Hey Crafters, Nicoleย Wright here and Iโm back to share my love for industrial crafting.ย With the new Sizzix ย Gears available I decided to haul out my Sizzixย Gadget Gears die (I believe the first Sizzix die I ever bought) and have a little fun experimenting with my embossing powders and distress crayons. I cut a set of Gadget Gears with Sizzix Little Sizzles White Mat Board.ย I heat embossed a coat of Emerald Creek Craft Suppliesย Era Hammered Metal Embossing Powder.ย This thick powder leaves open spots to add color.ย I wanted to see if the distress crayons would work to create a weathered patina on the gears. On the set of gears I used Ranger distress crayons vintage photo, mermaid lagoon, peacock feathers and peeled paint.ย The distress crayons fill in the areas the thick embossing powders donโt.ย Once the colors are filled in I used a baby wipe to remove…
