Ink, Stamp and Scrap

Final Clear Embossing Card

Here is the final card from our April Technique Night.  This card uses clear embossing with the Resist Technique.  Using the Big Pieces stamp set - images are stamped on glossy cardstock and then clear embossed.  Using a stamping sponge - or a dauber - the pixie pink ink is stippled all over the glossy cardstock.  Once you wipe away the excess ink with a tissue or paper towel you'll have this beautiful layer ready to use. 

The glossy layer is attached to a Pixie Pink square with an Old Olive ribbon around both.  The whole thing is layered on a 4 by 4 olive card!

Enjoy!  Linda

Another Clear Embossing Card

Every once in a while I feel like I really create something unique.  Here it is!  The large flowers on this card are all punched from clear embossed scraps!  They are even more beautiful in person - remember many of my classes are offered by mail if you are intersted.  You can click on this picture to enlarge it.  I think you get a better view of the embossing. 

Enjoy!  Linda

Clear Embossing Card

We had a great time creating this card at our Technique Class in April.  This is using the Perrenial Favorites and Much Appreciated stamp sets.  The "Thank You" is stamped in black on sahara sand.  I used a white rectangle with the black matting to make the images really POP!  Each season is stamped in versamark and then clear embossed using a heat gun.  This four-up square layout is a great one to use with many stamp sets.

Enjoy!  Linda

Build A Brad - last one

This was my favorite card.  It's inspired by a card sample from a Demonstrator friend of my Gabi Kappalanis.  I love the Baroque Motif stamp set - this card is especially cool because it only uses this set!

It may be hard to tell, but all the dark brown "stamping" is actually embossed.  I stamped the image in Craft Chocolate Chip ink and then used clear embossing powder to finish the look.

Build a Brad three out of four

Here is the third of the four cards we made a the Build-A-Brad class.  This is from the Time Well Spent hostess set in the Spring/Summer Collection.

Build a Brad - more to look at

This was a fun card to design as well.  I love the combination of the blush blossom and groovy guava cardstocks!

Build A Brad Class Samples

I had a fun time planning this event as I love the BUILD-A-BRAD product from SU.  I lets you easily highlight small stamped images or DSP (Designer Series Paper) in a cute brad!  This was my black and white sample - with a little red for splash!