Hello there! It's Michelle here, joining you to kick off today's blog hop showcasing Pigment Inks. I'm going to show you how they work beautifully with a technique I use a lot with embossing folders. Be sure to stay tuned for the GIVEAWAY details – you might be one of the lucky ones to win a gift voucher for shopping with Altenew.
Enhancing Embossing with Pigment Inks | Terrific Tags with Michelle
Creating a Base Layer
Today we are going to use pigment ink properties to our advantage by layering light colors over dark colors. I started off by adding ink blending to my Terrific Tags cut from Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock. I used Persian Blue and Sapphire from the Glacier Caves Pigment Ink Bundle for the blue tag. For the yellow tag, I used Warm Sunshine and Caramel Toffee from the Summer Afternoon Pigment Ink Bundle.
Enhancing the Embossing
I ran them through my die cutting machine using the Decorative Florals 3D Embossing Folder for the blue tag and Cheerful Bloom 3D Embossing Folder for the yellow one. Using the lightest shades in the pigment ink bundles, I lightly swiped and pressed the ink pads onto the tags to add the color to the most raised parts of the embossing. This really does enhance the embossing and make it pop off the tags!
To add a little sparkle to the tags, I sprayed them with Iridescent Shimmer Ink Spray. This melds with the pigment ink and as a result, creates a really soft look, almost like velvet! I then added another tag cut from white cardstock to the back so that it would look finished, and therefore, would have space to write a personal message.
For the yellow tag, I took the sentiment stamp from the Statement Flowers Stamp Set and stamped it onto black cardstock with Embossing Ink. I applied Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. I did the same thing for the blue tag with the sentiment from the Build-A-Flower: Bearded Iris Layering Stamp & Die Set. They were both cut into strips and added to the tags with Instant Dimension Foam Tape.
To finish off the tags, I added Essential Black & White Enamel Dots and then added twine through the tops and tied in a bow. You can watch the full process video below or on YouTube.
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85 comments
So beautiful! The ink really makes the embossing that much more stunning!!
When you’ve made tags similar to this in the past I have always wanted to see how they were achieved. So this video is awesome in so many ways, the inks are so rich looking & those folders so detailed. Thank you for sharing xx
Great tags. Thank you for sharing the technique video.
Beautiful! Love this ink on embossing technique
Beautiful. Love the soft look.
These are such lovely tags! I love the look of pigment ink with embossing folders. It creates a wonderful opaque look that dye inks just can’t do. Thanks for the inspiration and looking forward to this blog hop!
Michelle, I loved your beautiful tags using the pigment ink pads, it gave me so much inspiration. Thank You for sharing!
Great tag shares. Nice to have a chance to get another look at the inks with some project ideas.
Just stunning! These 3D embossing folders are so beautiful with amazing depth and detail!! Wonderful inspiration! :)
Beautiful tags, love working with the pigment inks.
Oh I love the tags!! So elegant!!
Thanks for the lovely inspiration!
Stunning tags Michelle!! I love this series, and these are great ideas – never thought to emboss tags! Thanks 😊
This is one of my favorite techniques with 3D folders. I have used white pigment ink, but I love the results with the light colored ink. I can’t wait to get these new colors. Your tags are stunning!
I have to dig out my Altenew pigment ink set and make some projects. Thanks so much for the inspirations.
Beautiful, smooth blends. WTG
These pigment inks look amazing! I love ink blending and these seem to be wonderful for that technique. Michelle’s tags are beautiful.
I love these! So elegant !
Those tags are absolutely stunning! This is definitely something I want to try!
Your tags are so beautiful Michelle! I really appreciate your video. I always enjoy seeing how things are done rather than just reading out it.
Absolutely stunning tags! My first Altenew embossing folders just arrived and I love them. Can’t wait to try this technique with them!
These tags are so charming
and lovely colors!
Carla from Arizona
Such beautiful inspiration on this hop! These inks are fabulous!
Beautiful tags..love to see the rest of the hop.
These tags are beautiful! I love how the lighter pigment ink looks on the blue tag! It really enhances the flowers!
I can’t wait to try this technique. I’m waiting for my inks to arrive and then it’s on!
The light blue on the dark blue really adds a lot to the flower tag. So beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful!
The tags are really cute! I love the pigment inks. They are awesome!
Wonderful HOP, love all the inspirations!
Gorgeous tags especially the blue one!
Beautiful work. Just got my order of pigment inks so this hop will be helpful.
I’ve enjoyed using pigment inks for years, but I think it’s time to get my hands on some 3D embossing folders!!!
Love pigment inks and your tags were stunning. The colors are so vibrant. Yellows are often tough to find but I love Warm Sunshine from Altenew. It is vibrant and not overpowering. Both tags really pop because of the colors chosen.
So elegant
These tags are so stunning in their simplicity. Thank you for the inspiration!