Hello Beautiful!

Late last night I was in the mood for a little creating but was just tired enough that I didn't want complicated, so I ended up using the very simple technique of running a white pigment ink pad over a 3D embossed image. 

The card I used is orchid oasis, which has got to be my second fav SU colour in many years (cherry cobbler still owns my heart). Shame it's an in-colour and not around for long - I'll have to hope it comes back in a future colour reshuffle! 

I placed the sentiment strip in the lower corner because when I sat it up in the top area, it stole the limelight from the embossing. Here your eye is drawn to the embossing first and then the sentiment. Black was chosen for the matting for the same reason; a light colour just detracted from the main feature. This cardmaking business can get to be so technical, lol! The edges of both pieces were lightly distressed.

Materials used:

• card - basic black, orchid oasis
• ink - white pigment (Ranger)
• embossing folder - Book Cover Engravings 3D (Altenew)
• other - Wordies Sentiment Sheets - Friendship (Creative Expressions), craft foam, Dimensionals, Big Shot, distressing tool

What technique do you go for when you crave simplicity?

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

JAI #643 - Just Choose Two

This week at Just Add Ink we have our choose two option:

In a perfect example of serendipity, DD needed a wedding card last weekend, so I used embossing and white as my two options to create this for her.

I used a heavyweight white card with my 3D embossing folder - the photo doesn't do justice to the fabulous depth of this. After running around the edges with my Versamark ink pad, I dipped them into gold embossing powder and melted it to leave a barely-there-but-vital border and gave the inside insert the same treatment. On a separate piece of card I also gold embossed the sentiment and die-cut these, adding them with mounting strips, and my card was complete. (I did toy with the idea of adding some gold pearls but decided the card was busy enough already and I wanted the stunning embossed image to be the star of the show.)

Materials used:

• stamps - Happily Ever After (Trinity Stamps)
• card - Distress white heavyweight (Ranger)
• embossing folder - Book Cover Engravings 3D (Altenew)
• other - gold embossing powder, heat tool, Happily Ever After dies, Big Shot, craft foam, mounting strips, water spritzer

Do check out what my team mates have created to inspire you over on the JAI blog and thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Hello Peony

Over at the Altenew blog they've got an inspiration challenge going so I thought it might be fun to take part.

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's my card. As you'll see, I used both flowers and colours for my inspiration.

Materials used:

• stamps - Peony Bouquet (Altenew)
• card - real red, whisper white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
• inks - from SU - real red; from Altenew - volcano lake, lagoon, emerald, frayed leaf, forest glades, buttercream, warm sunshine
• dies - Peony Bouquet (Altenew), Hip Hello (Poppystamps)
• other - brayer, Big Shot, mounting tape, Wink of Stella, two-way glue, MISTI

I added a touch of Wink of Stella to the flowers (over the red layer) and they sparkle beautifully when they catch the light. It was fun to get out of my comfort zone a little for this one - I might have to try doing that again soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry