Debossed Inky Resist

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Today our Group of Seven Cardmakers is sharing a fun technique

that involved double embossing.

First we added VersaMark ink to the "high" side of an embossing folder before

dry embossing.   I used 3D embossing folders but some in the group discovered that

regular embossing folders worked just as well.

Once the piece of mixed media paper was dry embossed, we sprinkled white embossing

powder over top and heat embossed the debossed side to make a resist.

(I think this would show better if the debossed parts weren't so small.)

Then we smooshed Distress inks on a craft sheet, spritzed with water and smooshed the

embossed piece into the ink.  When we were happy with the colors, we dried

the piece and smooshed again with the same colors of Oxide ink.

I made the mistake of die cutting my piece with a stitched rectangle die and

it kind of flattened the piece.  So I carefully placed it back in the embossing folder

and embossed/debossed again.  Fortunately it worked to give a deep embossing and 

made the debossing stand out more.

I used a NBUS fern die cut from Neenah Solar White and inked with Distress ink and

added a sentiment cut from gold foil.

It's hard to stop at one....

This time I used a NBUS embossing folder and followed the same procedure.

I paired it with a die by Penny Black.  It was cut from watercolor paper and 

watercolored with Distress Markers and a waterbrush.  I've stacked it 3 times for depth.

You can find a link to a video on this technique at the

Group of Seven Cardmakers .

The rest of the GO7 gals have some fabulous samples of this technique

at the site too! Do go visit all of them and see what worked for each and what didn't.

Thanks to Julia for leading the fun technique this month.

By the way, we've added a linky at the website so you can add any projects you do

using this technique. What a great resource for techniques!

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Dry embossing Things with Wings

NBUS #47 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Tile Reflection EF)

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   VersaMark, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Brushed Corduroy, Worn Lipstick (DI & DOX)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Gold Foil

Other:  Fern 3D EF (SU), White EP, Sword Fern Die (SSS), Sentimental Dies (Avery Elle)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   VersaMark, Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans, Brushed Corduroy, Picked Raspberry (DI & DOX), Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Brushed Corduroy, Rustic Wilderness, Hickory Smoke (DM)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Bashful Blue

Other:  Tile Reflection 3D EF (Spl), White EP, Happy News Die (PB)

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Merry Ornament

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Another Christmas card for the stash.

A sweet friend sent me this die a year or two ago.  I had cut it out from some 

Neenah Solar White and wasn't sure where to go from there.  So I put it back in the

NBUS box.  I found it the other day and was determined to get it on a card.

I tried it with various alcohol inked backgrounds and decided on this one.

Fortunately, I thought to cut the piece behind the ornament from the middle so I 

could use the rest as a narrow frame.  I had a little piece of leftover embossing sitting

on the table that fit behind the outcut.  

I used some tiny snippets of gold foil to die cut the merry and a bow from

another set and stamped and heat embossed the wishes.

I found these little pine sprigs already cut and tucked them behind the bow.

Glad to have given this die a spin and have another Christmas card too.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Baubles

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Endless Wishes (ret SU)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Yupo, Gold Foil, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

Other: Ranger Alcohol Ink (Sailboat, Indigo, Amethyst), Wplus9 Merry Ornament Shaker, Mini Sprig Cover Die (Ton), Gold EP, Whirl Wreath (PB)

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Washi Fun x Three

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A sweet friend recently sent me some die cut Washi Tape.

These colors are gorgeous!

She also included the embossed piece in the background.  She used a hot foil plate

to emboss it.  Very clever!  The flowers were laying on this sweet background and just

asking to be put together permantly.  I just added a snippet of gold foil, bow and tiny gold

beads for the centers of the flowers.

For the second card, I went more organic with some Natural cardstock from MFT

that's been embossed the normal way.  I found a snippet of coral that's a perfect match

for one of the flowers and ties a little piece of linen thread.

Lastly, and I think my favorite, I used the two single flowers on a mini slimline card.

I die cut the frame and embossed it to tuck the flowers in the top and bottom spots.

Now I'm trying to talk myself out of getting some of this beautiful Washi Tape

and matching die. It sure makes for some quick and easy cards!

Oh and the three tiny flowers are tucked on the insides.

Thank you again, my friend.  You are always so generous!💖

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Special Wishes

Ink:    Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Natural (ret MFT), Crisp Cantaloupe

Other:  Chrysanthemum Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Heart Grid Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Timeworn Type EF (SU), Mini Slimline Windows Die (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Bluebird for a Friend

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I'm still enjoying these Wplus9 stamps.

Challenges:

Double D  - Birds

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Just Breathe (W9)

Ink:   Archival Shadow Gray, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Watercolor (Strathmore) , Neenah Solar White 

Other:  Altenew Watercolor Pans (Persian Blue, Forest Glades, Coral Berry, Citrus Burst), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils, Elegant Rectangle STAX dies (MFT)

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Spring Burst Emboss

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Spellbinders added a new club this month and I was all in.

It's 3D embossing folders and I do love embossing folders.

This embossing folder has such deep embossing!  It was quite easy to sponge color

on the raised areas without making too much of a mess.

And I tried another using watercolor paper, ink and a waterbrush.

I got a little heavy handed here.  The darker leaves were colored with the two inks

smooshed on a palette and blended together.

I used another piece embossed with Neenah Solar White for the background.

This was not my favorite but I thought I'd share anyway.

This really is a beautiful embossing folder and I think they sold out quickly.

Challenges:

Color Hues #58 - Lime Green & Cyan

Krafty Chicks #651 - CAS

NBUS #47 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Stamp (?)

Ink:   Bermuda Bay, Granny Lucky Limeade

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Bermuda Bay

Other:  Spring Burst 3D EF (SPL), Sponge Daubers, Elegant Rectangle STAX (MFT), Subtle EF (ret SU), Rainbow Jewels (Lucys)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Bermuda Bay, Lucky Limeade

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Bermuda Bay

Other:  Spring Burst 3D EF (SPL), Waterbrush, Pearls

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Another Alstroemeria

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Until recently I had not heard of this kind of flower and I still can't spell it 

without having to look at the package!  I am quite taken with it though in this size

and the larger size that comes with a matching embossing folder.  I used just the flower

on from the larger size on this card (scroll down).  I was very fortunate to have a 

friend that insisted that I bring the larger set home and give it a spin.

There's something to love about each set.  The larger flower can be embossed for

added detail.  This sweet smaller one has several pieces that can be layered

and the die embosses the background part of the flower.

All I had to do was add some watercolor and put the pieces together.

The background has been debossed with a coverplate.  Both the coverplate

and the alstroemeria die are from my NBUS box.  I think the debossed side keeps

the card from being too busy.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge - Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies

NBUS #47 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches cold press(, Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Alstroemeria Stem (SSS), Detail Pincushion Plate (SSS), Dainty Leaves (Alt), Slim Strips Die (PFS)

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Gingerbread Cookies

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I'm behind on Christmas cards...again!

Hope to get caught up by the end of the month.

Hopefully I'm in time to get this in a challenge...or two...or three...

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - D is for Die Cuts

Jingle Belles - Embossable You (Heat embossing and dry embossing)

Peace on Earth Christmas - ATG Christmas or inspired by mood board

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT), Gingerbread Boy Small (Rubber Cottage), Jolly Bingo Bits (ret SU)

Ink:Whisper White, VersaMark 

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Gingerbread Boy Small Die (RC), White EP, Red EP, Subtle EF, Heart Blooms EF (Spl)

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Valentines for the Guys

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A couple of valentines for the men in my life.

For hubby...

and for that grown grandson...

Background of both is double embossed first with the Subtle EF then with 

the Woodland EF.

Both use the Woodslice Hearts Dies from the Greetery.  It's a NBUS set.

And the "bluebird" turned Carolina Wren is also NBUS from Wplus9.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Using an embossing folder with a twist of hearts.

Four Seasons - Winter

NBUS #47 - Never Before Used Schtuff

   

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tea Die (DI), Garden Green

Paper:   Shaded Spruce, Neenah Natural, Cajun Craze

Other:  Blue Bird Die (W9), Woodslice Hearts dies, Botanicuts Pine Bough dies, Nordic Frames die (Grtry), Woodland EF, Subtle EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tea Die (DI), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Neenah Natural

Other:  Woodslice Hearts dies, Let's Have a Word Love die (Grtry), Woodland EF, Subtle EF (ret SU), Birds dies (MB)

 

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Rise and Shine

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Today is a special day for my friend Marcia.

I fussy cut a page from past calendar and put it on another new embossing folder.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday my friend!

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - ATG/Option Hears and/or Flowers

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday/no toppings this time

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rise and Shine (PB), Many Everyday Messages (HA)

Ink:   Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage, Early Espresso

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other:  Waffled Diamonds EF (Alt), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils

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Valentines for the Girls

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I went with blue instead of pink for valentines this year.

Usually I'm not much of a blue person, but several of my friends and family

claim blue as their favorite color.

This first card is a combination of two cards from my last class.

The heart is from Spellbinders and the bird die has been in my stash for

years and sadly is now discontinued.

and...

The other stamps and dies from the Spellbinders set for my granddaughter.

and....

A twist on a card from the class using the same set and the embossing folder from

last month's Spellbinders Embossing Club.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with a Twist of Hearts

NBUS #47 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  My Forever Person (Spl)

Ink:   Whisper White, Marina Mist (sponged on birds & heart)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Bashful Blue

Other:  White EP, My Forever Person Dies (Spl), Dainty Leaves Die (Alt), By Your Side Die (ret C9), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  My Forever Person (Spl)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Marina Mist

Other:  White EP, My Forever Person Dies (Spl), Heart Blooms EF (Spl), Gems (?)

Card Recipe (Card 3)

Stamps:  My Forever Person (Spl), Keep it Simple Valentine (PTI)

Ink:   Whisper White, Marina Mist

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Marina Mist

Other:  White EP, My Forever Person Dies (Spl), Heart Blooms EF (Spl), Gems (?)

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Coral and Sage

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I've pulled out an old but well loved stamp for this card.

I inked the stamp with markers, stamped and pulled the color into the flowers

with a damp waterbrush.  I added some highlights and colored in the stems with

watercolor pencils.

Once the image was dry, I die cut the image added some embossing.  I've also added

a little texture to the coral background with another old and well loved item, 

the canvas, linen embossing plate.

I really love these colors!

Challenges:

Color Hues - Coral & Sage

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pleasant Poppies (ret SU), Sending You Phrases (Creek Bank Creations)

Ink:   Calypso Coral (SU), Bundled Sage (DOX)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Calypso Coral, Black

Other:  Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrappiness), Subtle EF (ret SU), Linen Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), Watercolor Pencils

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