Tutorial: Creating a Canyonlands Christmas Card With Lisa Spangler

Hey hey! I'm here today with a Christmas card using a nifty little trick that lets you use embossing powder with dye inks, such as Studio Calico Color Theory inks.

Now normally, you have to use pigment inks when you do heat embossing. But with this little trick up your sleeve you don't have to. Are you ready for the secret?

It's VersaMark ink! Just ink up your stamp first with VersaMark ink, and apply your favorite Color Theory ink right over top. Then stamp + emboss as usual.

It's almost like magic!

Here I used deja blue to stamp “season's greetings” from the Winter Thank You set by Katie Thierjung. I've been noticing navy everywhere lately, so deja blue was my jumping off point.

I used clear sparkle emossing powder for that extra little holiday shimmer. Love that.

Supplies: Stamp Set: Winter Thank You by Katie Thierjung; Color Theory inks:Deja Blue, Glass Slipper, Blush Crush,Lime Light;