How to make a plaid embossed background

     How do you make a plaid background from an embossing folder?  First of all you really need 2 folders.  Since I have only one folder I asked a couple of stampers if I could use theirs.  We will see who remembers to bring their folder with them tomorrow night. The process is very simple.

1.  Ink up the striped embossing folder on the top layer using a brayer that you roll in the ink pad of your choice.

2.  Place your background card stock inside the folder and run through the Big shot.  The stripes will be place on your card once you have finished embossing.

3.  Ink the second folder with a contrasting color and repeat the process after turning your previously inked paper 90 degrees.  In case you have only one folder you can wash the folder after embossing the first color and once it is dried re-ink with the contrasting color.

 Isn't that easy peasy?  I thought it was so easy when Cheryl Soerensen showed us how to create this look at one of our Jubilant Butterflies meetings.  This card was Cheryl's swap that day.  I love the look.  Come by my house on Friday night or Saturday and try it out for yourself.

Multiple embossing on one card

     Can you identify the items on this card that are from the Sale A Bration brochure?

1. Vine Street embossing folder
2. Patterned Occasions stamp set

 How about the items from the Spring Catalog?

1. Collage Curios
2. Needlepoint Border embossing folder

Combining more than one embossing folder on a card can work.  What is your favorite item from the Spring Catalog and the Sale a Bration brochure?

Spring catalog Honeycomb embossing folder

     What is there about this bee that makes it look so cute?  This is one of the many stamps that are in the set called Spring Sampler from the Spring catalog.  I have enjoyed using the Jolly Bingo Bits, and the Spooky Bingo Bits and thought that StampinUp needed to come out with a spring or summer set.  Well, they finally did and I love the images in the set.
   There is no special embossing technique on this card, just a way to enjoy one of the newest embossing folders, the Honeycomb.  How do you like the matching envelopes I am using this year?

How to emboss on Designer paper

     Have you tried to emboss on Designer paper?  At first I thought that was a strange thing to do since the designer paper already had a design on it.  But, when I saw what you could do when you embossed on the paper I became a believer in that technique.

1.  Choose a paper with a design that is not too bold, but colorful.

2.  Emboss on top of the paper with your favorite embossing folder.

3, Gently sand over the raised portion of the embossed image.  Since the designer paper has a white core, you will be able to sand off the color and leave a white accent on your card design.

  Come to my technique class this weekend to make this card and learn this new way to emboss.

Embossed Resist Technique card

     Do you love the look of just one color on a card?  I think this card with its varied shades of green is very elegant.  This card is one that you will make at my Everything Embossed stamp camp to be held this weekend.  The technique on this card is called Embossed Resist.  It looks complicated but the steps are very simple.

1.  Stamp desired image on a piece of card stock (light colored) with VersaMark ink.

2.  Emboss the image with Crystal Clear embossing powder.  It will be a little hard to see the embossed image on the light background.

3. Take a sponge and rub into the ink pad of your choice, then rub around the embossed image.  It will pop out of your card once the color is added.

4.  Shade to liking; wipe excess color off of the image with a piece of Kleenex; finish up the card to your liking.

   Wouldn't you love to receive a set of note cards make like this one where each card focused on a different color?

Supplies needed

Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla card stock

Certainly Celery Taffeta ribbon

Ovals Framelit

Crystal clear embossing powder

VersaMark, Wild Wasabi ink pads

Fabulous Florets stamp set

Pearls

Itty Bitty shapes punch pack

 

     It's not too late to sign up for the Everything Embossed stamp camp.  Check out my events page on my website and RSVP with the link for the class.