"Creativity is a drug I cannot live without." Cecil B. Demille
I recently posted a blog (here) about tangling on an embossed tile. I really loved the way it turned out, and based on the reactions I got from my readers, so did you. So I decided to try another one.
I picked out another of my colored tiles, this one with several different colors in it. Not surprisingly, I forgot to take a picture before doing the embossing, but you can get the idea of what it looked like from this picture after embossing. The design is somewhat similar to the last one I did with all the swirls, but not the same.
As in my last tile, the first thing I did was outline all the embossing with pen. A few little slips of the pen, but not too bad.
Next I added some tangling.
And then shaded with my dependable pastel pencils.
Here's a closeup to better show the puffiness of the embossing.
I really enjoy this process and wish that I had more embossing folders that would work well with tangling. Most of the designs I have don't have enough space for adding tangles. So I may need to use the same ones again, just with different backgrounds and different patterns. Actually, it would be interesting to see how different I can make them, even though they have the same embossed design. I'll be back to show you if I decide to give it a try.
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
Albert Einstein
I recently completed a tile where I used my Sizzix die cut machine to emboss a border around the outside edge, and then I tangled inside. Here is that tile.
After completing that one I wanted to find other ways to incorporate using my die cut machine (which otherwise sits around collecting dust) in my tangling. So I took one of my colored tiles (which I see now is similar coloring to the one I had done previously!)...
... used an embossing folder to cover the whole tile with this swirly design...
... and then outlined all of the embossing with black pen.
Then I tangled some areas with Printemps and Crescent Moon. I stuck to just two patterns so it wouldn't be too busy, and for the same reason, only tangled some parts. It was hard to know when to stop, but here is when I did...
Then I went back in and added just a little shading around the Printemps with pastel pencil.
I don't think the above pictures allow you to get a good feel for the embossing, so I tried a closeup where I think you can see the puffiness better.
I really enjoyed the whole process and the way it looks in the end. If you have the means to do the embossing, you might want to try this idea yourself.
