Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop

Embossing Folder Technique!

Welcome to our Saturday Blog Hop at Create With Stamping Friends.  We have a really neat theme this week from our design team. We are all using embossing folders and adding techniques with them. For mine, I used the Emboss Resist Technique and I’ll show you how. First, take a look at this pretty card:

Notice how the embossing folder I used shows up with white embossing? I dry embossed by adding VersaMark Ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. Follow these steps for the technique:

• Step 1: Use a VersaMark Ink Pad with the ink pad facing down. Lightly pounce on the inside of the embossing folder on the bumpy side. For my embossing folder, I am using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder.
• Once the bumpy side has been inked, gently place a layer of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper inside the folder. Run the embossing folder through the machine and remove the watercolor paper once embossed.
• Sprinkle the watercolor paper with white embossing powder over the dry embossing from the Basics Embossing Powders. Shake off excess.
• Heat the powder with a Heat Tool
• Using a closed ink pad, press in the center to transfer the ink to the inside of the lid. Open the ink pad and add a few drops of water to thin out the ink on the lid. You will need a paint brush, Aqua Painter or Water Painter.
• Brush the ink over the watercolor paper and over the white embossing. The white-embossed areas should resist the ink. Use several colors. I used Peach Pie and Petunia Pop. Allow to dry.

You can see all of the details in the photos below:

Stampin’ Up! Products Used:

• Stamps: Grow With Love
• Inks: Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, VersaMark
• Cardstock: Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, Basic White, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
• Tools & Accessories: Grow With Love Dies, Damask Designs Embossing Folder, Basics Embossing Powders, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Water Painters, Adhesive Foam Sheets

Card Recipe:

• Card Base: Petunia Pop Cardstock 11 x 4-1/4. Score and fold at 5-1/2.
• Layer 2: Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper 5 x 3-1/2. Follow the steps above to add the technique. Glue to card base with Adhesive Foam Sheets.
• Layer 3: Cut a frame shape with the die and Peach Pie Cardstock. Glue to card front vertically about 1″ from the left edge with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Banners: Cut 2 using Summer Splash Cardstock 3/4″ x 1/2″. Cut one end with Paper Snips into a banner shape on each layer. Tuck and glue each banner under the frame label on the top right.
• Branches: Stamp all four branches-1 with Summer Splash Ink, 1 with Petunia Pop Ink and 2 with Peach Pie Ink on Basic White Cardstock. Cut with the dies. Glue the 2 Peach Pie branches to the frame label flat at the top. Glue the other two over the peach branches with Stampin’ Dimensionals a little lower.
• Sentiment: Stamp the sentiment on Basic White Cardstock with Peach Pie Ink. Cut with the circle die. Glue to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Bling: Add Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots to the background.

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