Hey there! Do you know Utee? Nope, it's not a person! It stands for Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel....& it's just that. It comes in a range of colours, but I only have the clear one. I really like the thick, glossy effect it gives when heat set.
Here's how I used it for a simple Chrissy tag, using up some BUTTONS.
The crystals are MUCH coarser than 'normal' heat embossing powders & you're best to heat set from UNDERNEATH so they don't blow off everywhere!
Above is a sample, but for this tag, I mixed some normal Gold embossing powder in with the UTEE, to get the effect below:
I used a damp piece of old foam spritzed with Heidi's spray colours to colour the manila tag [which was also lightly dampened with water]...
these are the TRUE colors, below...
...for some reason, the rest of the photos turned out wishy-washy colour wise....??? Who KNOWS!!!
Poked the holes through when I popped my buttons into the places they looked 'right'...
My trickster way of attaching threads! I mean....knots to tie thread? That would be, like, waaay too hard for this sewer-hater! Besides, this was heading to being attached to the front of a card, so no-one will see the back.
IF it's going to be a 'stand alone' tag, then you just need to thread the button first, tie a knot behind the button, & then use a hot glue gun or strong PVA glue to attach to your tag. Or not even USE thread. They look nice just as they are, too:)
A bit of diagonal washi tape for pop.....& it's finished. Simple, neat, easy, effective AND a stash buster for a few more of those buttons!!!! Hope this inspires your creativity in one way or t'other...
...& can I just wish you, one and all, a most amazing, wonderful, joyful, peaceful, fun & happy Christmas....
BLESSINGS to each & everyone one of you out there ~ Lizzy ♥♥♥
