Welcome to another Art With Heart Blog Hop. This month we are featuring Stampin' Up's! versatile range of Embossing Folders. There are new Embossing Folders available in every Stampin' Up! catalogue and they are an inexpensive way of adding WOW! to your projects. Currently there are 24 different Embossing Folders in the range. Tonight we plan on showing you lots of ideas on how to use these folders.
It's been a while since I've played with A Good Man, so I decided to pair it with one of my Embossing Folders for tonight's hop. If you know me, you know that I can't resist a technique for these hops, so I decided I'd use an oldie but a goodie. It's a simple technique, but the new 3D Embossing Folders caught me out! You may have noticed that the central part of my card is *not* embossed, and be wondering how I did that. Well, let me show you!
I simply took a piece of chipboard (it's a backing sheet from a pack of foil or glimmer paper) and cut it to be slightly larger than card front sized. I then used one of my oval dies to trace an oval shape in the centre and used very heavy duty scissors to cut out the oval. I then put my card in the folder as usual, and place the chipboard over the top, centering the oval. It took a little bit of playing to work out the correct sandwich for my machine, which was the bit that took the longest on this whole card! Every machine will be different, but I basically removed one plate from the sandwich. If you try this, just make sure that you don't damage your machine by trying to force the sandwich through. I had better luck with the newer style 3D folders, rather than the thicker, older style.
I emphasised the oval more by taking my Seaside Spray sponge dauber and applying some ink to the edges in a larger oval shape. I then stamped the relaxed guy and coloured his hat, shirt and shorts and the ground underneath with my Light Seaside Spray Blends marker. The Flax Ribbon helped the sentiment pop just a little from the rest.
The inside was finished quite simply, just the same image, stamped off first, and then the sentiment. Done!
For best results when using the Stampin' Up!'s 3D Embossing Folders; use the 3D Embossing Folder Plate; it adds a little more oomph to your die sandwich to make those 3D designs pop.
That's it for me for tonight, now it's time to hop on over to Claire's Blog to continue your way around the hop.
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Bye for now,
Tina
Tina this is a fabulous technique and the stamp set you've chosen is just perfect. What a great idea for a male card, I might have to CASE this if that is okay?
ReplyDeleteThank you! Go for it!
DeleteThanks for the reminder of that technique, haven't used it in a long time. Your card is fantastic with that stamp set and the extra sponged ink, love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great technique to share, it's bound to inspire many of us to try.
ReplyDeleteWow Tina, such a lovely card. Thank you so much for sharing how you created the non-embossed section. I love how the flax ribbon does make your sentiment pop! I love this card!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous card and a great technique I really should try it! I love the addition of the ribbon as well. A great male card.
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