Dry Embossed Gilding Flakes for Group of Seven Cardmakers

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

This month's Zoom with the Group of Seven Cardmakers was messy but

gave fabulous results.

There are instructions and a video link at the GOSC site along with some of the

cards the group has done using this technique.

The first step is to add some sticky sheet to a piece of cardstock and press

gilding flakes into all the sticky and burnish it.  I used a scrubby pad that came with

the Indigo Blu gilding set I bought several  years ago.

After dry embossing it, we swiped with black permanent ink.

The other gals got much better results with the ink.  I'm thinking my inkpads

may need some refreshing.

I cut my piece to get two cards. Here is the second...

You can put two gilded pieces in the embossing folder back to back so you

get an embossed and a debossed side.  I got a picture of both before I put them on cards.

This shows the debossed side better. 

Or is it the embossed side?

I hope you'll check out the website and the other Group of Seven Cardmakers cards.

It's always interesting to hear what tips and tricks the others have found

in the process of doing this technique.

If you try this technique we'd love for you to link it at the site so we will be sure to

see what you did and hear how it worked for you.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Sentiment Strips (Alt)

Ink:   Black Stazon, Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Black, Vellum

Other:  Indigo Blu Gilding Flakes (Chariot of Fire, Eton Mess), Sticky Sheet (Sizzix), Vintage Wallpaper EF (ret SU), Drifting Side Butterfly (MB), Wildflower Die (TH), Gold EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Black, Vellum

Other:  Indigo Blu Gilding Flakes (Chariot of Fire, Eton Mess), Sticky Sheet (Sizzix), Vintage Wallpaper EF (ret SU), Palm Fancy Die (HA)

Enjoy!

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Snowflakes

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

I had a little snowstorm around here...the fun kind of snow!

I used some embossing folders to create my snow.

I don't have good luck with spritzing the paper before embossing but

I found that if I wipe the inside (both sides) of the embossing folder with a

baby wipe, I get a good impression without warping.

After embossing, I swiped my white ink pad over the raised parts to 

color my snow.

For the first card, I used a NBUS die cut MERRY.

Then I used a different embossing folder.  This one is a 3D.

Same technique but cut it in half so I could get a twofer.

I wish I could say this snow cooled things off.

But it did add to my Christmas stash!

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - K is for Kraft

Christmas Kraft Creations - Two Colors (red & kraft)

Jingle Belles - Masculine Christmas

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Kraft, Cherry Cobbler

Other:  Snowflake EF (MS), Stacked Merry Die (MFT), Stitched Alpine Snowflake die (PS)

Card Recipe (card 2 & 3)

Stamps:  Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Kraft, Naturals White (ret. SU), Cherry Cobbler

Other: Winter Snowflakes 3D EF (Szx), Stitched Alpine Snowflake dies (PS), White EP

Enjoy!

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Wreath of Joy

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

I'm still trying to catch up with my Christmas stash, but I've chosen pastel colors

for this one.

I used a retired 3D embossing folder for this wreath and colored it with 

watercolor pencils.

My favorite bow from the Greetery, cut from foil cardstock and a matching

die cut sentiment finish it off.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure? - ATG with embossing folder/twist PASTELS

Krafty Chicks #609 - All Occasions (Christmas)

Peace on Earth #16 - ATG Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Baja Breeze

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Baja Breeze (ret. SU), Confections Foil (TH)

Other:  Seasonal Wreath 3D EF (ret. SU), Fit to Be Tied Die (Greetery), Joy Wreath Die (CP), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils

Enjoy!

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Snowflake Joy

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

My apologies to those of you who are sick of snow.

I was inspired by this card by Vicky Papaioannou.

I used a 3D embossing folder to emboss the snowflakes on kraft cardstock.

I found that I was way too messy dragging an ink pad over the embossing or even

using a sponge dauber.  So I used a cotton swab dipped in white pigment ink and daubbed

on the raised portions.

I added some die cuts over top and it was done.

Unfortunately it took several tries to get a good photo! Grrr!

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Sentiment Takes Center Stage

Peace on Earth - ATG Christmas

Rudolph Challenge - ATG Christmas

Edited to add:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Anything embossed. (Thanks for the reminder, D & D.)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Kraft, Real Red, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Winter Snowflakes EF (SZ), Abundant Joy Die (Greetery), Stitched Alpiine Snowflakes Dies (PS)

Enjoy!

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A Kitty with Heart

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

Another valentine with this cut kitty.

Don't you love that smile?

I've stamped the kitty in Memento ink and colored her with watercolor pencils.

She got a little gem in her heart and a little twine to ground her.

The background was done with my favorite heart embossing folder.

Thanks for the enabling, Michele.

I'm going to take her over to the Let's Squash it Challenge

Since this is the first outing for this fun kitty, I'll take it over to

The NBUS Challenge too.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Heart Kitty (IO), XOXO (?)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black    

Paper:   Neenah, Black

Other:  Love Spun EF (American Crafts), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils

Embossed Hearts

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

I've been working on valentines and anniversary cards.

I fell in love with the Memory Box Heart Bouquet Embossing Folder.

First up is a valentine.

Then a card for a 60th anniversary using some satiny cardstock.

And another anniversary card.

I embossed some Neenah cardstock with the folder and used dies to cut the center hearts.

The embossing folder does most of the work.

Challenge:

Memory Box #68 - Hearts

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Various Sentiments

Ink:   Black, Coastal Cabana

Paper:   Neenah, Crisp Cantaloupe, Brushed Gold, Satin Finish (?), Coastal Cabana

Other:  Heart Bouquet EF (MB)

Embossed TP

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

Embossed TP?  Yep!

If you can spare a square, give it a try!

My dear and very talented friend Loll led us in this technique a couple of

months ago.  We took four squares of toilet paper and stacked them, spritzing

each layer.  Then put them in an embossing folder and run them through.

I've spritzed it with some shimmer mist so it has a wonderful shimmer

when the light hits it.

The cardinal has been cut from red cardstock and I've sponged ink around

the edges.  I used a Posca pen to add "snow" to the pine branch.

I'll take this over to the last Rudolph Days Challenge of the year.

A big thanks to Maureen and her team for this challenge each month.

It's a big help to get those Christmas cards done in plenty of time.

And I love doing Christmas cards any time of year!

I'll also share it with Krafty Chicks where it's all about All Occasions.

A perfect place for a Christmas card!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Noel (OOB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Cherry Cobbler, Handsome Hunter

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Garden Green (SU), Neenah

Other:  Snowflake EF (MS), Stitched Square Die (SSS), Small Cardinal Set (Dee's Distinctively), Holiday Greens Mini (TH), Subtle EF, Iridescent Shimmering Bliss Spray (Technique Junkies)

Geometric Foil Christmas Tree

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

There's a new challenge out there,

Let's Squash It!!!

It's all about embossing folders of which I have a LOT.

This looks like lots of fun Gail & Jo!

This is their first challenge...

I pulled out a piece of green foil cardstock then went through my embossing folders

to find something geometric.

I settled on an old Stampin' Up! embossing folder with diamonds, 

embossed the foil and sanded the top a bit to highlight the raised design.

You can see the shine here.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah, Green Foil ($ store)

Other:  Boho Chic EF (ret. SU), Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee)

Shimmery Dainty Blossoms

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

There's still time to join in at CAS Mix Up...

where Joanna has asked us to...

I used the Altenew Fine Frames die to emboss the background.

You can see it better here.

After I watercolored the die cut flower, I used some of the color to add

splatters.  The sweet little bee is from a Power Poppy set.

I added some colored shimmer to the flower. It was a free gift with an order

and had been languishing in my drawer.

The bees wings get their shimmer from a clear Wink of Stella.

My mixed media are Embossing with Die, Die Cutting, Watercoloring, Stamping

and Splattering.

I hope you get a chance to try your hand at embossing with a die cut.

Check out the videos and the team's fabulous cards to inspire you.

I hope you'll join us at

CAS Mix Up.

Challenge ends on the 24th.

Challenges

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (Flower Die)

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (SSS), Bee Kind Toile (PP)

Ink:   Gorgeous Grape, Versafine Onyx Black, Mustard Seed Distress Marker

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore), Neenah

Other:  Dainty Blossoms Die (Pinkfresh Studio), Fine Frames Rectangles Die (Alt), Gansai Tambi Watercolors (61 Cornflower Blue, 66 Menthol Violet, 139 Purple, 54 Olive Green, 43 Med Yellow), Pressed Peony Nuvo Glitter Marker, Clear Wink of Stella, Gold Sparkle Crystal (Studio Katia)

Playful Posies for CAS Mix Up

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

It's time for a new challenge at

CAS Mix Up.

This month we're doing Mixed Media and my dear and very talented

 friend Joanna is hosting....

I used my die to cut and to emboss.

Can you see the embossed image behind the watercolored die cuts?

I also used a die to emboss a frame.

I used Brushos sprinkled in my palette and watered to

color the die cut flowers! Love the rich colors!

For the sentiment I stamped and heat embossed on a snippet of

watercolor paper then watercolored in the dark green.

So my mixed media are: Embossing with Die, Die Cutting, Watercoloring, Stamping

and Heat Embossing.

Our fabulous Design Team has some wonderful inspiration for you

and we're joined this month by Mac as our awesome Guest Designer.

I hope you'll check them out and join us at

CAS Mix Up!

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Embossing with Dies

Krafty Chicks - All Occasions (Birthday)

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore 300 series)

Other:  Playful Posies Die (PB), Brushos, Stitched Rectangles Die (SSS), White EP

Embossed and Sanded

Hello and welcome.

I hope you are having a nice day.

I used a piece of dry embossed Coredinations cardstock that has been sanded to
give a peek at the core of the cardstock.  A friend gave me this piece so I don't
know the name of the embossing folder.

The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed with gold and a thin gold foil
mat borders the piece.

I'm entering in
The Male Room Challenge
where my friend Mac is the Guest Designer.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Thoughtful Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Coredinations, Naturals Ivory (Ret. SU)

Other:  Embossing Folder (?), Gold EP

Emboss, Emboss for CAS Mix Up Reminder

We're halfway through the month and it's time for
more inspiration for CAS Mix Up.

I'm hosting the challenge this month and I chose

I've used my NBUS Tim Holtz Tall Pines Embossing Folder.

First I embossed a piece of Mixed Media paper.

I swiped Distress Ink and Markers on my palette and picked up

color with a damp water brush to watercolor the trees using

mainly Iced Spruce and Pine Needles ink.

Then I inked the raised area on the embossing folder, spritzed with water

and used it as a stamp to get some watery pine trees beside

the embossed ones.

When it was all dry, I used wet on wet watercolor to add

some color to the background.

It's hard to see but I used some second and third generation stamping

between the bases of the trees for shubbery.

I tore a snippet of white cardstock for a snow bank and

stamped with the Iced Spruce I used for the trees.

The stately deer was cut from Crumb Cake cardstock and

stamped with a background stamp in the same color.

There's so many ways to use Embossing Folders.

I hope you'll use one and share your card with us at 

CAS Mix Up.

The challenge is open until November 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Snippets (PB), Tall Pines Embossing Folder (TH), Sanded Background (ret. SU)

Ink:   Iced Spruce, Pine Needles, Brushed Corduroy, Pumice Stone, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet (DI)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Neenah Solar White, Crumb Cake (SU)

Other:  Reindeer & 25 Die (TH), Tall Pines EF (TH), Double Pierced Rectangles (Avery Elle)