How to make 3d card embellishments
Learn how to make 3d card embellishments using silicone moulds and embossing powder in our easy step-by-step tutorial!
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It’s easier than you might think to make fantastic three-dimensional embellishments for your cards, especially with the fabulous range of products from WOW! Well known amongst crafters for their amazing array of embossing powders, WOW! also offers a fabulous Melt-It! Powder, which our designer Dorothy Wood has used here to make the pretty toppers for her cards.
To use, simply melt this nifty powder with embossing powders to create a liquid, and then pour into the silicone moulds of your choice. Once set you can then decorate your embellishments with metallic pens, gilding wax or whatever else takes your fancy. This can be done using one of the specially designed electric melting pots that are available, or with your trusty heat tool as Dorothy has done here. Once you have got the hang of the melting process, try adding glitter, mica powder or gold flakes into the mould before pouring in the molten mixture for a different effect, or experimenting with different embossing powders to create clear, translucent and opaque designs!
Use different patterned papers to suit the recipient, and if you want to boost your stash – we’ve got you covered with our extensive library of free patterned papers!
Don’t forget to share your wreaths on Facebook or post them on Instagram, we love to see what you make!
How to make 3D card embellishments:
Friend card
You Will Need
- WOW! Melt-It! Powder
- Embossing powders
- Silicone moulds
- Gilding flakes
- Foil trays
- Heat tool
Step 1
Add 3 tsp of WOW! Melt-It! Powder and mix in 1⁄2 tsp of embossing powder – we’re using the colour nutmeg. Heat tray on the underside with a heat gun until mixture has melted. Move the tray a little to swirl.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
How to make 3D card embellishments:
Mother’s Day card
Step 1
Make a shabby rose with Pomegranate embossing powder and Wow! Melt-It! powder as for the Friend Card. Mix similar quantities to make a small and large rose leaf, this time adding Gold Rich colour powder.
Step 2
Mix 5 tsp of Wow! Melt-It! powder, 1⁄2 tsp of Pomegranate and 1⁄2 tsp of Earthtone embossing powders in a clean container. Heat to create a mottled effect. Pour into a large rose mould until it’s 3mm from the top.
Step 3
Now design your card! We’ve covered a 148mm square cream base with pink floral paper and inked the edges of a 145mm square of spotty cream paper before attaching the two. We then layered a 100mm square of butterfly paper onto chevron paper and attached to the larger piece. We also wrapped base with lace.
Step 4
Brush pale mica powders onto your 3d card embellishments to colour. Add some Sparkle Sun for depth in crevices if you wish! Stick your embellishments in place with a strong adhesive and finish by adding a sentiment.
How to make 3D card embellishments:
Thank you card
Step 1
Mix 5 tsp of WOW! Melt-It! Powder and 3⁄4 tsp of Gold Rich embossing powder in a foil tray. Heat until it is molten and pour into your mould – we’re using the Ornate Heart mould. Bend an eye pin into a zigzag; press into centre of the mould.
Step 2
Mix 5 tsp of Melt-It! powder and 3⁄4 tsp of any embossing powder to make two small hearts. Once set, spray one at a time with Stick and Spray. Press gold leaf over the hearts and rub off excess with your fingers.
Step 3
Press ornate heart face down onto a Stamp and Stick Glue Pad. Heat gently with a heat gun and then press small pieces of gold leaf onto the surface. Rub off excess; brush crevices with mica powders.
Step 4
Time for the card! We’ve gone for a floral theme for this one, but once you’re happy with your card design, go ahead and glue your 3d embellishments to your card. Add a sentiment and velvet bow to finish.
Essential stash!
1. WOW! Melt-It! Powder
Buy it now: £10.99, Amazon
2. Embossing powders
Buy it now: £20, Amazon
3. Silicone moulds
Buy it now: £14.99, Amazon
4. Mica powder
Buy it now: £15.99, Amazon
5. Imitation gold leaf, 300 sheets
Buy it now: £10.99, Amazon
6. Stick & spray
Buy it now: £8.35, Amazon
7. Heat tool
Buy it now: £21.95, Amazon
Authors
Holly is the staff writer at BBC Science Focus. Before joining the team she was a geoenvironmental consultant and holds an MSc in Geoscience from UCL.
