Cracked Glass Technique…

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This tutorial was  created for the whiff of joy Tutorials and inspiration blog..
i posted it on here at a later date so that all my tutorials are in one place. :)
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
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