C.'s card...

So I finished the emboss resist card today. I decided that I would make a card for my friend C., whose birthday is on Monday.

Since I used Marina Mist ink for the sponging, I decided to use the same color card stock for the base. I ran a slightly smaller piece of Whisper White card stock through the Big Shot, using the Elegant Fan emboss folder. Next, I cut out a square in the middle of that piece using the Square Collections Framelits and placed the embossed butterfly piece behind it. I made a frame, again using the Squares Collection Framelits (2 this time!) with the Champagne glimmer card stock. I used Dimensionals on the back of the white, and layered it onto the card.

I stamped the greeting from the Something to Celebrate set using the Marina ink on White card stock. I cut it like a "banner", tied some ribbon around it (Marina Mist, of course!), and attached it with Dimensionals again. I find that when gluing things to paper that has textured by the Big Shot, it is best to use these "pop dots". I finished the card off with a Champagne glimmer butterfly that was punched with the Bitty Butterfly punch.

Don't forget the matching envelope when making your cards! Like this one here, you can texturize the flap, stamp on it, or even make your own using the Envelope Punch Board  with coordinating paper.But THAT is a video for another day....

So.... Let's Get This Party Started!

This is a birthday card for my sister-in-law Janet. I recently posted this on Facebook with the title,"An Oldie but Goodie" because it  a not a card that I just made. It had been in my stash of "neat cards made at stamp club" since last year. I thought it was a pretty card to give to her (she's "card-worthy" as we say in the stamp world!) and I chose it as the first card to feature on this blog, since it was time that we re-visited the "emboss resist" technique. Many times we get so caught up in learning all the new stuff that we forget about the old. The tried and true. The forever dependable. "Technique Book"-worthy.

Don't forget that once something is heat-embossed, it will resist any ink that you apply to the image. It "falls" into the areas around what is embossed and makes the image "pop". For example, in this card, I stamped the flower from Blooming with Kindness in either Versamark or White ink. Then I applied white emboss powder, shook off the excess (remember that it will stick to those thick, pigment inks) and heated it shortly with my heat gun until the powder melted. It is now raised slightly, glossy and permanent. Next, I simply applied Primrose Petals ink right over it, using a sponge dauber in a circular motion. Ta da! Emboss resist! (You can always wipe off any excess ink on the embossed image with a tissue.)

Here's a quick video of how to do the technique. I'll post the card as soon as I finish it..

I have some older videos posted on YouTube as well. Be sure to give them a "looksie" if you haven't done so before! They are listed by my name: Danielle George.