Thank You - Using Embossed Resist

I haven't done the embossed resist technique for a very long time and it shows! Haha! I used the technique tonight and I'm not in love with what I made. I do love the new lace border I cut with my Silhouette. I created this card for Papertrey Ink's Day 5 Anniversary Celebration, where we had to use a form of embossed resist.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good one!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Damask Designs (PTI), Background Basics: Text Style II (PTI), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

Paper: white &  Lemon Tart (PTI)

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black (SU!), Lemon Tart & Sweet Blush (PTI), Memories Black

Tools: Silhouette, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Heat tool

Other: Whisper White ribbon (SU!), rhinestones (Michael's), clear embossing powder

Celebrate the Season - AVS12

I NEVER, Never, never, make Christmas cards in the Summer. I can't get into the spirit of the holidays when it's 90+ degrees outside. This is the first time I've ever made a Christmas card at this time of year. I loved Julee's sketch #12 for the Anni-VERVE-sary.

I used an embossed resist on the layer with the background stamp. I stamped the large background stamp with white pigment ink on white cardstock. I embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used a brayer to apply Cranberry Crisp ink on top of the image. I wiped away the excess ink with a paper towel.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Background (JudiKins), So Many Scallops
Paper: Cranberry Crisp, white
Ink: ColorBox Silver, Cranberry Crisp, ColorBox Frost White
Other: Silver beads (Michael's), Scallop punch, clear embossing powder, foam tape, circle punches

Happy Birthday - AVS11

Of the 12 cards I uploaded to Splitcoaststampers, this card has gotten more hits and comments than the other 11 cards. This card was for sketch #11 of the Anni-VERVE-sary. I love the Birthday Whimsy set, and I haven't used it enough.

I stamped the birthday cake on 3 different papers: white, certainly celery, and Spring Silhouettes DSP. Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I restamped the cake on the DSP using VersaMark ink. I embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I rubbed the Close to Cocoa pad on top of the stamped image. I used paper towel to remove the excess ink. I paper pieced all the image on the white cardstock. On the flames of the candles, I added gold gel pen and Stickles.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Birthday Whimsy
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Spring Silhouettes DSP, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa, VersaMark
Other: foam tape, Gold Sakura gel pen, Clear embossing powder, Stickles, River Rock ribbon, 1" circle punch

Thank You - AVS09

Sorry, I'm still posting cards I did over a week ago for the Anni-VERVE-sary. This one was for sketch #9. I used embossed resist for the layer with the larger Fresh Cuts stamp.

I don't know about you, but I never have all the cardstock colors for Stampin' Up. I usually get some glossy Kromekote paper and I use a brayer to apply ink to the paper. In this case I made a layer of Rose Red paper using that technique.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Fresh Cuts
Paper: white glossy Kromekote, white
Ink: Rose Red, ColorBox Frost White
Other: corner rounder, white embossing powder, foam tape, pearl stickers (Michael's)