Easy DIY Craft Tutorial 🌟Metallic Gilded Paper Backgrounds 🌟

Learn how to create handmade greeting card backgrounds in just 5 minutes!
Follow this step-by-step video using Distress Oxides and Heat Embossing to craft beautiful and creative but simple background papers.
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Creative Glue Pen
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Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Oxides
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Large Blending Brushes
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[@patriciapehler9461]

Love, love this technique! Easy yet stunning! Thank you.

[@marciashannon9685]

Wow!!! That was so simple and unique all at the same time! Thanks for sharing. I will be trying this ASAP! 😊

[@amyswares]

So great! I can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing your talent!

[@jackiem7536]

😅Fantastic Lou. Just what I needed to be able to do, especially for more masculine cards. Love your videos. Kind regards Jackie M 😊

[@mclenachan]

Great tutorial! I love this technique. It’s simple but has a huge impact.

[@pauladyer9845]

Nice technique…can see lots of possibilities..great sentiments too..thanks

[@dianalama1591]

I’ll need to try this marvelous technique!!! THankYou for sharing.

[@JoBear-u4m]

Love your cards ♥️ I will definitely be trying this! Thanks so much 😊

[@busybunny01]

❤Love this effect, great tutorial. Thanks Lou 😘

[@msdixie1972]

This is absolutely fantastic! Tfs! 👏🏽

[@teresajarkowska5792]

Great technique, thank you.

[@tracylee4442]

I have been wondering if it were possible to gild paper… this is exactly what I wanted to learn, thanks!

[@shellylowery7623]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. To avoid having to buy that very expensive paper.

[@gilliansprott5487]

Great idea, thanks for the video.💟

[@Dotalina33]

FABULOUS!!!

[@dstrick12]

These are stunning! ❤️

[@carlenejake]

So beautiful!

[@bethjeans3780]

Just so rich and gorgeous, thank you. I had to create a Lou Collins folder/playlist on youtube.

[@LouCollins]

Wow! Thank you! I am not sure anyone has ever created a Lou Collins playlist 😆

[@tamathaan77drews40]

Me too!

[@hazelkinvig-paul8231]

You have revived my excitement for card making again! I had lost the drive I first had. Watching your fabulous techniques, I can't wait to start again! Thank you so very much. Duly subscribed, with a thumbs up! xx

[@charylhodges470]

Thank you for sharing

[@yteldee]

Great technique!

[@moirahansen1955]

Fantastic. Thank you. 😊👏💕

[@melvinnieves1964]

Gorgeous backgrounds

[@lisad.3247]

Beautiful. I must try this! Thanks for sharing🩵

[@karenbrass5053]

Gorgeous cards, Lou 😊

[@gigiandrews5327]

Amazing!! ❤❤❤

[@curveywoman]

Love it.

[@donnacarraway9182]

Love it!!

[@maggieb4648]

Goodness! I just came here from watching your faux foiling technique, which was fabulous, and here we are - another wonderful technique. I'm glad to have found your channel and am subscribing now!

[@dianeoneil9563]

I agree that the magic of embossing won me over to card making!!

[@debbiemain4061]

That is a brilliant technique Lou, I will definitely be giving it a go. Heat embossing never fails to impress me, I find it so fascinating to watch the powder change. Thanks for the tutorial XX

[@angelicawilliams5288]

That's for sharing such beautiful cards, can I use tombow mono liquid glue?❤

[@kayenash5481]

They are truely beautiful, thank you ❤

[@createwithkas]

4:42 mark when you drag the ink pad - embossing powder end up on the pad? Thanks for the demo. I’m definitely going to try this! 😅

[@annweed2835]

Wonderful card. Love this embossing technique. Thank you for showing this fun way to use these powders and inks.

[@kathyhunter29]

This looks so easy. Can't wait to give it a go. Thanks.

[@novablackburn4085]

Thanks Lou. Great technique I will definitely use.

[@paulinegalloway8920]

I'm enjoying going back through your tutorials.

[@CraftingMyWorld]

LOVE this technique! Will definitely be trying it! Thank you so much!

[@sheenacannon8176]

Gorgeous technique, Lou. Thank you. X

[@daphnefowler9344]

Love them thank you ever so much

[@venitabucceri8435]

OMW❣️❣️❣️ Lou, you are AMAZING!!!!!

[@bethrogers5656]

Thank you Lou for another new creative technique with gorgeous results! I know you favor the distress and oxide inks in your makes, but I wonder if other brands of ink pads would work? The idea of using a glue pen to adhere EP brings up a whole realm of possibilities!

[@LouCollins]

Yes absolutely, so long as they blend nicely there’s no reason not to use other brands! Just don’t try any ink with a solvent base as this will permanently cover or discolour the embossing x

[@dianaray1394]

Love this technique-thank you!

[@debrabartz3188]

Nice job!!! Simple yet pretty

[@christineroberts4153]

Lovely cards, must definitely give this a try. Thank you.

[@paulawray6210]

What a great technique! Will try it tmrw on some get well cards! Thank you!

[@craftyheaven4007]

I've been looking forward to this, going to get kids to school and co e back and watch this with a coffee xx

[@TheLotte64]

Thanks for great inspiration. They look gorgeous ❤

[@maryannward7771]

Love this technique, ty for sharing!

[@weemo0913]

Easy looking technique with really impressive results! Look forward to trying this. Thanks for sharing.

[@jackyd6194]

Great tutorial Lou, I’m just beginning my journey on this type of technique so it was great watching this. Thank you for sharing x

[@karenreeves3958]

Wow this is beautiful. I live the colors you used & the backgrounds looks so gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

[@jazzab4741]

Beautiful cards, what a fun technique, thank you x

[@janetcurtis701]

Love this. Can’t wait to try it.

[@karicoleman3548]

Really gorgeous!

[@cheryl7476]

What lovely backgrounds, Lou!

[@sandrasimpey1712]

Certainly has the wow factor x

[@chrisarlington1792]

Wonderful! I never would have guessed. Love techniques to use my stuff

[@janmarch5039]

wow, I always look forward to your creative videos….not only is it beautiful but a new idea for a technique! Thanks so much, can’t wait to try this!!

[@tamathaan77drews40]

This wins! So glad I found this channel!

[@lindastubbington6105]

What a brilliant technique, just need time to play now!

[@lauraguz2010]

Beautiful!!!❤

[@pamelafernandes480]

Love this technique! Lou. Thank you so much for sharing 🥰

[@teresazuehls783]

Beautiful! Love this technique. TFS❤

[@4BarbaraJ]

New to your channel. Love this technique and can’t wait to try it.

[@gingerwhalen7734]

Wow, love this! TFS...

[@kimwakeman2630]

Fabulous technique. Thanks for sharing

[@janesmith6925]

These are lovely cards. I am interested to know if there is an advantage here to using glue as opposed to an embossing ink like Versamark.

[@LouCollins]

Only the application, I find glue gives the streaks a little easier and takes longer to dry so you end up more time to work with it x

[@heathertoms4188]

Such a fabulous idea Thank you for sharing Lou! I wonder what it will look like on patterned paper? The two cards are gorgeous xx

[@lu-ellenhafner4968]

What if you spritzed with water before using heat gun, what would happen?

[@ipkbinkiebaby]

Can you use regular distress ink or does it have to be oxide

[@sabineloeber1699]

Absolutely love this technique! Thank you for the tutorial, Lou. 💕

[@maureenslater9707]

Thank you! What lovely backgrounds to make! ❤

[@krenkurts5054]

I would love to try this technique but the glue you use isn't available in the U.S. Not sure what to substitute.

[@lu-ellenhafner4968]

Did you use any specific paper?

[@sherryvillines9844]

Love the look of this technique and your videos! I have tried this with both embossing powder (Ranger - Gold) and gilding flakes before applying the distress oxide inks. In both instances, the dried glue that is not coated by the medium creates a resist to the inks which creates a white shadow. Is there a solution?

[@LouCollins]

I haven’t had this issue before so I would suggest maybe using g less glue and ensuring all the glued areas are covered in the gold medium. Perhaps your adhesive is particularly thick creating a raised area maybe?

[@sherryvillines9844]

Will try that. Happy New Year!

[@AmoRSCrafts]

Can i do the embossing after I ink blended ? Is there a reason for using glue over embossing ink?

[@LouCollins]

Hi, only that you’d need to wait for the ink to fully dry first, which can take a while 😊

[@vanessabrown28]

@@LouCollins Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that embossing ink dried as soon as you heat set the powder.

[@stshnie]

@@vanessabrown28 I think Lou is talking about letting the blended ink dry if you do that first.

[@pippypop]

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[@pippypop]

@@rebeccagreen2219 I’m not blaming her. It’s KZbin.