A Berry Merry Emboss Resist Christmas Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning crafters. Hope your weekend was full of craftiness and creative mojo. I have an emboss resist card to share with you this morning. I was browsing Pinterest last week and came across an emboss resist card using green/blue/turquoise colouring. I just fell in love with the colour combo.

So I decided to have a go at my own take on the emboss resist technique. I combined the poinsettia from the Reason for the Season stamp set with all the component parts of the Berry Merry stamp set to create my own clear embossed frame around the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment.

To create this effect you just need to use your embossing buddy to take out any of the static from your cardstock. Then stamp your images with Versamark and emboss with clear embossing powder. Once heated you can then ink over your images to make the embossing pop from the background colour.

I covered my Whisper White layer with sponged Pear Pizzazz and swirled in Tempting Turquoise. I then sponged Island Indigo around the edges of my design. 

To finish I added Pearls in differing sizes and used my Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details to add an extra dimension of coloured sparkle.

Thank you for popping by today. Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop or get in touch directly and I can order them for you to be delivered direct to your door. I'd also love to Demo for you and your friends at a crafty party. As the hostess you earn lots of lovely freebies and you all get to make a fun crafty project too (no crafting experience necessary!)

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Thursday Technique: Emboss Resist on Canvas

 

This is a card I taught at my recent February Card Class. This was our new technique for the month. We used a piece of the new Canvas Creations cut using the Labels Framelits. This is a variation on the Emboss Resist technique using canvas as the base material.

 

Here is a close up of the embossing technique.

To recreate this you need to emboss your chosen image in white or clear embossing powder (dependin on the effect you are looking for) on to the canvas. I embossed this lovely floral image from the Serene Silhouettes stamp set.

Once you have heat embossed your image (warning, this may take slightly longer due to the canvas. Instead of a raised embossed image you will find the powder is soaked in to the canvas instead) you can start sponging your ink in to the canvas to make the image pop. I chose Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight for my three 'sunset' style colours. If you are quite heavy handed with your sponging you will find your embossed image pops out from the background. The lighter you ink the less contrast there is with the embossing.

 

I love this textured image and how the inking reveals the embossed image. It is a great technique to try if, like me, you enjoy using your heat tool and embossing powders.

 

Thanks for popping by today.

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Mixed Bunch Butterfly Card

This is my favourite card from this month's card class. It uses a new technique I have taught myself, emboss resist. This card was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest made by a US Demonstrator.

This uses the stamp sets Just Believe and Mixed Bunch. The butterfly was made using the ornate flower from Mixed Bunch. I stamped it in versamark and clear heat embossed it. I then sponged Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo over the clear embossing and wiped away the excess ink. I punched it using the matching punch and cut away two of the petals to create the butterfly shape.

I also used the lovely new Framelits from the Summer Mini to create the matching frames. The striped background paper is from a retired set from the Spring Mini Catalogue.

And here is a little Summer update. With the beautiful sunshine we have been getting on the Isle this past couple of weeks I have finally been able to dress her in her beautiful summer wear. Here is a cute little piglet outfit a friend bought her. She looked so lovely in it.

Happy Crafting ;0)
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