Thorougly ink a smooth brad in pigment ink of the desired color. (Stampin' Up!'s Craft ink is a pigment ink.) I used black Colorbox pigment ink for my example. - Dip the inked brad in clear embossing powder and heat. Be sure to hold the brad with tweezors to protect your fingers.
Repeat this process if necessary to get a full coating.
That's it! A very simple way to give your brads a dye job. I did find that Colorbox pigment ink did a better job than Stampin' Up! I'd love to hear your experiences with inks.
Project Notes:
- This is one of the few pattern papers I had with black in it and forunately it is two sided. I used a strip of the stripe for the center and turned the paper over for the aqua color. I didn't have any cardstock that matched this paper.
- The morterboard is simply a 2" square of black cardstock with a hole punched in the center for the brad. I attached it with dimensionals.
- The tassels is made from DMC embroidery floss and adhered to the card with a glue dot.
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Ingredients: Designer Paper from Two Bugs in a Rug
Stamps: Congrats from SU!
Ink: Black pigment ink from colorbox, Basic Black for greeting from SU!
