Embossing Class
Last night I tought an Embossing Class showcasing some really fun and new ideas and techniques.
Here is one of the cards we made, probably my favorite. I used a little trick I learned at convention and that was to add a little gold embossing powder in with your irredescent ice to really make it sparkle. It is so beautiful and a photo just really doesn’t do it justice. This card was designed with my Mom heavily on my mind. She is in the hospital and although it is isn’t anything "major" – I still don’t like being away from my Mom when she’s in the hospital. She was supposed to have an Upper G.I. ran yesterday I think, and I am waiting to hear an update. She has been on pain medication for years now due to severe back problems, and they think that it’s caused her some severe ulcers….. OK, back to the story – I remember that one of my Mom’s favorite Color Combos is light blue and gold – apparently for a perfume called "Heaven Scent"? She even made me a dress with those colors….So when I was thinking Gold, I knew I wanted to pair it with a soft blue…..
The base of the card is Blue Bayou with the Shimmery White Panel matted on Soft Sky. I stamped the berries from Peaceful Wishes on the sides of the card in Whisper White craft ink, The Pine boughs in Soft Sky, adding depth by stamping multiple times before re-inking, Peaceful Wishes in Blue Bayou and then the Pine Cones were embossed with my special mix of powders over TopBoss (you could use Versamark). The little bow is Whisper White Taffeta.
I hope you like it. I’ll post another project tomorrow!
hope your mom is ok and gets better 🙂 ugg I want to use my new stamps but I have to keep making baby things! drat it all!
Oh my goodness…this is so gorgeous!! I love the color combo, and thanks for sharing the embossing tip!