Heat Embossing Mirror Cardstock Xmas Crackers and Boxes

Hello crafty friends, I have to confess that I stock a large amount of mirror cardstock and I used to struggle to put it to good use.

 I was so used to neutral and subtle colours and mirror cardstock used to take me out of my comfort zone.

Now I love it and for today I used the beautiful Outline Snowflake Background Stamp by Simon Says Stamp to easily add a heat-embossed Christmasy pattern to mirror cardstock.

So I grabbed sparkling embossing powders and the Stamping Platform and I started stamping a bunch of mirror cardstock pieces… I loved the results every time.

I also picked the beautiful  Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Tag dies a two-piece die set.

One of the dies creates the negative image of the snowflake and if you overlap them you get a beautiful effect.. you can make tags in seconds with this combo.

I also made little banners for all the projects in this post.

The sentiments are from the Tiny Words Christmas stamp set and  I heat embossed them using white embossing powder on Scarlet Organza mirror Card to add extra cuteness and a fun touch I stamped the tiny snowmen from the Little Snowman Agenda Stamp Set on smooth white cardstock using memento black ink and I added colours with Copics.

I used Nuvo Crystal Glaze and Nuvo Drops to embellish and any other supply is listed below.

This box measures 4″x4″ and I only used a scoring board and scissors to make it

For this box  I stamped the image from Outline Snowflake Background stamp on Craft Perfect Scarlet Organza satin mirror card with Simon Says Stamp clear ink and I heat embossed it using Wow Gold Sparkle embossing powder.

Top Tips:

• Use the stamping platform for precision stamping. When usingmirror cardstock the inked stamps tend to slide on it! Noooo… eliminate the risk and get the benefit of multisampling to get crisper images.
• Do not use a  bone folder directly on the paper to go over the scoring lines. This can cause the embossing powder to move a little bit or can tear the paper.
• I found high gloss paper to be the best for these kinds of projects as the satin-finished paper could crack a wee bit on the scoring lines area. I think the plastic coat of the glossy finished paper keeps the paper fibres together.
• Avoid overheating the mirror cardstock.  You will notice that when heat embossing this paper it will lose the gloss a wee bit but it will be still shiny and beautiful.

For these crackers, I stamped the image from Outline Snowflake Background stamp on Craft Perfect Imperial Blue mirror card using Simon Says Stamp clear ink and I heat embossed using silver embossing powder.

These crackers are super easy to make using an envelope punch board. I’m preparing a very short video to share on my Youtube Channel the process of making Christmas crackers in any size! 

The large cracker in the picture measures 7-1/2″ x 1-1/2 inches 

The small one measures 3- 1/2″ x 1-1/4″ inches. 

This box measure 2-1/4 ” x 2- 1/4″ but you can make it in any size using the envelope punch board.

To make it,   I stamped the image from Outline Snowflake Background stamp on Craft Perfect black gloss mirror card with Simon Says Stamp clear ink and I heat embossed using white embossing powder.

I also made a previous post using the Outline Snowflake Background stamp. For more inspiration have a look here !

That’s all for today!
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments,  I  always read them all and I’m happy to answer any questions.

Happy Crafting and many hugs.
Bibi

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