Clearly Delightful: Versamark(TM) Part 1

May 08, 2008

Versamark(TM) Part 1

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The original Versamark(TM) ink is a valuable tool and a wise inexpensive investment. For most advanced stampers, these techniques are old school. But we tend to forget that there are a lot of new stampers everyday who discover stamping, and this is who my Versamark(TM) tutorials are geared toward.
Today, I am showcasing 2 ways to use your Versamark(TM). Over the next 2 weeks I will be discussing even more ways to use it.

Versamark(TM) ink is clear, very sticky and MUST be washed off your stamps immediately after use. Use stamp cleaner and a wet/dry scrub pad for best results.

The first and easiest way to use your Versamark(TM) ink pad is to stamp your inked images directly onto any colored CS. In this example, I stamped the images randomly all over the CS. Versamark(TM) used alone will leave a watermarked image that is slightly darker than the color of CS it is stamped on. This leaves a nice subtle background. I'm going to use this piece as the background panel for my card.

You can use Versamark(TM) ink to heat emboss with embossing powder and a heat tool. The technique shown here is called Dazzling Diamond Dust and I first saw it here on Splitcoast stampers, although I don't know where the technique first originated. Stamp your image panel CS how every you want. In my example I stamped stems in celery, and flowers in pink and purple.

Take your Versamark(TM) pad and press the pad into the CS until the entire piece is covered in the clear ink. Then pour fine, clear, glitter embossing powder [I am using Stampin' Up! Iridescent Ice(R)] over the entire panel, shake off excess back into the container, and heat CS using heat tool until melted.