I initially used the piercing tool around the slate
gray card stock but I felt it made the card feel "too busy" and detracted from the overall appearance. I am a HUGE fan
of the look of piercing and really wanted to highlight this function, but this time the saying “More is Less” came to mind. I also tried to emboss around the oval but
could not get an even layer so I decided to emboss the Thank You greeting instead. I had originally stamped the Thank You greeting using two markers. Early Espresso, like
the tree branch, for the greeting and Rich Razzleberry for the hearts below it.
Plan B turned into embossing the greeting with Slate Gray embossing powder and using the Rich Razzleberry marker to highlight the embossed dots surrounding the greeting.
My point is, even though I may start a card with something specific in mind, I
sometimes have to reconsider, because it did not translate onto the paper quite as good (or as easily) as
what I had envisioned.
I used the Trimmer (131375)
to cut my Rich Razzleberry 8 ½” x 11” card stock in half for the card base. I used
the Simply Scored Scoring Tool (126192 )
to place a fold crease, then used the bone folder (102300) to flatten the fold for a professional looking card base. I
cut the Smoky slate for the next layer at 5 ¼” x 4” and then cut the final
layer of Whisper White at 5” x 3 ¾”. I used the Big Shot die-cutting machine (113349) to emboss the Whisper White
with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (127751).
I also used the Ovals Collection framelits (129381) to cut an oval BEFORE I embossed the oval with the Designer
Frames Embossing Folder (123130). I
learned the hard way that if you run paper through the Big Shot after you have embossed it, any raised surface will get flattened. So cut first with framelits THEN use the embossing
folder! I used my new favorite tool
to hold the Oval framelit while cutting, the magnetic platform (130658). I used the Heat Tool (129052) to bring the Smoky Slate
embossing powder to a nice glossy finish after rubbing the card with the
Embossing Buddy (103083). The final step was using markers to color the bird and branch stamp and then punching the pieces out with the Bird
Builder punch (117191). I then cleaned the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub (126200) with the Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner (102394).
THANK YOU for stopping by today and may you enjoy and be
inspired by all the cards made by those participating in today’s blog! Please take a moment and let me know what you thought of my design today.
Information & Order Numbers:
Stamp Set: Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set (133454)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry marker (120970) Smokey Slate marker
(131898) Garden Green marker (n/a) Early Espresso marker (119680) Versmark (102283)
Paper: Rich Razzleberry (115316) Smokey Slate (131202)
Whisper White (100730)
Cool Tools: Trimmer (131375)
Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (127751)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (126192)
Bone Folder (102300) Big Shot
die-cutting machine (113349) Fancy
Fan Embossing Folder (127751) Ovals
Collection framelits (129381)
Designer Frames Embossing Folder (123130)
Magnetic Platform (130658) Heat Tool
(129052) Embossing Buddy (103083) Bird Builder Punch (117191) Stampin' Scrub (126200) Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner (102394)
Finishing Touch: Smokey Slate Embossing Powder (129396)
Pearl Basic Jewels (119247) Stampin Dimensionals (104430)
The next stop is Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat, stop number 21 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!
