Hi, crafty friends! I'm back today with two cards featuring another Spellbinders Club Kits for March. I've used the 3D Embossing Folder, called Floral Fence Of Togetherness. I used two different, and very fun, techniques for my cards. (Hint: my second card is a "bonus" card where I used the backside of a panel since I didn't like the front that I did.) Read on for all of the details!
This first card I kept fairly clean and simple by using one color with black and white. I used my brayer to add yellow ink to the de-bossed side of the Floral Fence embossing folder. I placed an A2 sized piece of 80# Neenah Solar White cardstock onto the raised side of the folder and then ran it through my Platinum 6 die cutting machine.
I trimmed the piece and added a black mat layer before I glued it to my A2 card base.
The butterfly and sentiment are from the January Betterpress Club Kit, called Take Flight, which is currently available for individual purchase when I checked. Please click the link in the list below for more details.
After pressing the butterfly with black ink in my BetterPress letterpress, I added glue to the center of the butterfly to adhere it to my card. The sentiment is also from the Take Flight BetterPress set and is popped up with foam strips. I then added a few gem stickers for a bit of sparkle.
My second "bonus" card is a result of a failed trial on the embossed piece.
If I ever wonder how something would work, I try it! Well, since I didn't care for what I had tried on the embossed side of the piece, I flipped it over to try the "blackout" technique on the de-bossed side of the Floral Fence embossed paper!
I have to say, I think I like this! It kind of has the appearance of velvet! On the de-bossed side of the Floral Fence embossed piece I first used blending brushes to add color to the flowers and leaves. The cool thing about this technique is that you can "go outside the lines". Then I used a black pigment ink pad and swiped the pad over the entire piece.
The trick is to not use too much pressure as you are adding the black ink. Just go back over any areas that need more ink until it is all covered in the black ink.
There were still just a few small areas that were not covered with black ink and I used my black Copic marker to fill those in.
The sentiment is from the A Little Hello Sentiments set. This set not only includes the large layered "hello" sentiment, but it has one stamp with seven sub sentiments and one die to cut them out at once! Love that!
Well, how about those two cards?! Dramatically different but so fun to make! Thank you for stopping by today. I hope your weekend is fabulous with lots of crafting time!
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