Sunday, 25 July 2021

AAA Cards Challenges #195- Along the Edge + Dry Embossing, with video


 This fortnight we play along the edge, plus the optional twist to use dry embossing as chosen by our dt member Lucie.


I dry embossed a corner die into my panel. I was given this to sell for a friend, but I liked it so much I've kept it. Only thing my friend remembers it was pricey , but no name and no brand. No China stuff though!.

I don't have  many if any embossing folder anymore, but you can dry emboss with stencils too, or just a scoreboard, but today I'm used a die.

I'm inking it with Distress inks Mowed Lawn and Wilted Violet, rather gently so to catch


only the cutting edges, then the tricky bit is to place it on your cardpanel/base without it moving or bumping, cos the ink will transfer immediately. So I stuck it down for good measure and passed it throught my Bigshot as you would do with a normal embossing folder.

Cut the panel 1cm smaller than the cardbase to create a border but also to tuck it into the corner a bit more.

The sentiment is from Concord and 9th (Butterfly beauty) as I felt Thinking of you is a good match and the card feels appropriate for a condoleances card.

Mounted the panel with foamtape and adhered it to the cardbase.



For more information, or to play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.


4 comments:

  1. Beautiful card, I'll try this technique!

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  2. How pretty is that subtle use of colour! Coming back when I've finished commenting to watch the video as I need to learn how to use dies for embossing.

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  3. Using dies for embossing gives us so much use from them doesn't it and one a elegant as this works beautifully as you demonstrate with this elegant card. x

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