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Make a sophisticated card featuring just four squares from the patchwork tiles stamp, heat-embossed in sparkly powder on green cardstock. This elegant design uses only a portion of the stamp for a more refined, focused look.

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Cut a piece of green cardstock to size, approximately 4 squares from the patchwork pattern. ▶ watch 20:15
Position the cardstock in the corner of your work surface. ▶ watch 20:30
Use an anti-static bag to mask off the area, exposing only the four corner squares you wish to stamp. ▶ watch 20:45
Ink up the stamp with a sticky ink pad, focusing on the four corner squares. ▶ watch 21:00
Stamp the four squares firmly onto your green cardstock. ▶ watch 21:15
Whilst the ink is still wet, sprinkle sparkly heat-embossing powder over the stamped area. ▶ watch 29:30
Tap off excess powder back into the container. ▶ watch 30:00
Heat-set the powder with a heat gun, moving it steadily to avoid scorching. ▶ watch 30:15
Trim the edges of the cardstock to fit your card base neatly. ▶ watch 31:00
Mount the embossed panel onto a coordinating card base using adhesive pads for dimension. ▶ watch 31:30
Add a sentiment stamp or die-cut to complete the card. ▶ watch 32:00

Tips from the show

If you miss embossing powder in small areas, use a thirsty brush pen to fill in the gaps before heat-setting.
An anti-static bag helps mask off only the portion of the stamp you want to use.
You can use different embossing powder colours to coordinate with your cardstock.

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