SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ EMBOSSING

Welcome friends to another SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY CARD CHALLENGE!

Barbara is our hostess and asked for us to use embossing on our cards.

 

There are so many ways to emboss. There is dry embossing. ( embossing folder) 

Heat embossing with powder. Embossing of your sentiment. 

If you cannot think of a way, just go to Jennifer McGuire on Youtube and type in Embossing.  There are a ton of ideas there. I sure hope that you use the topping on your card. 

And be sure to check out our special party guest:  Vicky and the rest of the design team for more inspiration!

I decided if I was doing one, I should do more than one!  I need to build my stash up, so perfect opportunity!  But I have to tell you it was NOT an easy day, must have been out of practice or something!  My first couple of embossing I tried with a brayer and ink pad, that didn't work out like I wanted, so I gave up on that and just used plain colored paper or like the one above, white! And I did emboss the sentiment and the pretty stars with white embossing powder!

 And my very first try is this one below, but when I was ready to post it, I realized, it was NOT an embossing folder, but a background die (a senior moment or just a brain freeze)!  And even though I did emboss the sentiment, I wanted to do more than just the sentiment, so that is when I started over and made the two above!

And even this one was my second try, I ruined the first background because it didn't cut all the way through in parts and when I went back to cut it again, it moved slightly, so you know what that looked like, a huge pile of pieces!

But I persevered and in the end I do have three birthday cards, so for that I am pleased!

The Greetery:  Pinwheel Party (stars)  Balloon Bouquet (sentiment)  Big Balloons (balloon die)

Cuttlebug folder:  Numbers & Happy

PTI:  Balloon String

Gina K: Fancy Greetings

The Greetery:  Delightful Numbers  (background numbers)

 So, friends, I sure hope you will give this challenge a try and emboss, dry or with powder and make a birthday card and join us in the gallery!  And you know, even if you don't want to use embossing, we love any kind of birthday card!

 

Heart Hugs, friends!

SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ EMBOSSING FOLDER!

Hi friends!  So happy you stopped by!

Our Seize the Birthday Challenge is hosted by our talented Ashwini and she would like us to use an embossing folder for our birthday card!  If you don't want to use the topping, you are always welcome to make any kind of birthday card!

I had fun after watching a video by Jennifer McGuire using embossing folders to make faux metallic texture cards!  I have quite a few to share with you, I just couldn't stop myself *wink!

The first one I used An Altenew folder called Flowers and Leaves.  I ran my card through it first, then I ran it through using mirror cardstock by Tonic.  I cut a portion of it and added a small piece of silver metallic paper along one edge.  My sentiments and little flowers are from the Greetery: Birthday Blooms.

This folder is also an Altenew: Daisies 3D

I embossed the card and then the red metallic paper and cut it at an angle.

The sentiment is also from The Greetery:  Birthday Blooms

And my last card is embossed with Kraft paper and again with mirror cardstock.

When you cut the mirror or metallic cardstock you get to make twice as many cards!

I made one that was an anniversary card too!

So there you have it!  I hope you give an embossing folder a try, I am anxious to see how you use the folders on your birthday card!

And please check out our special Party Guest:  Melanie Hungerford as well as the design team for more inspiration with using an embossing folder!

Heart Hugs, friends!