Embossing with Heat

Our next technique class is Tuesday and since we are up to "E" and "F", the technques will be Embossing with Heat and Faux Wood.

Embossing is probably my favorite thing to do and I don't do enough of it!! I have made up some examples and one of these will be the one we do in class and the sample for our technique albums. The following cards are in no special order - I just tried different ways to emboss and had lots of fun doing it!!

#1 Embossing

I cased this card from Sue M from the Stampin with Beate List. Sue did a similar card, but it was in a size I didn't have envelopes for, so I just changed and made it to fit the A2 envelopes. I thought it was just stunning!!



Stamp Set: Live your Dreams
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, White Craft Ink, White Embossing Powder
Embellishments: Hodgepodge Hardware Silver, Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon, Piercing Tool

I stamped the flower with white craft ink and then embossed it with white embossing powder. I love the look of the piercing around the one flower petal!! Thanks Sue, for the inspiration!! If you click on the picture, you probably can see the piercing more clearly!!

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#2 Embossing

We live in cowboy country, so the boho stamp sets and paper are always a hit and very appropriate.



Stamp Set: Bronc Buster, Everyday Flexible Phrases
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Western Sky Designer Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, Chocolate Chip, Gold Embossing Powder
Embellishments: Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass

I used Chocolate Chip Craft Ink to stamp the buckin' bronco and then poured clear embossing powder and heat set it. I also used a sponge dauber and sponged to give it a more "western" look.

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#3 Embossing

I saw this card recently in Split Coast and printed it out because I knew I had to make it. Then I realized it was embossed, so perfect timing. I cased it from "casep". Thanks to her for the inspiration and to original poster Robinringtail for the idea of stamping on designer paper.



Stamp Set: Riot of Petals, All Holidays
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Berry Bliss Designer Paper
Ink: Gold Embossing Powder and Gold Encore Pad, Pastels with Aquapainter
Embellishments: Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon
Punches: Large and Small Oval

This was fun and challenging!! Frist I stamped the Riot of Petals on the Berry Bliss Designer Paper - you can hardly tell it, but it does have a little color to it. I then colored the flowers and petals with pastel chalks using the aquapainter. That was fun and very simple to do. Then the challenge was to cut the squares - that WAS a challenge, but I think the effect is really stunning. I gold embossed the sentiment too!!

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#4 Embossing

This card turned out better than I anticipated. I'm always needing sympathy cards, so decided to make this one I found on SCS. I changed it a bit, but really love the way it turned out



Stamp Set: Lovely as a Tree, Close as a Memory
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold
Ink: Very Vanilla Craft Ink, Gold Encore Pad, Gold Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder

I first stamped the trees with Very Vanilla Craft Ink and then poured clear embossing powder and heat set it. The scan definitely doesn't do this card justice as the trees just sparkle. I also embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder.

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#5 Embossing

This card was also cased from SCS with some changes. I think it's really nifty!! It's "scratch 'n sniff!!" Yep the apple smells like apple. I asked online for ideas and received the great suggestion to use apple cider mix. And it worked perfectly. Yummy!! And LOVE that sentiment!



Stamp Sets: Tart & Tangy, One of a Kind
Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: White Craft Ink, Garden Green Craft, Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder
Punch: Photo Corners

I stamped the sentiment with white craft and then embossed with white embossing powder. I stamped the apple with garden green craft ink and then poured the apple cider mixed with clear embossing powder over and heat set it. So fun to do scratch 'n sniff. I also made some bookmarks with each of the "flavors". Fun, fun!!

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#6 Embossing

I had to try one more Scratch 'n Sniff. This time in orange.



Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy, Short & Sweet
Card Stock: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Pumpkin Pie Craft Ink, Clear Embossing Powder
Embellishments: So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle, Large and Small Oval

I again used unsweetened orange Koolaid and mixed it with clear embossing powder . I also embossed the sentiment with pumpkin pie and clear embossed it!!


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#7 Embossing

This card turned out better than I anticipated. The Taken with Teal is really striking with the white embossing!!



Stamp Set: Always, Short & Sweet
Card Stock: Whisper White, Taken with Teal
Ink: White Craft Ink, Taken with Teal, White Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder
Punches: Large and Small Oval, Photo Corners

Just love that heart in the Always stamp set. It's SO elegant. With the white craft ink and white embossing powder, it really stands out. I used the taken with teal craft ink and clear embossed the sentiment. I think the photo corners, really sets off this card!!

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#8 Embossing

This will make a great wedding card. So far no weddings this summer, but there will be one sometime!!



Stamp Set: Heartfelt, Greetings Galore
Card Stock: Whisper White, Brushed Gold
Ink: River Rock, Gold Encore, Gold Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder
Embellishments: White Taffeta Ribbon

A very simple, but elegant card. I stamped the flower in River Rock and then the outline (two-step stamping) with gold Encore ink and then gold embossing powder and heat set it. The sentiment is stamped with the gold Encore pad and then embossed with gold embossing powder.

That's all for tonight - will add more tomorrow night!

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Heart Pocket Mother's Day Card

I was NOT planning to do any more tonight, but found this beautiful card on Kathy's Stampin' Niche. I just had to share!!



Stamp Set: All Holidays
Card Stock: Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Cutie Pie Designer Paper
Ink: Real Red
Embellishments: Real Red Brads
Punches: Five Petal, Boho

I used the Heart Template which can be downloaded here

I punched out 8 petals with the five flower punch in real red. I used A Perfect Day White rub-ons on 4 of the flower petals and then used 4 more to pop them up with dimensionals. I "filled" the heart pocket with the flowers!!

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That's all tonight I PROMISE!!

Flip Flop Albums

I made a couple more Flip Flop Albums - I wanted to show some in a more masculine set of designer papers, in case someone wants to make one for Father's Day.

These are made for my twin sons, Sam and Dan. They are identical twins, so I found some of their old "twin" pictures to put in their albums

Here's Dan's Album









I used East Coast Prep Design Paper along with Tempting Turquoise Textured Cardstock. If you haven't seen the tutorial yet for the Flip Flop Album, you can click here and go to my blog archive and see the tutorial. I do have the directions without pictures in a word document. Just email me at janinpb@communitybroadband.com and I'll be happy to send them. Or leave a comment on this post with your email and I'll send them.

And here is the second one for Sam.









For this album I used Jersey Shore Designer Paper and Wild Wasabi Textured Card Stock. The albums are like in their pictures.

These albums can hold up to 9 - 4 x 6" prints and more if you cut them down.

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I'm having a class on Saturday, May 24th, at the Outback Pizzeria. We will be making five masculine cards plus the flip flop album. If you would like to join us, just email me for the details.

More and various cards

Here's a few more cards I wanted to share before I forget and either send them away or give them away :)

I found this really cool idea using the Carousel Notes and the Scallop punch - fell in LOVE with the colors and had to try them!!



Stamp Set: One of a Kind
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper, Groovy Guava Carousel Notes (Occasions Mini 2008)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Only Orange Craft Ink
Embellishments: Clear Embossing Powder
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1/2" Circle and 1/8" Hand punch

I cut a Groovy Guava Carousel Note into 4 pieces (these are 6", so are easy to cut them in half and again in half. I then punched with the 1/8" hand punch the cirlces in the scallops. I punched out a scallop circle in Wild Wasabi and then using the snips cut every other scallop almost to the center. And then I just lifted the petals slightly. I took a piece of whisper white and stamped with the only orange craft ink and then heat embossed clear embossing powder and cut out 1/2" circle for the center of the "flower". Same technique for the following card except I changed the designer paper and color of card base and flower!! Two very easy cards!!



And if you are looking for hearts and since we don't sell a heart punch, you could cut into the center and come away with eight hearts! I will try to show you how with pictures soon!!

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I found this beautiful quilt card and just had to emulate it. Thanks to "grannisandi" on Splitcoast Stampers for the beautiful card and inspiration



Stamp Set: None so far
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Berry Bliss designer paper
Embellishments: Rhinestone Brad

This was really simple - especially with a sample to follow!! You cut out 16 pink squares and then cut 8 of the chocolate chip and cut them in half and adhere the chocolate squares to the pink!! Ah ha moment for me!!

I will save this for a quilter friend - so far don't have an occasion, but I know I'll find one!!

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Tri Fold Pocket Cards

This tutorial was added by Beate Johns to Splitcoast Stampers recently. I just had to try it - these would be so fun for little gifts. I made a larger one following the tutorial on splitcoast here with an insert. I then made a smaller one as suggested for a gift card. I first made a mistake, but it turned out okay as I just put a candy bar in it and it fit perfectly!! So mistakes are quite often salvagable (as I find out all the time!!!)



Stamp Set: Think Happy Thoughts, Full of LIfe
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon, Antique Brass Brads
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle, Round Tab

I made the card per instructions on the tutorial. There is a "belly band" around it although that is not necessary. I used the Scallop circle punch to add the scallops to the curves.

Gift Card Holder



Stamp Set: Think Happy Thoughts
Card Stock: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper, Soft Sky Carousel Note
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches

I used a Carousel Note and folded it to make this little card. I added some Afternoon Tea Designer Paper. You wouldn't have to - you could just stamp the carousel note and that could be your design!! Fast and easy for a quick gift!!

Candy Bar Holder

Candy bars usually don't last long in this household, so I had to hide one the other day for this project. I wanted to make a candy bar wrapper to hold one to give as a door prize for my next class. I went to make the tri-fold card and made a mistake in cutting, but it turned out perfect for a candy bar!!



Stamp Set: Think Happy Thoughts
Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava Designer Paper, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Groovy Guavy
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches

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Afternoon Tea and Live Your Dreams Card

Here's another beautiful card I found and had to make!!



Stamp Set: Live Your Dreams, Birthday Hugs and Wishes
Card Stock: Soft Sky Textured Paper, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper
Ink: Stamp Write Markers: Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip Class Ink
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon, Paper Piercer

I used the Soft Sky textured paper and using a sponge dauber I sponged around the edges of the card base with chocolate chip - I like the "antique" look that gives!!
And I used the Paper Piercer to outline the designer paper and flower.

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Just one more today. This card I found and just had to try. In fact I ended up buying the set because I loved the card so much. Naughty me. And then it didn't turn out like the original, but it's okay!!



Stamp Set: Blooming with Love
Card Stock: Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Basic Black, Groovy Guava Designer Prints
Ink: Pure color pencils, Basic Black
Embellishments: Groovy Guava double stitched ribbon
Punches: Double rectangle for the ribbon

I don't have a verse yet, but this set does have a neat little Mother's Day saying, so I might use that and give it to one of my girls!!

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That's all for today - thanks for looking and never hesitate to email me, if you have a question about anything I post

More cards - various sets and ideas

I've been busy making various cards - just enjoying some uninterrupted time!! Nice!!

Here are 4 large paper clips - I used the Scratch and Sniff!! Fun and yummy smelling



Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy
Card Stock: Yo Yo Yellow, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke
Ink: Craft Yo Yo Yellow & Only Orange, Stampin Write Markers: Real Red, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Gel Pen
Embellishments: Large Paper Clips (found at Walmart/Office Depot)
Technique: Scratch & Sniff

What's more delicious that a ripe strawberry and the gland-tingling smell of a lemon or orange? Well, these little paper clips smell like that.

Here's how to do the Scratch and Sniff Technique

For the cherries, I used my Stampin' Write Markers Real Red and Old Olive. I huffed and stamped on Whisper White and then cleaned my stamp and then stamped over the cherries with the versamarker. I mixed approximately 1 1/2 tsp of clear embossing powder with unsweetened (must be unsweetened because the sugar in sweetened will burn when heated) cherry Koolaid. I then poured this mixture over the versamarked cherries and heat embossed it. And it really does smell like cherries.

With the lemon, I used yo yo yellow craft ink and stamped the lemon stamp on whisper white. I again mixed lemon Koolaid with clear embossing powder, and heat set that. Yep - smells like lemons!!

Same with the orange!! Used Only Orange Craft Ink and mixed orange Koolaid with clear embossing powder. Yummy oranges!!

With the strawberry, I colored with Real Red and Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Markers. I then used the versamarker and colored over the red part of the strawberry. I had mixed strawberry Koolaid with clear embossing powder, poured it over and heat set it. Almost a taste of Spring!!!!!

I couldn't find Apple flavored Koolaid, but I will keep looking because that will smell like apple pie!!

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One of the really cool cards I found in SCS, is the tri-fold card. I can't get on the site tonight to give credit, but I appreciate all the wonderful cards I found!!

This card opens up twice! It's square - 4 1/2 x 4 1/2"



Stamp Sets: Tart & Tangy, Think Happy Thoughts. Curvy Verses
Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive
Embellishments: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad

First Opening



Second Opening



There is a cool tutorial, but since I can't find it tonight, I'll search more in the morning and add a link

Hope you enjoy!!

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Tart & Tangy

Here's more Tart and Tangy samples!! As you can see I just love this set and the matching paper Summer Picnic. These are both in the Occasions Mini 2008 - which, by the way, has been extended until June 30th!! Whoo Hoo

This set is going to be a door prize at our next class. There is a box and 4 cards with envelopes

To find a tutorial for the box you can click here



Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy, Sentiments are from Sincere Salutations and It's Your Birthday
Card Stock: Summer Picnic Designer Paper, Pumpkin Pie, Real Read, Bashful Blue
Ink: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie
Embellishments: Grosgrain Striped Ribbon, Half pearls from the Pretties Kit
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circles

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More Tart and Tangy Samples



Stamp Set: Tat & Tangy, It's Your Birthday
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Old Olive
Embellishments: Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle,

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Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy
Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers
Embellishments: 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Punches: Large and Small Tags

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Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy, Full of LIfe
Card Stock: Yo Yo Yellow, Green Galore, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Yo Yo Yellow, Basic Black
Embellishments: Black Brads, Black Gingham Ribbon
Punches: 1 1/4" Circle Punch

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Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy, Curvy Verses
Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Yo Yo Yellow, Wild Wasabi Designer Series Prints (Hostess 2008 pallette)
Ink: Yo Yo Yellow, Pumpkin Pie, Green Galore
Embellishments: Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon

Okay I promise to get off the Tart & Tangy kick and find something else to do LOL

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Class Cards

I had the entire day off today - after doing my bank statements (whew!!), I dove in and started planning my next card class. We are going to do five cards including Mother's Day, Father's Day, Feminine Birthday, Masculine Birthday and choice of one all occasion!!

Here's the Mother's Day Card



Stamp Set: Live Your Dream, All Holidays
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea Designer Paper
Ink: Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Glorious Green Stampin' Write Markers
Punches: Ticket Corner

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And the Father's Day Card



Stamp Sets: Wanted, All Holidays
Card Stock: Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine,

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Feminine Birthday



Stamp Set: Elegant Cheer
Card Stock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Rose Red Designer Paper
Ink: Rose Red
Embellishments: Earth Elements Brads (Rose Red)
Punches: Round Tab Punch (for purse) Large and Small Oval for Purse Handle

I punched out the small oval punch and then the large oval punch and cut that frame in half for the purse handle. The flap of the purse is a small triangle from Whisper White

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Masculine Birthday



Stamp Set: Sincere Salutations
Card Stock: Porcelain Prints Designer Paper, Blue Bayou, Whisper White
Ink: Blue Bayou
Embellishments: Bold Brights Green Galore Brads
Punches: Ticket Corner Punch
Technique: Origami Folding

I had so much fun making the above card, I had to make two more for ideas!!



Stamp Set: Dad's Day
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi Prints Pack Designer Paper (Hostess Gift 2008), Whisper White, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Wild Wasabi
Embellishments: Silver Hodgepodge Hardware (Occasions Mini 2008)
Technique: Origami Folding




Stamp Set: Birthday Hugs and Wishes
Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Bashful Blue Prints Pack Designer Series Paper (Hostess Gift 2008)
Ink: Bashful Blue
Embellishments: Soft Subtles Brads (Bashful Blue)
Technique: Origami Folding

There is a wonderful tutorial for origami shirt folding on Cambria Turnbow's blog here

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Tart & Tangy All Occasion

And we will be making an "all occasion" card as follows - the card makers can put whatever sentiment they choose on it - I've made it a "thank you"



Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy, Short & Sweet
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Old Olive and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers, White Gel Pen
Embellishments: Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle, Word Window, Double Rectangle

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I also made this Flap card which would be excellent for gift giving - you could cut little notches and put in a gift card - or simnply add a sentiment and give it as a card. Was fun to try.



Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy
Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers, White Gel Pen
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle Punches

I added a velcro opening to the flap

There is a wonderful tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.

And here's the card opened up - I haven't decorated it yet, but not sure yet what I'll do with it :) For some reason the inside of the card didn't scan in the right color - it's supposed to be bashful blue!! But you "get the picture"!!



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