Emboss Resist Flowers

Hi Dreamers!
Boy, it has been a crazy week.  We had three large trees removed from the yard.  The yard now looks like a  disaster area.  Had crews here for three days.  That part is all done, but now I have to clean up and try to restore my yard to it's previous condition.  I am heading to the nursery tomorrow to look for two small trees and a few shrubs to fill the void left by the mature trees that were removed.  I should be done with this project some time next year.  LOL.  I may have to change the shape and size of one of the beds, but I may leave that for next year.  I just want to get my hostas back in --hopefully this week.  I had to dig up 40 hostas so that the plants would not be destroyed by the tree removal.  Really need to get those back in the ground. Lots of work for me!  And,  my husband is still quite sick with pneumonia.  He has been off work over two weeks now.   I hope he will start to feel better this week.

Well, let's get to some card making projects.  I saw a technique a while ago on the Hero Arts blog that used heat embossing, a reverse stamp (with recessed image), and markers.  I had the stamp that was in the sample and finally got around to trying this technique  a couple of weeks ago.  Really fun technique.   This stamp is from Hero Arts and is called Flower Medley (K5361). It is available on the Simon Says stamp site.

• Stamp the reverse stamp with VersaMark ink
• Heat emboss with White embossing powder.  Make sure to completely cover the image with powder.
• If you do miss a few spots, trim the image down and you can still use it.

The background is all white embossing powder

• When the embossing powder is cool, color in the recessed areas with Markers
• Wipe the markers' ink off the white embossing with a paper towel or rag

This is such a quick and easy technique that I ended up making four cards!! 

I added a die cut butterfly (AMuse Studios) on this card.

This card uses a piece of background I made with a Gelli Plate.

*****************I am going to put one of these in the mail for Maddy Justice (a cancer patient).  I read about her on the Simon Says Stamp blog.   They are holding a card drive for her while she going thru treatment at St Judes.  This will be my third card to Maddy.   I sent one last year during part of her treatment and another a month ago.      ****************

Oh, I guess that is it for now.  I will be back in a few days with another Lost Coast Designs project and something fun made with Blockhead stamps.

Reminder:
****The Blockheads store wide sale is still going on---35% off everything in the store.  Stock up on inks and those hard to find re-inkers.  

 I hope you are having a great weekend!!  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen

Emboss Resist Rabbit with Lost Coast Designs

Hi Dreamers,
My husband is still sick (pneumonia) and doesn't seem to be getting better.  He is at the doctor's office right now.  So, I thought I would take a few minutes and share this fun bunny card.  I used a stamp from Lost Coast Designs called Rabbit with Flowers.  

• I used an emboss resist technique: Stamp with blue pigment ink  and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
• Using an application tool, apply Peacock Feathers and Bundled Sage Distress inks
• Wipe the ink from the embossed image

• Make a teal card and layer with DP (Authentique)

• Wrap a sheer blue  and a blue satin ribbon around the corner 
• Add stamped piece to card base
• Tie ribbons in a bow and add pearls 

Inside

• Stamp this fun sentiment from the Party Words   set also from Lost Coast Designs.  I used Garden Green ink (Stampin' Up) to stamp the sentiment.
• Repeat the DP and distressing with the inks on white CS

And how about a few fun Challenges for my Emboss Resist Rabbit!!!

Totally Papercrafts: blue

Alphabet Challenge: I is for image

Paper Play time: anything goes

Love to Scrap: use a rubber stamp

I hope you are having a great day!   See you soon!

Karen

Blockheads Butterflies with Emboss Resist

Hi Dreamers!
Happy Saturday.  Hope you are having a great weekend!  Today's project is a tag on a card.  I used an emboss resist technique.  I colored the image with Versa Color dew drop pads - Which gives a really interesting look.  Take a peek.

Materials List:

Stamp: Grunge Collage Blockheads Stamps

Ink: Versa Mark

Versa Magic: Night Sky, Eggplant, Red Magic, Red Brick

Clear Embossing Powder

CS: Cream, Pale Green, Light Teal

Paper torn off Cardboard

Hole Punch

Ribbon

Pearls

3-D Zots or other Dimensional Adhesive

Instructions:

• Make a card from the pale green CS
• Stamp Grunge Collage on Cream CS with Versa Mark
• Heat emboss with clear powder
• Apply the Versa Magic ink (direct to paper)-Use different color inks in each area
• Blot the ink with a soft cloth

• Make a tag from the teal and cardboard paper.  Punch hole in tag
• Add ribbon to the tag
• Glue tag to card base

• Add the stamped piece to the card base with 3-D Zots
• Run the Night Sky Versa Magic pad around the edges of card base
• Add Pearls

So, that was fun.  I use the Versa Magic pads for a quick coloring technique a lot.  Works great on large flowers too.


Challenges!!
Atc's with Attitude: anything goes with a tag
Card Crafters Circle: layers
Fat pages with Attitude: anything goes with a tag or sentiment
Totally Papercrafts: embossing
Sugar Creek Hollow: bingo--embossing, ribbon, distressing

So, I will be back tomorrow with some more of the cards I made for Operation Write Home.  Still have lots of those to show you.  I hope your weekend is filled with many hours of quality crafting time!  Love ya.
Karen