Emboss Resist Christmas Bears

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments.  I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

When it came to designing the kids' Christmas cards, of course I wanted to team Flurry of Wishes with Baby Bear.  But I also wanted to change them up from the Beary Christmas cards I shared with you back in October, so decided to get out the sponge brayers and create these cuties...

Card: Whisper White and Dapper Denim
Ink: Versamark, Pool Party and Dapper Denim, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo; Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso
Stamp sets: Flurry of Wishes and Baby Bear
Tools and embellishments: White and Clear Stampin' Emboss powders, sponge brayers and heat tool
Adhesives: Tombow

Challenges...
#260-261 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#192 Holiday Happiness at 613 Avenue Create
#169 AG at Artistic Inspirations
#228 AG at Brown Sugar
#100 AG at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Stampin' with Embossing Folders #3

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is the last of a series of three this week which have all been created by stamping with the Boho Chic Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! Each card also features the Petite Petals stamp and punch bundle and a sentiment from Butterfly Basics.

For today's card I've stamped the background by inking the raised detail side of the embossing folder with Versamark ink and pressing the card down onto it, then heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder, before sponging with Pool Party ink. The Petite Petals flowers and sentiment have also been created this way...

Card: Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink: Versamark and Pool Party
Stamp sets: Petite Petals and Butterfly Basics
Tools: Boho Chic TIEF, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat tool, Stampin' Sponges, Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#141 Embossing at CAS-ual Fridays
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#207 Super Scraps Saturday at HIMCR
AAG at Through The Craft Room Door
Linky Party #6 AG at Crop Stop

It's been quite a while since I've done this, but I'm wondering which of the 3 cards this week is your favorite? Here's a quick recap. Click the pix to be taken to the post...

I really can't choose. Can you?

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'll be back Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Butterfly Basics Birthday

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Regular readers might recall that I love butterflies and I LOVE the Butterfly Basics stamp and die set from Stampin' Up! The card I'm sharing with you today was created for a very special friend, Jill, who celebrated her birthday last week. The inspiration for the card came from the gift I sent with it, this beautiful butterfly covered scarf...

The sheer fabric is an off-white color, so I used Very Vanilla card to mimic it and Basic Black for the base and butterfly. I know Jill loves the emboss resist technique almost as much as I do and to mimic the sheer fabric I embossed the ferns from the stamp set in Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder. I know Jill also LOVES pink and while the pink on the scarf is closer to SU's Melon Mambo than Blushing Bride, I went with the latter for a more subtle look, stamping the sentiment and additional butterflies in the same ink...

The inside of the easel card was created with the same embossed detail as the front and the butterflies were added as the stopper. The finishing touch sentiment is a favorite of mine from Trust God and was stamped in Black StazOn...

Such a special card needs a matching envelope and I used the Envelope Punch Board to create it, before embossing the ferns and lightly sponging...

Jill posted the card to her blog, Ribbon Challenged, on her birthday and I have to say her photos are much better than mine! Please do stop on over.

Card: Basic Black and Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark, Blushing Bride and Jet Black StazOn
Stamp sets: Butterfly Basics and Trust God
Tools and embellishments: Butterfly Thinlits dies, Butterfly punch, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stamping Sponges and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesive: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
05NSD ~ Die Cuts at HIMCR
AG at Artistic Inspirations
#144 AG at Brown Sugar Challenges

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I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist With Perfect Blend

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The Perfect Blend coffee cup from Stampin' Up! lends itself perfectly to stamping large areas quickly, although the stamp is relatively small (approx 1½" x 2½") and is therefore great to create your own background. I've taken it a step further and heat embossed it to create a subtle, yet beautiful backdrop for one of the sentiments from the set...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Versamark and Pool Party
Stamp set: Perfect Blend
Tools and embellishments: White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat tool, stamping sponges and Decorative Label punch
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#181 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#259 AAG at Craft your passion
#57 AAG at Crafting From The Heart

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Perfect Blend creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist Perfect Peacock

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I hope you're enjoying seeing the various ways that the gorgeous Perfect Peacock stamp from Stampin' Up! can be used. If you missed the first two, you can see them here and here. For today's card I've used one of my favorite techniques, emboss resist and sponged over with a favorite ink, Pool Party.

I love the delicateness of the springlike design and sentiment from Moon Lake "nature evokes the imagination" is so appropriate for it...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Versamark and Pool Party
Stamp sets: Perfect Peacock and Moon Lake
Tools and embellishments: White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat tool, stamping sponges and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesive: Sticky Strip

Challenges...
#179 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#37 It's Springtime at AAA Cards
Spring green at Beyond Grey

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Perfect Peacock creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Four Feathers Emboss Resist

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The delicate Four Feathers stamp set from Stampin' Up! that was in last year's holiday catalog was brought back in the current Occasions catalog. I got mine last year, but because it arrived so close to Christmas and I then got other new goodies from the new catalog, I'm only now getting to play with it. About time!

My first creation might not surprise regular readers and the post title is a bit of a giveaway too. Yep, I've used one of my favorite techniques, emboss resist and a favorite color, Pool Party...

Card: Whisper White (base, panel and a small scrap) and a scrap of Coastal Cabana
Ink: Versamark and Pool Party
Stamp sets: Four Feathers and Bloom with Hope (sentiment)
Tools: White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Feathers Framelits (bundle with stamp set and save 15%), Stamping Sponges

Stamp the feather from Four Feathers in Versamark ink randomly over the Whisper White panel and twice onto the Coastal Cabana scrap. Cover with White EP and heat emboss.
Stamp the feather in Pool Party on Coastal Cabana card and die cut those 3 with the Feathers Framelits.
Sponge Pool Party ink over the embossed panel and also over the small Whisper White scrap.
Stamp the feather in Pool Party ink onto the panel. Attach to folded Whisper White base card.
Stamp the sentiment from the Bloom with Hope hostess stamp set in Pool Party ink onto the scrap and snip into a banner. Pop onto the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Attach the die cut feathers to the card with Mini Glue Dots.

Challenges...

NBUS #4 at djkardkreations

#62 Designer's Choice at CYCI
#192 Embossing at HIMCR

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Four Feathers creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist With Blended Bloom

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Can you believe it's Thursday already and that this is the fourth day of Blended Bloom week here? If you've missed this weeks other creations, you can see them here, here and here.

For today's offering I've used a favorite technique, emboss resist, with the beautiful stamp from Stampin' Up! and some of the gorgeous Irresistibly Yours DSP that's available FREE until the end of the month when you spend £45 or more during Sale-A-Bration...

Card: Whisper White and Irresistibly Yours DSP
Ink: Versamark, Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride
Stamp sets: Blended Bloom and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Tools: White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat tool, Stamping Sponges,

Cut a piece of Irresistibly Yours DSP that's slightly smaller than your Whisper White base card and cut on the diagonal. Sponge Pear Pizzazz ink over the DSP and wipe off any excess ink with a tissue. Attach to base card
Stamp the bloom in Versamark onto Whisper White card, cover with embossing powder and heat. Sponge Blushing Bride ink over the image and fussy cut with your Paper Snips.
Stamp the sentiment from Painted Petals in Blushing Bride ink onto the top corner of your base card.
Attach the flower to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#174 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#252 AAG at Craft Your Passion
#167 AAG at Pixies Snippets Playground

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Blended Bloom creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Easter Card With Indescribable Gift

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Today's card is the latest of this week's creations with the gorgeous Indescribable Gift stamp set from Stampin' Up! Click on the days to catch up with Monday's and Tuesday's cards.

I know Easter might seem so far away, but with Lent starting this time next week, I needed to make a start on my cards...

Card: Whisper White (folded base and extra for stamping) and Irresistibly Yours DSP (FREE with Sale-A-Bration)
Ink: Memento Black and Blushing Bride
Markers: Crumb Cake Blendies, Wild Wasabi Blendies and Pink Pirouette Blendies
Tools: Labels Collection Framelits, Stamping Sponge and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the image from Indescribable Gift in Memento Black ink onto Whisper White card. Color with the Blendabilities markers and cut with one of the Labels Collection Framelits.
Stamp the sentiment from the set in Blushing Bride onto more Whisper White. Cut with the smallest die from the set and sponge the edges with the same ink.
Sponge Blushing Bride ink over the panel of Irresistibly Yours DSP. Wipe excess ink from the embossed areas with a tissue. Attach panel to folded base card.
Pop the image onto the card using Stampin' Dimensionals and offset. Attach sentiment with more Stampin Dimensionals

This is the first card I've created using the FREE DSP and I love it!

Challenges...
#170 at Word Art Wednesday
#20 AG at Inspiration Destination
#75 Rose Colors at Inkspirational Challenges
Red, white or pink at V's Sweet Ideas

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I'll be back tomorrow with the next card of Indescribable Gift week, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist With Painted Petals

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I'm loving sharing Painted Petals week with you here. If you missed or would like to revisit the cards created so far, here they are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. For today's card I've used one of my favorite techniques, emboss resist...

Card: Whisper White (folded base, panel and snippet for sentiment
Ink: Versamark, Blushing Bride and Strawberry Slush
Stamp sets: Painted Petals and Lotus Blossom (available FREE during Sale-A-Bration)
Tools and stuff: White Embossing Powder, heat gun, Bracket Label Punch and Stamping Sponges

Stamp the stems a number of times onto the panel in Versamark. Cover with White EP and heat.
Stamp the sentiment from Lotus Blossom in Strawberry Slush onto Whisper White and punch out. Sponge Blushing Bride ink around the edges.
Sponge Blushing Bride ink over the embossed panel. Stamp the flower heads in Strawberry Slush as desired (I didn't reink the stamp for some). Attach panel to folded base card.
Pop the sentiment up on the card using Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#162 at Pixie's Snippets
AG at Clear it Out Challenge
#109 AG at 613 Avenue Create

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I'll be back tomorrow with the last of this week's Painted Petals creations, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

LOVE Butterflies

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments! I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I'm beyond excited to have the honor of joining Mynn and the House of Cards team this month as a Guest Designer! Thank you SO much Mynn! Here's this month's cue card...

Regular readers will likely recall that I LOVE butterflies and the Butterfly thinlits dies from Stampin' Up! so it might not be much of a surprise that I've used the dies to create my GDT card...

Card: Strawberry Slush and Whisper White 10" x 5" folded into a square base, plus extra for the other elements
Ink: Versamark, Blushing Bride and Melon Mambo
Stamp set: Painted Petals (sentiment)
Dies: Butterfly thinlits
Tools and embellishments: Hearts Decorative Mask (from Hearts and Stars pack), White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stamping Sponges, Basics Pearls and Decorative Label Punch

Carefully inkVersamark through the mask onto a full sheet of Whisper White, then add White powder and heat it, before sponging Blushing Bride ink all over. Cut 4 3/4" square piece for the mat and add to the base.

Cut the butterflies dies and layer them up with Glue Dots along the body and carefully place onto the base with another couple Glue Dots. Once in place add the Pearls along the body.

Stamp the sentiment onto an off cut of the sponged card and punch out with the Decorative Label punch. Punch a second from more Whisper White, snip in half and layer behind the first. Attach to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Challenges...
#23 Butterflies + V is for Valentine at Butterfly Challenge

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I LOVED creating this card and I'd LOVE to know what you think of it. I'll be back tomorrow, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist Lotus Blossom

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Welcome to day four of Lotus Blossom Week! If you've missed any of the other posts, or you'd like to take another look, here they are... Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Regular readers will know that I've recently discovered the gorgeous emboss resist technique and I'm trying to incorporate it into designs whenever I can. Perhaps I'll add an "Emboss Resist Week" into my to-do schedule for the blog? Please let me know if that's something you'd like to see and if so, which stamp set you'd like me to try it with?

For today's card I've used an emboss resist panel with the foliage from Butterfly Basics as the background for gorgeous Blackberry Bliss Lotus Blossoms...

Card: Whisper White, folded base, panel and extra for the Lotus Blossoms
Ink: Versamark, Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss and Pear Pizzazz
Stamp sets: Butterfly Basics, Lotus Blossom and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Tools: White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Stamping Sponges and Paper Snips

Stamp the foliage from Butterfly Basics in Versamark 3 times onto the Whisper White panel, varying the height. Cover with White Embossing Powder and heat. Leave to cool.
Stamp the 3 step Lotus Blossoms in Blackberry Bliss onto extra Whisper White, stamping off before layers 2 and 3. Fussy cut with the Paper Snips.
Sponge Pool Party ink over the embossed panel to cover.
Stamp the 2 step Lotus Blossom stems onto the panel in Pear Pizzazz, stamping off before the second and varying the height.
Stamp the sentiment from Painted Petals in Blackberry Bliss onto the panel and attach to the folded base card.
Attach the blossoms to the base with Mini Glue Dots.

Although this card isn't the quickest to create, the finished look is well worth the effort. I love the design! and hope you do too.

Challenges...
#44 AG at Crafting From The Heart
#64 AG at Creative Fingers
January Linky at DL.ART

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Lotus Blossom creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist With Petal Potpourri

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I loved creating and sharing the emboss resist cards with you last week. So much so that I had to have a go with the Petal Potpourri stamp set too...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Blushing Bride and Versamark
Stamp sets: Petal Potpourri and Tag Talk
Tools etc: White embossing powder, Bracket Label Punch and Stamping Sponges

Stamp the image in Versamark randomly on a Whisper White panel, cover with White EP and heat. Stamp the sentiment in the same way onto more Whisper White and punch out with the Bracket Label Punch.

Sponge ink over both the embossed panels and attach to the card base.

Challenges...
AG at TTCRD
#107 AG at 613 Avenue Create
January AG at 3 Girl Jam

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I'll be back tomorrow with the last of this week's Petal Potpourri creations, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

More Emboss Resist

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I absolutely LOVE the emboss resist technique I used on the card I shared yesterday. What I didn't say is that that card was the first time I've EVER tried the technique. I had so much fun creating the card that I had to do some more!

I've used the same focal image from the gorgeous Butterfly Basics set from Stampin' Up! as I did yesterday, but the look is very different...

Ink: Versamark and Pool Party
Card: Whisper White
Stamp set: Butterfly Basics
Tools and embellishments: White Embossing Powder, Stamping Sponges and Crystal Effects

Challenges...
#23 AG at Art By MiRan
#16 AG at Inspiration Destination
AG at Through The Craft Room Door

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation using Butterfly Basics, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist With Butterfly Basics

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by today and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know.

The focal image in today's card is another of the stamps from the gorgeous Butterfly Basics stamp set. It's the first time I've used this particular stamp and also the first time I've used the emboss resist technique for the background..

Card: Whisper White and Strawberry Slush
Ink: Memento Black, Versamark and Blushing Bride. 2013-2015 In Color Stampin' Write Markers
Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Tools: Clear EP, Sponge, Bracket Label Punch

Challenges...
January Linky at DL.ART
#42 AG at Crafting From The Heart
AG at Imagination Crafts

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Butterfly Basics creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em