Selective Embossing Tricks

Next weeks Technique Tuesday class is going to cover the many varied tricks with  'Selective Embossing' using the Big Shot and Embossing folders - so this week I have been playing trying to choose a couple cards to showcase to the wonderful ladies in my group!

This card here is a basic sample of a quick and easy technique where the top and bottom of a layer are embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots leaving the middle free to be stamped!

I used the Cupcake wheel here and ran it across with the Basic Black ink and than colored them in using Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler color combo and than versamarked and embossed with Iridescent Ice on the clear white icing!

Also was able to showcase the Tagtastic Hostess set again - cute little set that works awesome with the Decorative Label punch - this time I colored it with the Stamp Write Markers to make a multi colored image.

Happy Stampin'

Pop Up Window Card

Our final card from last Saturday's Stamp-a-Stack ... a pop up window card featuring Fabulous Florets with the Melon Mambo embossing powders and sentiment options from the Hostess Set 'Tagtastic'.

This first card was a quick and simple background using the Fabulous flower stamp image with Versamark to make a watermark on the Pretty in Pink paper.

This card was to showcase a 'step up' option and used the Baroque Motif swirl stamp with clear emboss powder on the Pretty in Pink layer ... which added some nice elegance to the card.

I just love the pop up card window card fold ... this was my first time trying it and I am just excited to try it with different stamp sets!

Happy Stampin'