Unique "Black Ice" Paper Crafting Technique Debut - A Club Project

[@barbaracilley8200]

I have never seen this technique. I don’t know you come up with your ideas but they are awesome. Thank you for sharing.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much!

[@CraftingMyWorld]

Wow! GORGEOUS!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy creating with this technique!

[@joannequagliara6073]

You make it look so easy.Very nice Melissa.Love it?

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

It is easy! You can do it too!!! A little practice always helps which I always do with my projects! :-)

[@bonniedeibel1546]

Love the Heartfelt Blooms card! Thanks!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this card and I hope you will play with this technique!

[@carmenalegre2096]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

The Black Ice technique is one of my all time favorites! I hope you'll give it a try. It's actually really easy. Have fun! :-)

[@teriheinze2829]

I can hardly wait to try this! So beautiful.

[@cindihoskins5728]

Gorgeous cards!!! Just beautiful! What a fun technique!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@mariettedesrosiers3445]

Wow ! une très belle technique ,j'adore l'effet glacé de la carte

[@lindahunt252]

This is absolutely amazing Melissa! Loved all the cards! Thank-you for sharing!

[@cleopatramccaleb2470]

Love your cards and your videos..Thank You so much..

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks for your comment! I'm so glad to know you enjoy what I share. Made my day!

[@bevwilkinson9008]

Thanks Melissa! Can’t wait to try this with my new goodies.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Your kits are in the mail! Wahoo! I can't wait for you to try this technique!

[@lindabrown1310]

Beautiful!!!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you! So glad you like this and thanks for commenting!!!

[@angelalittlewood4523]

Wow, I love this technique

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Angela Littlewood thanks for commenting and letting me know you love this. I love it too!

[@angelalittlewood4523]

You're very welcome.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

Beautiful cards! I really love the one with the blooms and the one with thehouse and pine trees.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I'm glad you enjoyed the cards in the video. Thanks for commenting and letting me know what your favorites are. It's always fun to know. Have a great day and thanks again!

[@pamallard2887]

Such a unique and beautiful technique. Can't wait to try it.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Your project kits are in the Pam! I think you're going to love this and can't wait for you to try it out. Let me know how it goes! Happy Crafting!

[@toniellsworth8103]

Beautiful cards!!!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you Toni. Will you give it a try yourself?

[@bonniescreativeplace]

Thank you for sharing I am going to have to try this.

[@rebeccabullock1960]

Incredible, beautiful technique

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks so much Rebecca. I hope you'll give it a try. Do you think you will?

[@rebeccabullock1960]

Melissa Kerman definitely

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Yeh! So glad to hear. I hope you have a blast with it!

[@lianebeukel5663]

Beautiful cards. I supect StazOn would work also, since it is made for non porous surfaces.

[@lizmorgan414]

Love this technique - tres elegant! Gor-juss cards!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much Liz!

[@bjsmoker]

Love the idea of this technique, and looking forward to giving it a whirl! Beautiful, and a great technique for men’s cards.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I'm so glad you like this and are going to play with it! Enjoy and thanks so much for commenting!!!

[@brendabirdsong9697]

I love this technique! Gonna have to try it. Thank-you for sharing your wonderful talent with us.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks so much for your comment! I'm glad you're going to try it and hope you have a great time playing!!!

[@christianneroy6280]

Brenda Birdsong y

[@Blondivonrotten]

Absolutely gorgeous and unique! Love your ideas. Thank you!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you Karla! I'm so glad you enjoy my ideas and creations! Thanks for commenting!

[@juliejohnston5119]

love this technique! Thank you.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much Julie and thanks for commenting! Have you tried the technique yourself?

[@Irongrandma1]

Oh WOW!! I've never seen this technique, it's AMAZING, love the look of it on your cards, thank you so much for sharing.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much Maria! Do you think you'll give it a try? I hope so! Have a great day!

[@21worldview]

Love this!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Wonderful! I hope you'll make some of your own. Thanks for commenting!

[@bettyjohnson1365]

Excellent! Thank you for sharing.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you Betty. It's so much fun to share with such an enthusiastic audience! Thanks for commenting and I hope you'll try it out!

[@thecrazystampinglady]

Really a super cool technique

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks so much Maureen! I hope you'll give it a try.

[@elainewhite9361]

WOW, What a wonderful technique Mellissa, I have got to try this one, Thanks for sharing .

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I love to share this craft especially when I find something unique and super fun to me! I'm so glad you like it and can't wait to hear back when you've tried it. Be forewarned though... it can be addicting!!! LOL!

[@elainewhite9361]

My first attempt is not very good,but I will keep trying as it does look great when done properly xx

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I always have to play with something like this multiple times to learn and fine tune the effect I'm looking for. It's all part of the fun! I will say that it's a little easier when the black ink pad and versamark are kind of on the dry side. If you have brand new, juicy ink pads you'll likely get more ink on your piece that you may want. I hope that helps!

[@elainewhite9361]

That could be the problem especially with the black as it is a pad that has only been used a couple of times ,Thanks for the tip.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

You are very welcome Elaine! Have fun! I'll look forward to hearing how it goes and seeing what you create! :-)

[@TheJuliecassidy]

Thank you brilliant technique xxx

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much Julie. I'm so glad you like the technique so much and hope you'll give it a try! Happy Crafting!

[@janicehilton8884]

I....can't...wait to try this. Oh, wow, how spectacular! Thank you so, so much for your talent and inspiration. So happy I found your channel; all thanks to Linda Bedinger who captured this technique so beautifully. She gave full credit to you! :-) Thank you again.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Janice, thanks so much for your sweet comment! I'm so glad you are so excited about the technique and are going to try it out! I'm just a bit addicted to it myself. I think I've created about 15 different projects and variations on the theme. It's so fun to share and know that others share my enthusiasm for the technique. I hope you have a blast playing!

[@lorifitzrandolph4032]

Wow, I love your cards. Thanks for showing how to do it!!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks so much Lori! Do you think you'll give it a try? I hope so! Be forewarned, it's a bit addicting, at least it has been for me! LOL! Enjoy!

[@ManonSaguenay]

It's a beautifull technique!!!!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much!

[@clkd4]

Amazing! So excited to try this. Thanks for sharing.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I love your enthusiasm! I really adore this technique and it's so fun to share! I hope you have a blast and will share what you create! Thanks for commenting and Happy Crafting!

[@1stLucySchmidt]

I'm a little finding this, but am definitely going to try it. Thanks for the great tutorial and tips!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Lucy, I'm so glad you are going to give it a try and hope you have a blast!

[@fionak3979]

You are so talented!! Thank you so much for sharing Hugs from Australia

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Wow! So sweet of you to say! Hugs back from the U.S.!

[@aliselle1]

Magnifique! J'adore! Merci pour le partage...

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you or... Merci Beaucoup!

[@dyetoinkandothercreativeno4927]

Love the amazing you card especially much.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

dye to ink and other creative notions thanks so much for commenting! I’m glad to know you like this! Do you think you’ll give it a try?

[@judithsigler9644]

STUNNING, Melissa! LOVE this technique! I LOVE the Heartfelt Blooms, too....but my hubby is also a guitar player ....so the “guitar wall” card is a PERFECT one for me to CASE, too! Thanks for sharing this “awesome” video! Happy Stampin’ n’ Creatin’! :-))

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I love your enthusiasm!!! Thank you so much for commenting and sharing. I do love how the guitars came out. I have some other variations with guitars on gold and copper which I haven't had a chance yet to post on my blog. I think you'll enjoy seeing those too! I don't yet have a publish date. At this point, I have too much to share and not enough time! It's a great problem to have. I hope you'll keep an eye out on my blog or let me know if you'd like to be added to my email list as I include links to all my posts in my newsletters. Have a great day and have fun playing!!!

[@georgiakay2]

beautiful

[@virginiaandsarah]

These are absolutely stunning! I am fascinated... just have to wait for my black archival ink to arrive!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I'm sure you will have a blast playing with this! Thanks so much for commenting and have a great day!!!

[@dotcull1682]

love your cards thank you for sharing

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much Dot! Do you think you'll give it a try? I hope so. It's really easy and fun!

[@Theirishscrapper]

Melissa these are amazing!! After watching this I am going to try it!! Thanks for sharing!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I'm so glad you like these and are going to try it. Thanks for commenting and I hope you have a blast playing with this!

[@teresasamuels6565]

Hi Melissa! Last night I watched Linda Bedinger use your technique and she put your info in her KZbin. I was so happy to see you are in Matthews so I am about an hour away in Albemarle. i go to Matthews at least once a month and hopefully on one of my trips we could get together. I am excited about the black ice technique and the tarnished foil technique!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Wow! That is so cool! I would love to connect. Are you interested in attending events at all? Have you been crafting for a while? I actually have one of my club events TONIGHT and you are welcome to come! I know it's a long shot since it's such short notice! I have lots of Tarnished Foil and Black Ice Projects on display!!! I'll look forward to meeting you sometime!

[@CraftyComeLately]

It is gorgeous and absolutely special!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you so much!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Do you think you'll try it?

[@CraftyComeLately]

I think I will :)

[@engelinacorreia2440]

Super mooie techniek.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks for leaving a comment! I'm so glad you like the technique!

[@soniadasilvamessystamper]

Just amazing

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you Sonia. So glad you enjoyed this.

[@EnchantedwithPoodles]

Absolutely gorgeous cards!! I love this technique, it’s so elegant. Thanks so much for your video.

[@juliebergacker5680]

Awesome😀👍

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank you Julie! So glad you like this and hope you'll give it a try!

[@MicheleJutrisa]

Love this ...thank you, now I must try

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I hope you have fun playing with this. Enjoy and Thanks for commenting!

[@Nature2251]

Oops I do love your black ice technique! Gorgeous. My first remark was for another video sorry!

[@laurenbutler3452]

Shazam! This is awesome!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Love that comment! I'm so glad you like this and will give it a try. It's super fun!

[@nyobre]

Fabulous thx for sharing

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thank so much for commenting! Do you think you'll try it? I hope so!

[@nyobre]

Already have Melissa, loved it, and going to teach a few friends. thx again. Loved your tarnished foil as well, and have done that as well. x

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear that. I'm excited that you're going to share it too! Have fun with your friends! I hope they love it too!!!

[@lu-ellenhafner4968]

Have you ever done on navy

[@LeaRama]

Gorgeous! How thick is that foil? It looks like it's a lot thicker than the ThermoWeb foil.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I have not used the product you mentioned but the Stampin' Up! foils are pretty much the thickness of maybe 100lb thick cardstock. Here's a link to the copper foil in my Online store in case you just have to have it: www.stampinup.com/ecweb/product/142020/copper-foil-sheets We also carry Silver, Gold, Champagne and Black Foils too. These are gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous papers. I LOVE MY FOILS! I may be addicted to them! LOL!

[@midwestbadger2503]

Do you know what ink I can use now since the SU archival ink is no longer available? Will the memento work for this?

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

The Jet Black StazOn works perfectly for this technique as well because it is also a permanent ink that will work on non-porous surfaces. In my experience memento will not work for this. Have fun playing with it. I hope you have a blast.

[@zenobiairani7397]

Lovely! Can I use Staz on ink instead of archival???

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

YES, you can use StazOn instead of archival black. Have fun playing!

[@mtskeeter2]

do you have the measurements of all the pieces you used? Beautiful!!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I've just added the dimensions in one of my related Black Ice Posts. In the post you'll find the dimensions just above the product list. Here is the web address: www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/thecraftingtreehouse/blog?directBlogUrl=/blog/60800/entry/waterfront_scene_with_black_ice

[@roxanahofferber5911]

this was very different and and i am really interested in makeing a card

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I'm glad you like it Roxana and hope you will give it a try. Let me know if I can help in any way or if you have questions. :-)

[@dyetoinkandothercreativeno4927]

Can you use any archival ink-- to do this technique?

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

dye to ink and other creative notions I’ve only used black archival but I’m sure others would work as well.

[@amytodd7216]

Hi Melissa, thanks for sharing this technique, I love it! I went to your blog post to see more about it, hoping to find sixes & dimensions on your Cardstock layers but I could not find any. Do you have the dimensions listed anywhere?

[@SAllen-cc9pk]

I notice one of them had a blue tint what did you do different on that

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I used a Blends Alcohol Marker to apply color over the embossed surface.

[@rksgrben]

Hi there, great technique and beautiful cards. I don’t have the Stampin’Up archival basic black ink. Which ink can I use for this technique? I have memento pigment ink, tuxedo black, and versafine black. Can you use one of these? Greetings from Holland!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Renate Krassenburg so glad you like the technique! You can Use StazOn as a replacement for the archival black. I do not recommend momento. I’m not familiar with the versatile black. You just need a permanent ink that will dry on a nonporous surface.

[@rksgrben]

Melissa Kerman thank you very much for your quick reply. I have stazon also, I will try today.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Renate Krassenburg you are very welcome. Have fun playing!

[@Nature2251]

I love your cards and techniques. You come up with some great ideas. One question...why would Stampin Up remove a popular product that is so neat to use? I don’t get it?

[@neet520]

I keep trying this technique - love it - but I get a section down the centre that does not have any "ice" on it. Obviously I am missing putting the Versamark on here - but cannot see what I am doing wrong to get it like this. Any ideas please?

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Thanks for your comment Anita. I'm so glad you are enjoying the technique. I know getting the versamark on the foil, just right, is tricky simply because it's a clear ink. Mine turn out different every time. One thing that might help is to use a small bit of adhesive on a few spots on the backside of your foil cardstock so you won't have to hold it down. That way it might be easier to see where you're placing the versamark as you run it over the surface. Also, if you're missing a spot you can always add another layer of versamark and clear embossing powder to fill in any gaps in the "ice". I would just suggest playing with it more. If you're like me, you'll most likely love some, and just like others, but they will all turn out unique and fun in their own way. I hope this helps and I'll look forward to hearing back!

[@lyndasoar4345]

Great idea, might b interesting to try it with a 'texture background stamp' loaded with the versamark....

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Sounds very fun! I hope you'll try it and let me know how it goes! Happy Crafting Lynda!

[@jd4135able]

Help Melissle can you please tell me what kind of paper you used and I can’t get the striation to come out it comes out very shiny what am I doing wrong.

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

The paper used here is Silver Foil by Stampin' Up!. Using the Silver Foil is a very important part of making the technique work. By the way, there's a complete supply list with link to my online store in the blog post here: www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/thecraftingtreehouse/blog?directBlogUrl=%2Fblog%2F60800%2Fentry%2Fblack_ice_technique_with_waterfront As for the striations, the trick is a VERY, VERY LIGHT touch when applying the Versamark Ink Pad. I have also done a second video that you might find helpful focusing on some additional nuances of achieving the Black Ice effect. Here is a link to that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aprNlKysiKh1a6c I hope this is helpful! Have fun playing. Each time you try the technique it will turn out different. That is definitely the case with me. I hope you'll get some effects that you love! Happy Crafting Judy!

[@patriciaalexander-johnson4797]

Why can't you hold the pads horizontally to cover the entire area. Great demo, thanks

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

You can definitely hold the pad horizontally if you want. I think I hold it the other way because it's easier to hold the narrow way for my hand. Thanks for commenting. I always enjoy learning from others and I'd not really thought too much about why I hold it the narrow way before your comment. Have fun playing with it and have a great day!

[@liliyakamala2348]

Its so frustrating that I cant participate since there isnt one in my country =/

[@KarenHasheck]

You are on a roll Melissa with great techniques you discovered! Going to try this one too!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

Karen Hasheck Thanks so much for your comment! I’m glad you like this one too. Have fun playing! I can’t wait to see what you create.

[@sm-kt9ho]

i tried this and could not get the ink to dry well enough to put the embossing ink over it without smearing. i tried archival ink and dried it w the dryer and it just would not dry! then i tried on stazon, and the same thing happened. what am i doing wrong? help! thanks!

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

simone mcloughlin are u using a heat tool to dry it? A regular hair dryer is not hot enough to do the trick. If you are in fact using a heat tool the only other thing I can think of is that your ink pads are very wet and therefore not drying. Both archival black and StazOn should work. I hope this helps!

[@sm-kt9ho]

i tried both methods of drying... and waited for air dry for an hour.... pad not very wet ... i will keep trying! thanks for the info!

[@paris0818]

I;ve tried this over and over, the ink will NOT dry. What brand of papers/foils are you using?

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

I use Stampin' Up! Foils and Jet Black StazOn or Archival Black Ink. You may want to confirm you're using the correct ink to start with. BTW, Memento Black is NOT the same as Jet Black StazOn. I know one person who thought it was the same. Have you tried using your heat tool, on a low setting or for a short time (if you only have one setting) to dry the black ink? Here are a few links to these products: Silver Foil: www.stampinup.com/ecweb/product/132178/silver-foil-sheets?dbwsdemoid=60800 AND Jet Black StazOn: www.stampinup.com/ecweb/product/101406/jet-black-st%C4%81zon-ink-pad?dbwsdemoid=60800 I'm so sorry you're having trouble with this and hope the details I've provided helps! Let me know how it goes. :-)

[@candacekieper4354]

Woud think stazon would work also

[@MelissasCraftingTreehouse]

You can definitely use StazOn for this technique! Stampin' Up! no longer sells StazOn anymore so I sort of forgot about it. I use StazOn OR the Black Archival ink, for my Impressions of Tarnished Foil technique which also uses the Stampin' Up! foil sheets. Have you checked out my KZbin video featuring the Impressions of Tarnished Foil technique? If you like "Black Ice" I think you might like that too. Have fun playing!