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I just got SU's Glassy Glaze (UTEE), and now I can't remember where I've seen some neat info on how to use it. It's something about putting in on the image, heat & melt, put on another layer, heat again, do this 3 or 4 times, then stamp the area while it's still soft - does anyone remember where I can find the info? Can't wait to try it!!
Thanks.
__________________ Janet aka Granna 'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver...'Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. but he's good. He's the King, I tell you.' --The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Use versamark to coat your image..coat with the UTEE and heat. repeat process one more time to achaieve glassy image. Put in freezer overnight. Next morning bend the paper to cause the utee to crack. Way cool!!
Use versamark to coat your image..coat with the UTEE and heat. repeat process one more time to achaieve glassy image. Put in freezer overnight. Next morning bend the paper to cause the utee to crack. Way cool!!
I just got SU's Glassy Glaze (UTEE), and now I can't remember where I've seen some neat info on how to use it. It's something about putting in on the image, heat & melt, put on another layer, heat again, do this 3 or 4 times, then stamp the area while it's still soft - does anyone remember where I can find the info? Can't wait to try it!!
Thanks.
You can do it with ordinary embossing powder, too. If you use a metallic powder, you can make great faux metal charms! For the ones I made, I used several layers of metallic embossing powder - either add more powder while still wait, or add more Versamark and then emboss again. You need to practise to work out the best number of layers but the best thing is... if you don't like your results, you just reheat and melt and start again!
Once you have a fairly thick layer of embossing (about 4 layers of normal powder, so maybe 2 or 3 of UTEE?), while it is still warm, stamp into it. This works best with "sharp" images, ie an outline image or an alphabet/number stamp. Then allow to cool. I then punched it out with a circle punch to make a great metal-effect medallion.
I think you can do this with ordinary embossing powder but, instead of 4 layers (UTEE), you need at least 6. Just keep trying it - and if it doesn't work, melt and start again. I tried it but found smaller images didn't work as well as larger ones.
You can do it with ordinary embossing powder, too. If you use a metallic powder, you can make great faux metal charms! For the ones I made, I used several layers of metallic embossing powder - either add more powder while still wait, or add more Versamark and then emboss again. You need to practise to work out the best number of layers but the best thing is... if you don't like your results, you just reheat and melt and start again!
Once you have a fairly thick layer of embossing (about 4 layers of normal powder, so maybe 2 or 3 of UTEE?), while it is still warm, stamp into it. This works best with "sharp" images, ie an outline image or an alphabet/number stamp. Then allow to cool. I then punched it out with a circle punch to make a great metal-effect medallion.
OK, I think I've had glassy glaze and utee confused. The glassy glaze is used over the image for a cracked glass effect, right? How else can it be used? UTEE can be used for faux metal charms by heating several layers - how is it put on the CS? Versamark? How else can UTEE be used? I'm confused - and I think I just hijacked my own thread!
__________________ Janet aka Granna 'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver...'Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. but he's good. He's the King, I tell you.' --The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
OK, I think I've had glassy glaze and utee confused. The glassy glaze is used over the image for a cracked glass effect, right? How else can it be used? UTEE can be used for faux metal charms by heating several layers - how is it put on the CS? Versamark? How else can UTEE be used? I'm confused - and I think I just hijacked my own thread!
Don't know anything about glassy glaze, sorry. But I do know that you can use UTEE for cracked glass because I did it last week!
I have used ordinary metallic embossing powder for the faux metal charms, but I have read somewhere (no doubt it was on here, seeing as I live here ;)) that you can use UTEE instead, but you need fewer layers.
You can use Versamark for both techniques.
I'm sorry, I don't know any other techniques witih UTEE, but I'm sure there are many others described on here - try going into the Techniques forum and doing a search for UTEE. Here's one for starters: Forums at Splitcoaststampers
Helen
Thank you all so much! I finally scrolled down to the bottom of this thread, and now I see that I'm not the only one confused! And I did try the Techniques Forum and found several pages on UTEE. I think I'm ready to go now! Thanks again.
__________________ Janet aka Granna 'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver...'Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. but he's good. He's the King, I tell you.' --The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
UTEE / Glassy Glaze
