Hello, it's Verity with another video and blog post as a Creative team member for WOW!Do you love to create backgrounds using stencils, but want to step up your stencilling? Why not try adding foils to you stencil designs for beautiful striking backgrounds. Fab foils work so well for this technique, pairing with an array of ink colours and stencilled designs.


Stepped up stencilling with Fab Foils video:

(You can view this directly on WOW! Embossing Powder YouTube Channel HERE)
Stepped up stencilling with Fab Foils photos:The stencil I am using for all three cards today is the Handpainted Chevron from Thirsty Brush and & Co - a fairly new stamp, die and stencil company here in the UK.   I'm combining this with three Fab Foils colours and using the bonding powder from WOW! to adhere to the foils.

For the first card, I'm ink blending through the stencil like you normally would using Rose petal and peppermint scrub Catherine pooler inks for an Ombre look. Make sure the ink …

Hi Everyone!  It's Jenny here, and today I have a video for you that shows you two techniques - embossing with stencils, and create ombre effects with embossing powder.


I absolutely love the ombre effects you can get with ink blending or watercolor, but it's a little more tricky with embossing powder if you're trying get a nice blend without that harsh line between colours. I show you a simple tip to fix that, and the best thing about it is it works with any combination of colours you can think of!

Check out the video below or over on the WOW! Embossing channel to see how.


Both of my cards feature tone on tone backgrounds which I created by smushing the WOW! Embossing ink pad through a stencil (I'm using Alexandra Renke stencils for both cards) and then heat embossing.   For the red card, I used Primary Apple Red powder, and for the blue I used Mint Macaroon which gives a lovely pearly finish.  I die cut them both with a Studio Katia die and adhered them to a white 110…