Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Cracked Glass Technique… by Rachel Jakes

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Hi, I have a little picture tutorial for you on the cracked glass technique,
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Here are the things that you need.. (minus a freezer..lol)
Ultra thick embossing powder,
versa mark
a heat gun
and of course  your coloured  image..
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take your chosen image and cover with the versa mark
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once covered in the versa mark.. i then immerse the image in the ultra thick embossing powder.. (i always use tubs for mine.. it makes less mess..)
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once the image is covered with the ultra thick embossing powder.. use a heat gun to heat the UTEP
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Repeat the last three steps a further two times..
and you will end up with a lovely smooth shiny covered image..
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pop your image in the freezer for 10min..
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when you remove your image it will be curled.. lol. this is normal.
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just bend your image where you want the cracks to be.. (i love this part.. )
if you don’t like the result, you can always heat the utep  again and pop back in the freezer for a second go..
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after you have the desired cracked effect just rub some distress ink into the cracks to give a more aged look.. this also shows the cracks up better..
i have used tea dye for my colour choice.. (the thing that i have used to apply the distress ink is a Tim Holtz blending tool)
rub any excess ink off of your image with an old cloth.

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here is the finished image, using the cracked glass technique.
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one completed card, using the cracked glass technique.
hope you enjoyed the tutorial.
hugs Rach
xx
Image “ Wee and Reindeer
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illustrated by Norma Fickel

papers: my minds eye
ribbon: stash
punches: Martha Stewart border punch
flower: handmade.

25 comments :

  1. Wauw Rach this is great, never tryd it before but I am gonna tri it, looks great on Winter cards I guess ;0)

    Thanks for the tutorial.

    Hugs, Janneke

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  2. Thank you for this tutorial. You've made a wonderful card again.

    Hugs, moi

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  3. thanks for the wonderful tutorial, Rachel! i didn't know you have to put the image in the freezer to finish this trick!! love your fabulous card, too! =)

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  4. fantastic tutorial tfs your ideas and talent. beautiful gorgeous card that is a true delight

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  5. Oh this is fab Rach, love your card too Rach stunning. Love the gingham ribbon :D

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  6. This is so amazing, as I started making cards I never thought that there were so many different and great techniques to try out... I wished we had a good shop for all the equipment here

    hugs
    Patricia

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  7. WOW, Thanks fot the fantastic tutorial :)

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  8. Fabulous tutorial Rach, and so easy to follow, will have to give that one a try as the end result is stunning. Well done with love and hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

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  9. This is awesome Rach - thanks for sharing this fab technique with us! Your finished card is just beautiful!
    Hugs, Danielle

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  10. Fab tutorial Rach!! God I'm at work (on my lunch)lol can't wait to get home to have a go!!!

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  11. Queda precioso, a mi me salio por casualidad quise hacer algo brillante y por descuido lo cogió un niño y me lo "craqueló", jajaj, el efecto me gusto, pero le puse tinta marrón por trocitos y quedo bastante bien. Gracias por este tutorial.Bss

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  12. Wow, that looks great! Thank you so much for your tutorial!

    Hugs,
    AndreaM

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  13. Wow thanks Rach for fab tutorial .Looks fab!
    Hugs judex

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  14. Wow what a great tutorial. and a beautiful card.

    XX Anita

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  15. wow Rach...what a stunning tutorial....I will try at the end of the week......love your colouring too.....
    hugs, Margreet

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  16. Thanks for this Rachel it looks really effective.

    Hugs Ali x

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  17. Great tutorial Rach!! Love this technique, didn't know you could reheat it and try again though so thank you!!! hugs, Jane xx

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  18. This is great! Good tutorial, looks real easy, Rach.
    Your card looks gorgeous, love it!
    Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs, Yolanda

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  19. woooow this is great Rach...thanks!

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  20. Great tutorial and stunning card. Your colouring is beautiful! Warmest wishes, Lesley

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  21. What a great TUT! Love how it turned out!
    TFS
    Huggies ~
    Sharron ♥

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  22. Such a neat idea and a wonderful tutorial, Rach!
    is it possible to use regular clean embossing powder and maybe heat emboss more layers? Thank you!

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  23. Donna, i am sure that would work just as well. xx

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  24. What a neat technique. TFS Rach! I will definitely have to try this out.

    xoxo,
    Lori

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  25. What an effective technique, and easy, too! Your finished product is amazing! Thank you for a great tutorial.

    Barb

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