Monday, 23 March 2009

Little Gems


These are my entry for the challenge at InchybyInch which was set by my friend Frankie and is to triple emboss your inchies.

This is only the second time I've tried triple embossing and it really isn't difficult - my biggest problem was finding suitable stamps for such a small area! If you've never tried triple embossing before Frankie has done a tutorial on her blog here to tell you how.

I used mountboard squares which I cut out myself using a pair of sturdy scissors. The mountboard was maroon on one side and white on the other and numbers 1, 2, and 6, were done using the white side and 3, 4, and 5, using the maroon side. I used clear embossing powder on all of them with the addition of various coloured and metallic powders for the final layer except for  my  'A' which was done solely with clear EP and gold ink on the stamp. I must admit I neglected to ink up the stamps for the other inchies but I don't think the effect is too bad.


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20 comments:

  1. Fiona23 March 2009 at 12:37

    These are so gorgeous Ali - thanks for joining in and congrats on being the first!

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  2. Beryl K23 March 2009 at 12:52

    They are gorgeous Ali
    Beryl x

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  3. Dragon23 March 2009 at 13:27

    OH yummy, Ali. thanks for joining in... I love them.
    Frankie
    xx

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  4. Annie23 March 2009 at 14:02

    oh these are gorgeous Ali. I tried this once and loved what I did but for some reason never got round to doing more. I must cause they are so cool.

    Ann xxx

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  5. PinksyDoodles23 March 2009 at 14:55

    These are great, I love the colour effect you've achieved.

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  6. Christine23 March 2009 at 17:48

    Gorgeous Ali, love all six of them. I must give this challenge a go especially as it is our joint friend Frankie as Guest Designer this week
    Hugs
    Christine xx

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  7. Rainbow Lady23 March 2009 at 18:25

    Greta gems Ali I love them. Love Cynthia x

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  8. Rainbow Lady23 March 2009 at 18:26

    oops sorry about spelling mistake should be great xx

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  9. Kristen H24 March 2009 at 01:08

    These are great, Ali. I tried to do this, and failed miserably. I don't have that thick of embossing medium. I tried to play with thick paints, but to no avail. Great job with these, however!

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  10. Unknown24 March 2009 at 03:20

    These are just really so cool!

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  11. Olde Dame Penniwig24 March 2009 at 05:29

    They look like metal or enamelled jewelry pieces!

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  12. Torico24 March 2009 at 06:51

    Gorgeous!!I didn't know this fabulous technique,but I'd like to try it.

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  13. AngelaC24 March 2009 at 08:40

    Beautiful inchies!

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  14. Ann Whitfield24 March 2009 at 09:17

    Theae inchies are gorgeous Ali - love all the different colours.
    Ann x

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  15. Beryl24 March 2009 at 14:40

    They're gorgeous Ali. I really must check out that tutorial.
    Beryl xx

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  16. Carole24 March 2009 at 19:47

    Very pretty.

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  17. Rita27 March 2009 at 12:08

    What beautiful colours Ali, your inchies are gorgeous. Well Done. Hugs Rita xx

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  18. K J D27 March 2009 at 19:44

    These are really wonderful.... love the different colours you've used - once you start you don't want to stop!
    Karen

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  19. Timaree28 March 2009 at 03:24

    Your inchies turned out great. Won't they look pretty on some of your cards?

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  20. SewSuzySew30 March 2009 at 21:28

    This is Fab! I love the Colours you created in the Embossing Powder!

    Hugs
    Suze x

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Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog. I do appreciate your comments (usually!)
Ali xx

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