Here is another idea to use this technique with:

Dimensional Embossed Jewelry

Start with a solid image stamp.  As with the marble tile technique, it is important to use pigment inks such as Color Box, that are thick and sticky to hold the large quantity of embossing powder needed. To create the marble effect with your colors, start with the lightest color first and ink the solid stamp.  I work with the stamp rubber side up in my hand and ink with the pad upside down.  With darker and contrasting colors gently tap on small amounts of the darker colors on the lighter color ink.  Don’t mush the colors together, this will mix them rather than just add to the existing background color.  When you have the colors on, stamp the image on smooth surface cardstock, dip into the extra thick embossing powder and heat.  At this point, you will heat only to the point of melting; this will achieve a textured stone look.  You will go back and reheat this side later.  With very sharp small scissors, cut very closely around the edges of the image.  If you wish to make eye holes and jewelry hanging holes, you will do that at this time also.  Flip the cut out image upside down on a piece of scrap paper and rub the entire backside of the image with matching pigment ink.  Cover completely with extra thick embossing powder.  Using a tweezers to hold, heat the backside of the image.  While it is hot continue to add more extra thick embossing powder until the image is smooth and shinny.  The longer you heat, the smoother it gets.  When it is cool enough to touch, flip over the image.  Again using the tweezers to hold, re-heat the front of the image.  While hot (remember every time you add more embossing it must be hot) dribble more powder over the top.  No longer dip into powder, as the powder will stick to the backside as well, and this will create too much embossing on the backside which may drip.  Once you have the desired smoothness on the front side of the image, and when it is cool enough to touch, but still warm, you can mold the edges, legs or spirals to create a dimensional object.  If you wish it to be perfectly flat, while it is cool enough to touch but still warm, hold down flat with your fingers until it stays flat.  If you wish to embed brass charms and embellishments into your project, now is the time.  Heat areas again and with a tweezers, drop your charm into the hot embossing powder.  To embed it, drop embossing powder over the top of the hot charm and heat again.  Because the brass gets very hot, it will float in the embossing so you can adjust its position on the project.  With jewelry glue such as our Ultimate Glue to glue pin backs on the backside. 

These are only a few examples, be creative.  Don’t worry about your stamp pads getting dirty; all it takes is a wipe with a paper towel the clean off the pads.

Marble Tile Techniques