Candy Corn Stamped Fabric Bag with Heat Embossing

Did you know you can stamp ink on fabric? You did? Okay, but did you know you can heat emboss it too? You can! And it’s a lot easier than it sounds. This candy corn stamped fabric bag uses both techniques for a textured, dimensional look that’s simple to create. Let’s make one together.

Supplies You’ll Need:

• Candy Corn Kisses stamp and die set
• Burlap (small piece)
• White fabric (small piece)
• Dritz Fray Check
• Versafine ink
• Fine black embossing powder
• Heat gun
• Tweezers
• Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Big Brush Pens:
  • Dark Chrome Yellow 109
  • Orange Glaze 113
  • Black
• Plastic sleeve or scrap cardboard (to protect the bag inside)
• Muslin bag or other small fabric bag

Step 1: Cut the Burlap

Cut a small piece of burlap. Place the large candy corn die on top of the burlap (cutting side down). Run it through your die-cut machine a few times.

If it doesn’t cut cleanly, add a shim (could befolded cardstock or a rubber mat) to increase pressure. You’re just trying to add flat, even bulk to make sure the machine rollers are making good contact with the die and the material.

Here’s a tip!

Burlap loves to fray.  I added Dritz Fray Check to keep it from unraveling.  It works great!  It does need up to 30 minutes to dry though, so plan for it.

I love that this Candy Corn Kisses set has matching dies!

Step 2: Cut and Stamp the Fabric

Use the smaller candy corn die to cut out a piece of candy corn shaped white fabric.  Stamp the fabric using the small candy corn outline stamp and Versamark (it’s clear), or Versafine ink.  After stamping, quickly cover the fabric with fine black embossing powder.  You want to add the embossing powder before the ink dries.  Shake off the excess.

Step 3: Heat Emboss

Using tweezers so you don’t burn your fingers, activate the embossing powder by heating it with a heat gun until the powder melts.

Step 4: Add Color

The embossed image adds a nice dimension and it helps you stay in the lines when you color in your candy corn!  I LOVE Faber Castell’s Big Brush pens.  They are fantastic!  You can draw with them or paint with them.  See these posts for other ways I’ve used them.

I’m using the Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Big Brush Pen Dark Chrome Yellow 109 and Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Big Brush Pen Orange Glaze 113.

Step 5: Protect the Bag

Put something inside your bag, to keep ink from going through to the other side.  I’m using a plastic sleeve from a pair of scissors I just bought.  This video How to Stamp on Cotton Muslin Bags will help!

Step 6: Attach the Design

If your fabric soaks up a bunch of the ink from the stamp, you can go over the stamp with a pen.  (Again with my Faber Castell Big Brush love.)  I used the Big Brush Black pen.  This one is super useful!

Attach your finished candy corn to the bag and you’re all done!  You might consider turning the burlap and fabric candy corn into a pin that someone could wear!  To attach it you can pin it, hot glue it or whatever best fits your needs.

Sometimes the smallest projects bring the biggest smiles, these candy corn bags are proof!

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