At the July meeting of the Essex stamp club, one of the gals requested that I do a project using this technique. She hosted a workshop a few years ago, and I taught the technique there, and she thought that the other club members would have fun with it. So – that’s how I came to design this card.
I used this color challenge as my inspiration for this card. I loved these bright colors, and it seemed perfect for what I had in mind while designing this card. I added white and black cardstock to make these pretty colors really pop, and what you see here is the end result. I really love how this turned out – what do you think?
The technique that I used for this card is called “Embedded Embossing”. It really is quite easy to do, and the finished panel is really quite cool. Here are the steps so you can do this at home:
- Die cut lots of shapes of varying sizes, colors, even shapes (if you want) and lay them out on a background cardstock. For this card I used the 4 smallest sizes of the circles from the Layering Circles dies.
- Make sure that the layout is pleasing and balanced before gluing anything down.
- I like to use Tombow Multi-Purpose adhesive to glue the shapes down to make sure that they are really stuck well before embossing.
- Use the background cardstock as a guide for trimming off any shapes that extend beyond the edge of the paper.
- Run this piece through a tight-patterned embossing folder. I used the Quilt Top embossing folder for this card.
- Use your art piece on your project and enjoy!
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very cool! The inlaid embossing always is a stunner and the way you paired our colors with black really makes them pop! It reminds me of a cool modern quilt! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!
Thanks so much Amanda – my other crafting love is quilting, so I am thrilled that you likened my creation to a modern quilt! I enjoyed the challenge and I hope to participate again soon.
Very cool! Love the embossing over the polka dots. Great design! Thanks for joining us at Fab Friday, hope to see you again soon!
Thanks so much Amy – I had fun with the challenge, and I hope that I can participate again real soon!
I love this card!! More things to add to my “wish list.”
Cheryl – I’m so glad that you like it! It’s handy to have a wish list at the ready. 😉
So fun, Andrea! I so love circles and dots – and what a great way to show off our colors, too. I bet your club loved it! The Quilt Top EF carries the dotty theme perfectly, lol. Thanks so much for playing at Fab Friday!
Thanks Heather – the club did have a good time with this card! I’m glad that I was able to participate in the challenge at Fab Friday, and look forward to doing some more.