounds to create various projects.
Tip: If you would like to lighten the background randomly apply picket fence distress paint.
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I love this embossed butterfly :D
I am in love with the painted background and textures! thank you for the tips!
Gorgeous tag!! Love the tutorial!
This is beautiful! Great technique!
Love the tags, thanks for the mini lesson
fab card, love the butterfly stamp ♥
That card is really a work of art. Fantastic textural techniques.
Cool background–love the colors and texture.
The backgrounds are gorgeous! I love all the texture!
Fabulous tag.
What a fabulous background! Will forsure be trying this thank you for the inspration
What an awesome background … fabulous colour palette! Anita :)
What a fabulous background! … fabulous colour palette! … I love all the texture!
TFS CU hellerlittle
The texture on these is amazing.
I love these projects. The raised portions really stand out and are so pretty. I keep saying I’m going to try the mixed media but get so involved in making greeting cards that I never seem to get to it.
Who knew painting on dry embossed papers looked so pretty! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful projects and fantastic technique! Thanks for sharing! x
I just love the look of the embossing.
Such a gorgeous tag! I can’t wait to try this technique :-)
Stunning results. Can’t wait to get painty!
Oooo, your backgrounds look so beautiful, Mona! Love the fabulous texture on these gorgeous projects! Thank you for the tutorial!
Beautifully done Mona!
Thanks for sharing this technique how-to. ;-)
AWESOME!! Love the card and tag. Thanks for sharing this tip, wouldn’t have thought of it on my own! :)
Goodness! What gorgeous backgrounds! I usually do this with stains and then use acrylic paints over it. TFS!!
stunning backgrounds!!! Thanks!
I love this–so pretty, the background is gorgeous on the tags and cards.
Can’t wait to try this.
Love these projects, so many fantastic details and the texture and dimension is fabulous!!!
There’s always something new and fun to see over here!
LOVE these gorgeous tags………esp the flower one.
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Nicely done. I like your choice of paint colors.
Lovely projects! TFS :)
Love that gold flower on the tag!
Fabulous backgrounds. Thanks for sharing the tutorial :)
The card and tag are beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration.
I love embossing which adds so much interest to a project and steps it up.
Beautiful job!
Neat project…I would love to try this myself. Thanks for the step by step!
Gorgeous, love the tutorial.
I love your project, especially your tag. I’m really going to have to give this mixed media stuff a try, I might even make something that’s great.
Both are so great with those colours, but the flower on the tag is stunning!
Wow! Love this background look that you achieved. I will have to get out some of my texture fades and paints and try this!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Interesting technique. I haven’t use paint black canvas yet, but this is a good ispiration
Nice tag!! will have to try this out for myself.Thanks for the steps as well.
Love the backgrounds on this gorgeous card and tag. Wow! Thanks for the tutorial. I will try this soon.
Stunning work Mona! The backgrounds are gorgeous!
Wonderful projects!
So many things to try and so little time!~ Great projects!~
That background is fantastic! I love all the texture!
Very Very lovely and a wonderful technique!