Less is More - Embossing

It been a bit like fall weather...an unexpected rain storm kept us off the courts, but hopefully the weather is going to be a bit more like summer soon!

We have another challenge starting over at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is Embossing.  You can either heat or dry emboss--choices are always good.

Here's what I came up with for the challenge...

My niece is graduating from high school, so I thought I would make her some personalized stationary.  Something she will have when she goes off to college---maybe she'll write home the old fashion way!

Anyhow a quick and simple card.  The added embossing makes it look a bit more professional.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Addicted to CAS - Coffee

Another challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS.  It's a fun theme for this week, coffee!  At first I thought this would be difficult for me as I'm not much of a coffee drinker, so I don't have many stamps that might fit this theme.  However, after digging through my collection, here's what I came up with!

Hope you can join us!  There is a chance to win a $10 voucher to Stamplorations!

I've been enjoying making a smaller size square card, as it is perfect for a quick note while still able to send in an A4 size envelop.

I stamped and heat embossed my coffee mug and steam on some watercolor paper.  I then used my zig markers to color my mug.

Then a simple stamp and heat embossing of the sentiment, a bit of foam tape and done!

Here is a close up of the card, you can see the dimension I added with foam tape.

Hope you join us, we would love to see what you come up with!









Supplies:

Bazzill Card Stock	Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Lawn Fawn SMALL CROSS-STITCHED SQUARE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF183	My Favorite Things COOL DAY Clear Stamps MFT BB10	Lawn Fawn SCIENCE OF LOVE Clear Stamps
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker	Tsukineko VersaFine VINTAGE SEPIA Ink Pad VF-54	*Hero Arts EMBOSS ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER PW111

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CAS on Sunday - Embossing

It's time for another challenge over at CAS on Sunday.  The theme for this challenge is Embossing! One of my favorite techniques!  Hope you have a chance to join us, would love to see what you come up with!

Here is my take on the challenge...normally, I'm not a Halloween person, but just love the stamp sets for Halloween, making this my favorite time of year for card making!

I started by stamping and coloring my main image.

I then used distress ink to color some embossing paste and used a stencil to add some texture to my background.

I then picked stamped and heat embossed my sentiment and added it to the bottom.  I popped up my main image and the sentiment on foam tape and done!

Here's a close up of the card.  You can see the texture of the background...super fun!

Hope you join us, we would love to see what you come up with!









Supplies:

Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Lawn Fawn SMALL CROSS-STITCHED SQUARE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF183	Bazzill Card Stock	Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	Your Next Stamp FANG-TASTIC Clear Stamp CYNS048	Your Next Stamp FANG-TASTIC HALLOWEEN Die YNSD151
Copic Sketch Marker	Mini Distress Ink	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste WHITE 8OZ Large Studio 490 WVPASTEWHT8	*The Crafter's Workshop MINI WELL ROUNDED 6 x 6 Template	My Favorite Things JUNGLE FRIENDS Clear Stamps CS123	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss

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CAS on Sunday - Sketch

Still healing from my bike injury.  Will be out of commission for a few weeks!





We have another challenge starting today at CAS on Sunday.  This is a sketch challenge.  Here is the sketch...and my take on it!  Hope you come on over and join in, we would love to see what you come up with!

I started by stamping and watercoloring my main images with the Zig Clean Color Brushes.   I mostly used one color and used the water to move the color around to get the shadows I was looking for.

I then heat embossed my sentiment and the white background on the white card stock.  I felt this gave the card a bit more dimension.  I used the inlaid die technique for the white background to eliminate some of the bulk, as I added foam tape to the main images to make them pop.

Here is a close up, where you have a better view of the dimension.










Supplies:

Bazzill Card Stock	Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	large stitched rectangle stackables	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker	Simon Says Stamps and Dies STACKING ANIMALS SetSA243 You Have My Heart
Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss	Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp STEPPING STONES sss101583 You Have My Heart

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Less is More - Faux Bleach

We are in for a bit of a warm weekend...so a few tennis matches in the heat :(

We are starting a new challenge over at Less is More today.  The theme for this week is Faux Bleach. This one was hard for me.  I had to try many different ways to get this to work.  It finally came together in the end...here is what I came up with.  Looking forward to seeing your design, hope you can come and join us.

I created my faux bleach pattern on a small stipe of card stock.

I then stamped and heat embossed my sentiment on a larger panel. I added a thin strip of glitter paper at the bottom of the larger panel and popped it up on some foam tape.

It looks a little too plan so I added a heart that I cut from the same glitter paper that I used before.