Embossed LOVE Card

Hi everyone!

I love heat embossing.  It's elegant and gives a beautiful embossed look to everything when embossing with gold.  But I think sometimes we under utilize it, thinking that we should only emboss small stamped images.  I say GO BIG!  And so for today's card...

This card background is made entirely of embossed stamps.... really LARGE stamps.

I used clear stamps by Fancy Pants.  Their stamps are meant to be used with 12x12 scrapbooks but they are just the right size for my cards!

As you can see below, I started out with a 5x7 card base in black (how I love black and gold!).  I positioned the clear stamps on my acrylic base so that I knew where I wanted the designs to go.

I used Versa Mark for my ink and fine gold embossing powder.

And this is what I got!  Pretty cool huh?  I trimmed the excess black cardstock which left what you see below.

Then all I did was add my sentiment!  Easy, yes?

TIPS:

1. For good embossing results:

-do not wave your heat tool back and forth.

-start at one end and follow the melt

-don't leave your heat tool on one area for any length of time - follow the melt

2. Consider embossing some of the design on the back side of your card. (Open the card up - emboss after folding or you can crack your embossed design.)

Come back soon!

Lis

Victoriana - Ivy

Hello everyone! 

I couldn't wait to show you this card!  Take a look!

Although the card base itself is ivory cardstock, the mat (which is embossed) is out of white cardstock.  I  used a yellow on it to give a blush of color.

The yellow color is from a company called Viva Decor and their product is called Paper Soft Color.  I used the yellow on the background and on the brim of the hat.

I used a brown mat with a pink patterned mat for the photo. I used Vintage Photo dye ink around the edges of the pink patterned paper before I attached it to the brown bazzill.

Close Up!

I added the Paper Soft color to the brim of Ivy's hat.  It makes a great accent and ties back in to the card mat color.

I punched out a little tag and handwrote the word Ivy on it with plain black ink (I was thinking that this is what it would be like if someone were scrapbooking their loved one.)  Believe me, I debated about whether to handwrite the name or not.  I don't like my own handwrititng (who does?).  I am glad that I did though.

I hope you enjoyed this card!  Come back again!

Lis