July 2014 - Embossed Embossing

Embossed Embossing Technique

 

Create a beautiful background using Heat Embossing and

 

Embossing Folders

 

-Emboss cardstock with your favorite embossing folder. Gently rub your embossing buddy over the piece. The step makes a significant difference in the finished product.

-Ink up brayer with Versamark, use a “gentle” pressure carefully roll the ink onto the raised surfaces of the cardstock. Your goal is to apply ink only to these raised areas.

-Sprinkle embossing powder onto the entire inked surface, tap off excess. Apply heat.

-Trim or die cut the embossed piece to the size needed for you creation.

-Using Tom Bow Glue to glue your embossed piece to your base seems to work better than tape.

 

Card 1 – Big News Birthday

Stamp Sets:  Big News, Geometrical

Ink:  Basic Grey, Lost Lagoon, Versamark

Paper:  White 1 ½ x 5 ¼, Hello Honey 5 ½ x 8 ½ & 2 x 2 ½, Lost Lagoon 2 x 4 ¾ & 2 x 2 ½, Moonlight DS Paper 4 ½ x 2 ¼, Basic Grey 5 x 4

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, 3 Dimensions—cut in half, white/silver twine, Tiny Triangles Embossing Folder

-For the raised triangles, use the halved dimensions to wind the twine around each triangle using a up down pattern.

 

Card 2 – Thinking of You

Stamp Sets:  Gifts of Kindness

Ink:  Strawberry Slush Marker, Pistachio Pudding Marker; Early Espresso

Paper:  Whisper White 3 ¼ x 3 ¼, Pistachio Pudding 5 ½ x 8 ½, Strawberry Slush 2 ¾ x 5 ¼, All Abloom DS Paper, Daffodil Delight 2 ¾ x 5 ¼

Accessories: White Tea Lace Doilies, Clear Embossing Powder, Iridescent Ice, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder, Edgits Adorning Accents, Small Circle punch, Itty Bitty Accent, Pearl Jewels

-Overlap each of your embossed pieces only just slightly.

 

 

 

 

Fancy Fold – Lattice Chevron Punch Card

Stamp Sets: Age Awareness-Photo Polymer (use piercing pad to get even ink coverage by putting pad on your table then the card stock to be stamped.), Petite Petals

Ink:  Blackberry Bliss, Smokey Slate

Paper:  Very Vanilla Tag 2 ¼ x 3 ¾, Blackberry Bliss 1 ¼ x 5 ¼ (2 each), Smokey Slate 5 ¼ x 4 ¼  Blackberry Bliss Tag 2 ½ x 4 ½, Olive Green 1 ¼ x 5 ¼  

Accessories: Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, In Color Sequins, Dimensions 4 and also 4 halves for the Blackberry Bliss Tag

 

·        For the Lattice, start at the end of the strip of cardstock and punch both pieces all the way across.

·        Put the 2 pieces on top of each other.

·        Push the points on top of each other, they will be entwined at this point.

·        Push each point up and down.

·        Hold both ends, and pull and push to make different looks.  If you extend the piece as far as it goes will the achieve the look I came up with for today’s card.

·        Move the bottom then to the top to move the two pieces.

·        I used Tom Bow glue, putting drops here and there, you could use tape but I didn’t want it to move once I put it on top of the Olive Green Strip.

 

 

That takes care of July, for August we will be making Glitter Napkin Cards.  In fact, I am

 

going to start playing tonight to see what I can come up with.  Join me, Monday, August

 

11 or Wednesday, August 13 to make three beautiful cards.  Pop me an email if you live in

 

the area and would like to join us.

 

Take care,

Cindy