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I had light blue chipboard number so I cut a piece of paper to cover it and then xyroned the paper and attached it to the number. I didn't like the look after all and I peeled the paper off. (the surface of the chipboard letter was glossy so it wasn't too difficult to do). Just fooling around I pressed the number into a green stamp pad and then added embossing powder and heated it. The surface because there was a residual amount of glue on it came out looking like hammered metal and had I used black ink and powder or maybe a silver or brown color it would have been very realistic looking.

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Scout Lady
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Wow..that sounds really neat. It's amazing how things can turn out.

Amanda

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Amanda

It sounds very cool. Could you show us a picture?

-- Amy L.

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Amy in Springboro

I love it when an accident turns into something neat and cool. :-)

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Deb in AR

I'll take a picture later tonight, I have to go get ready for my son's class ring Mass tonight.

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Scout Lady

How cool. I like getting unexpected results from trying something different. Can't wait to see what it looks like.

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Cathy

Sounds awesome! I know DD#1 used UTEE on some chip board shapes she had painted first to match a page she was doing & that looked awesome too.

Trish

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Trish Irvine

Well my son's ring Mass has been canceled for the THIRD time, this time they let us know a whole hour before it was suppose to start. The 1st time was for weather (it was raining), the next time because of a schedule conflict and now tonight they screwed up on the date and the Church was unavailable.

Anyway, I took a picture, it is the number 1. I tried to get it at an angle so it would catch the light rather than straight on. The picture really doesn't pick it up that well.

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Scout Lady

That does look like metal. Great. I wonder if you could get the same effect by using a glue stick, rather than using up your xyron? HMM>> Tks for sharing

Trish

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Trish Irvine

I think it turned out great. Thanks for posting a picture. I love the page, the colors are really nice.

Amanda

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Amanda

I don't have a glue stick to try it but I don't think that it would work as the glue in a stick goes on smooth and the xyron adhesive after I tore off the letter was textured.

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Scout Lady

This is true, I hadn't thought of that.

Trish

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Trish Irvine

Thank you! It is pretty cool. Thank you for sharing.

-- Amy L.

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Amy in Springboro

I can't say about a glue stick, but I have used my Zig Pen to make the embossing power stick. It works just fine.

-- Amy L.

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Amy in Springboro

I can't say about a glue stick, but I have used my Zig Pen to make the embossing power stick. It works just fine.

-- Amy L.

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Amy in Springboro

Sounds cool. I may have to try it.

Teresa in MD

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Tazmadazz

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