by Mischelle Smith
I love wearing jewelry and wanted to make something colorful, light and airy for hot summer days. In today’s quick post, I am using Imagine’s Sheet Metal, VersaMagic and StazOn ink — all products perfect for jewelry. Jewelry making is super fun because of the creating and imagination process. It is fun to watch something transform from raw material to something beautiful and wearable.
I started out with plain metal pieces of Sheet Metal which is a sturdy but thin crafting metal. I choose four square pieces and one circle to contrast the others. Sheet metal is thin enough to use with embossing folders so I embossed with a couple different embossing folders to get different shapes and textures.
Then I colored the pieces using a combination of VersaMagic Chalk inks with the ‘direct to paper’ technique. This technique is using your inkpad directly on the metal blank to add color. After adding each color, heat emboss the newly inked sheet metal with Imagine’s Clear Embossing Powder. This will help you develop a layered ink look. Since this is metal, use extra precaution by holding your sheet metal with tweezers to avoid burning yourself. Now that your heat emboss is finished, add sentiments or your favorite small stamps using StazOn ink. When finished, seal your work with a clear sealant and attach the jewelry components.
Supplies
Imagine
- VersaMagic Inkpad – Aquatic Splash, Turquoise Gem, Key Lime, Bamboo Leaves
- StazOn Opaque– Ivory Black
- StazOn – Stamp Cleaner
- Emboss Powder – Clear
- Sheet Metal
Other
- Close To My Heart – Chevron embossing folder, Arrows Embossing Folder
- Heat tool
- Necklace
- Earring/Jewelry Findings
- Jewelry pliers
- Tweezers
- Sealant
- Die cutting machine
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