Creative Heat Embossed Backgrounds

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I'm excited to announce the beginning of a new blog!

Group of Seven Cardmakers

It's an Advice Blog about favorite techniques and products for cardmakers from

seven wonderful friend.  For the past couple of years, each month our group has had

a Zoom call to try out new techniques (or revisit older techniques), as well as discuss art products.  

It's been a lot of fun!  We continue to meet and want to share some of our 

creations and findings with you.  We'll be posting our shares on the 28th of each month.

This month we did Creative Heat Embossed backgrounds.

My first share is a CASE of our friend Jenny's card that inspired this technique.

You can find detailed instructions on the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog.

I used wadded up plastic wrap dipped in VersaMark ink and pounced on a piece of

black cardstock.  Both of my embossing powders have lots of sparkle and the snowflake

is cut from glitter paper.

I found the inking a bit too heavy for what I wanted so I tried something different.

This time I used white cardstock and tried splattering water then embossing.

Who would think that you could heat emboss with water?

It totally works!

The big splotch was where I splattered with a Tim Holt splatter brush.

It was a little heavy so I tried just flicking water off an acrylic block and sprinkling

with embossing powder to heat set.  That got the look I wanted.

I die cut this beautiful flower from watercolor paper and used the matching

3D Embossing Folder to add detail before I watercolored it and added it to the 

embossed background.  The gold highlights were added to the flower with a gold

Gelli Pen.

I hope you'll check out Group of Seven Cardmakers and check out this

technique and the others on the sidebar. 

I'm sure you'll be inspired.

Challenges:

NBUS #46 - Never Before Used Schtuff (flower die)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:  Black, Neenah Solar White, Dazzling Diamond Glimmer

Other:  Plastic Wrap, Something Borrowed EP (WOW), Gold Tinsel EP (Ranger), Stunning Snowflake Die (TH), Holiday Sentiments 2 Glimmer Plate (Spl)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Perfect Pairs Essentials (PTI)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Lumberjack Plaid, Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches Cold Press), Neenah Solar White

Other: Alstroemeria Bunch (EF & Die), Water, Gold EP, Perfect Pairs Essentials Die (PTI), Gold Gelli Pen, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Dk Carmine)

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Vintage Ephemera Bird

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I promised to be back soon with the bird from the Wplus9 Vintage Ephemera.

Here he is...

I've paired him with the Scripted Background stamp from the same company.

It's been inked with Bundled Sage DOX ink and spritzed before stamping.

The bird was inked with Distress Markers and the color moved around with a damp brush,

then fussy cut when dry.

I used the Eclipse Technique to cut a heart from the background and cut another

from a bit of foam.  Glued together and put back in, it gives added dimension.

Finally I added my favorite die cut pine boughs and a sentiment from another

Wplus9 set.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripted Background (W9), Vintage Ephemera (W9), Flora & Fauna 3 (W9)

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Vintage Photo (DOX), Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire (DM), Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles (DI), Night of Navy

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Night of Navy

Other:   Botanicuts Pine Bough (Greetery), Heart Die (ret SU)

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Flowers from Wplus9

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I'm still playing with new to me sets from Wplus9.

I have really enjoyed using them.

First up using the colors from Color Hues.

I stamped and embossed with gold onto mixed media paper and used

Distress Markers and my waterbrush to color.

The shine is amazing when the light hits it.

So hard to photograph!

Then I inked and embossed it with white embossing powder.

It's so hard to see where to color, but I enjoy the results.

Last but not least...

I inked and embossed the smaller flower stamp with the gold.

Love that little bee!

I'll be back with the bird from this set and the bird from another set too.

Challenges:

Color Hues #56 - Pink & Red

NBUS #46 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Vintage Ephemera (W9), Easy Expressions Original (Ton)

Ink:  Encore Gold, Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Real Red, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gold EP, Thin Frames Rectangles Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Vintage Ephemera (W9), Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Whisper White, Early Espresso, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Tea Dye, Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed (DM)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Early Espresso

Other:  White EP, Elongated Dotted Hexagon Die (Studio Katia)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps: Vintage Ephemera (W9), Snippets (PB) 

Ink:  Encore Gold, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed (DM)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gold EP, Subtle EF (ret SU), X Stitch Frame (Gina Marie Designs), Ranger Fine Letterer

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Golden Bells

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Today I have a VERY shiny card!

I punched these bells from foil cardstock and embossed them with my

subtle embossing folder.  The bow was die cut from red foil.

With all that shine, I needed to heat emboss the sentiment and add some embossed

gold highlights to the wreath.

Getting a good photo was the hardest part!

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Christmas Bells

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Yuletide (Kaisercraft)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Gold Foil, Red Foil

Other:  Bell Punch (ret SU), Subtle EF (ret SU), Seasonal Wreath EF (ret SU), Fit to Be Tied Die (Greetery), Gold EP, 

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Christmas Ornaments

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Playing with a special stencil...

I used tape to block off areas that I didn't want inked (I'm very messy with my inking)

and did one color bow at a time.  I did the same thing for the ornaments.

The gold ornaments were inked with Encore Gold ink and heat embossed.

I added VersaMark through the stencil on the red ornament and bows.  Then I heat 

embossed them with clear powder to get the shine.

The greenery was sponged through a stencil made with a die.

The design was matted on a piece of matte gold foil leaving a thin frame

then placed on a piece of embossed cardstock.

This is a large stencil so my card is an A7 sized.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #70 - Use a Stencil or Mask

Crazy is Our Fame Stencils is Our Game - ATG with stencil/option of Winter

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Lumberjack Plaid, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness (DI), Encore Gold, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Damask Bauble Bow Stencil (Sweet Poppy), Pretty Pines Thinlits Die (ret SU), Gold EP, Clear EP, Forever Green EF (Spl)

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Trilling Cardinal

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I especially love to see the cardinals in the trees this time of year

when the colors outside are gray.

He stands out so beautifully!

I've stamped this guy with Antique Linen Distress ink then added color with markers

on the stamp, moving the color with a damp waterbrush after each stamping.

My first try was a complete disaster.  I'm glad there are two sides to the paper.

This card is a combination of inspiration from 

Mimi A La Carte and Heather Telford.

I used Chunky White Frantage heated from underneath for the snow.

I'm still hoping for some snow here.

Challenges:

Double D Challenge - Snow

NBUS #46 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Peace on Earth - Inspired by cardinal

Penny Black Saturday - ATG/Option Something New to me

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Trilling Trio (PB), Brilliance (PB), Fragile Beauty (PB), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Antique Linen, Barn Door, Lumberjack Plaid (DI), Ripe Persimmon, Walnut Stain (DM),Basic Black Marker (SU), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black, Cover from Mixed Media Pad

Other:  Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), Red Ultrafine Sharpie

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Let it Snow

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They say there were a few snowflakes the other night.

I'm sad I missed them, but it can snow in the craft room.

I used an old embossing folder with a new snowflake die.

The die set is two pieces and each has an inner cut that can pop out for

more stacking.

This time I cut from Champagne Foil.

I also cut from white cardstock and smooshed in some DOX inks.

The background for this card is stamped and heaty embossed for a tiny bit

of texture and added interest.

Challenges: Card 1

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with Embossing Folder (no twist)

Four Seasons - ATG Winter

Inkspirational #281 - New and/or Welcome (new die)  My dear friend Julia is a new member of this team.  Congratulations Julia!

NBUS #46 - Never Before Used Schtuff (snowflake die)

Challenges: Card 2

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Christmas

Krafty Chicks #646 - Christmas

  

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Night of Navy

Paper:   Champagne Foil, Bashful Blue, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Stunning Snowflake die (TH), Snowflake EF (MS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Sparkle & Shine, (GKD), Hand Drawn Snowflakes Background (HA)

Ink:   Whisper White, Speckled Egg, Iced Spruce (DOX)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Baja Breeze

Other:  Stunning Snowflake die (TH), White EP

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Birthday Balloons and Two Toned Flowers

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After my holiday break I had trouble getting going.

Now I need to do some blog posts and catch up.

First up is a birthday card for the Double D Challenge.

It's hard to believe it's been 7 years!

Congratulations to Diane & Darlene and the entire Double D team.

The balloon bouquet in the inspiration photo made me think of all that 

marbled paper I did years ago.

I did some stamping and embossing in gold and die cut gold strings.

(The photo makes the embossing look like dirt.) 

and

Another for the Color Hues Challenge...

This came from my first attempt with these colors.  I had the brilliant idea to add some

gold embossing to the flowers on the pink embossing.

Well it wasn't such a good idea!

I cut off the offending part and tossed it down.  Fortunately it landed on top of the

white embossed piece and showed me what I needed to do.

I love it when that happens!

Challenges:

Color Hues #55 - Light Pink & Gold

Double D Challenge - Anything Birthday Related

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday (did not use the option)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Handwritten Borders (SSS), Splatter (?)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Bermuda Bay, Neenah Solar White, Coated cardstock for marbling

Other: Beaded Garland EF (TH), Shaving Cream, re-inkers for marbling, Celebrate Dies (SSS), Gold EP

 Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Whisper White

Paper:   Petal Pink (SU), Gold Foil, Neenah Solar White, Vellum

Other: Scalloped Flowers EF (Alt), Gold EP

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Gingerbread Snowflake

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It's time to start on my Christmas card stash for this year.

I do enjoy making Christmas cards when I'm not in a rush.

I pulled out an older and well loved gingerbread boy stamp and die.

He was stamped on kraft cardstock with heat embossed "icing".

He's popped on an embossed snowflake and I thought it would be fun for him

to hold a candy cane.

While I had him out, I stamped and die cut another and added him to a snippet piece

of patterned paper.

This time I used my pinpoint snowflake plate for the background and

some tiny resin hearts for his buttons.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #31 - I was inspired by the top left photo in the mood board.  See that little gingerbread man with his candy cane?

Can You Handle the Pressure - Dry Embossing with a twist of snow

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Gingerbread Boy (Rubber Cottage), Christmas Candy Canes (Spl)

Ink:   Whisper White, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Paper:   Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gingerbread Boy Die (RC), Christmas Candy Canes die (Spl), White EP, Clear EP, Red Sharpie, Holly Punch (MS), Holiday Sentiments 2 Glimmer Plate (Spl), Glimmer System

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Gingerbread Boy (Rubber Cottage), Christmas Candy Canes (Spl), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:  Whisper White, Real Red 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red, PP (?)

Other:  White EP, Clear EP, Gingerbread Boy Die (RC), Christmas Candy Cane die (Spl), Pinpoint Snowflake Plate (MB), Resin Hearts (ret SU)

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Blue Butterfly

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I LOVE these 3D embossing folders!

This is one that's on sale at Altenew and found it's way into my cart.

I'm so glad it did.

I wiped the inside of the folder with a wet babywipe before embossing and got

a nice deep impression.

I'm on my quest to use the beautiful nature sets from Wplus9 that I bought

last year.  Unfortunately I don't have the magic in my fingers or brushes that

Dawn has.  The butterflies from this set were pretty easy though.

I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.

Coloring was done with Distress Markers.  When dry, I sprayed with Shimmering Bliss

spray that I bought years ago at a craft show.  This guy really shimmers when

the light hits him.

I used the smaller butterfly in the set on the inside and they are winging

their way to a dear friend who is dealing with health issues right now.

Challenges:

NBUS #46 (Never Before Used Schtuff) - Embossing Folder

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flora & Fauna 3 (Wplus9), Bouquet of Thanks (SSS), 

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Blue Print Sketch, Wilted Violet (DM), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media, Black

Other:  Scalloped Flowers 3D EF (Alt), Black EP, Waterbrush, Shimmering Bliss Iridescent Spray (Technique Junkies)

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