Have you ever wanted to give your water pictures that extra little “Splash” to make them pop out? Try using Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (or UTEE, as most of us know it as). It gives the impression of wetness where ever you use it. Follow the steps below and you will be able to achieve this look with ease.

Supplies needed:

-Versamark ink pad

-clear UTEE

-heating tool

-water pictures

-embossing tray (or even a couple of pieces of cardstock, just to catch the excess powder)

Please note: Because you are using a heating tool, this technique may not work on all photos. Always test on a practice photo first, to make sure it will not harm your picture.

Step 1: Cover the parts of your picture that you want the UTEE to stick to with the Versamark ink. If there is a large section you want covered, you may want to work in sections. If you have small places you want covered in your picture, there are two ways to do this:
Use a Versamark pen to get in the very small places you want to use the UTEE

Use a finger-pad (those black, thimble-like dabbers with the sponge on top), and a bottle of Versamark ink refill. Dab some of the ink onto the sponge and fill in the space using your finger.
Very quickly move on to Step 2.

Step 2: Cover the Versamarked area with UTEE. Tap off the excess. If there is UTEE where you don’t want it, simply wipe it off with your finger, or a tissue. Don’t blow on it, as you may take away more than you mean to.

Step 3: Heat the UTEE with the heat tool until it melts. If you are doing sections, be sure to re-melt the edges, to give a smooth, edge-free image. Also, when doing sections, do one layer across the whole photo before moving onto the second layer, to ensure an even coating.

You will have to repeat Steps 1-3 two or three times to get a very smooth and shiny surface.

On this layout, I had to repeat the steps 4 times, in order to make sure there were no bumps or edges from doing it in sections. I also added the UTEE to the rocks, to give the impression they had come out of the water.

This technique would also look great on snow or ice pages