More Double Embossing

I am still posting double embossed cards from my April demonstration - they are just so much fun to make.  Check out my April 24 post to see the version we made in stamp club.

You will run your card stock through the Big Shot 3 times total, and you will also only use 1 of the clear cutting pads since the chipboard adds the extra thickness. 

First place a narrow piece of chipboard over one edge of the tulip frame.  Run the card stock through with the tulip frame. 

Second run the other embossing folder through.  This time the chipboard will be attached to the back of the embossing folder just over the center area you want to be embossed. 

Third, line up the one section of the tulip frame on the bottom of the card stock and run through the Big Shot one more time. 

Here is a great tutorial done by Jan Farring that might be helpful.

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Double Embossing Anniversary Card

I have been working on embossing folder techniques the last few weeks for a demonstration at our annual Spring into Stamping event over in Champaign.  The group of stampers I belong to is just such a great group, it was like our own mini regional event. So I have plenty of samples to share with you!!  I will be back with more impressive looking but easy to make cards like this one, and I will have some directions for you too!  I will also have the latest projects from my April stamp club to share.  This card happens to be both - it was a club project and one of my featured techniques in my demo.   

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Convention Swap Case

At my August Stamp-a-Stack, I planned to do 3 of my favorite convention swaps.  While I came home with nearly 100 great cards, I remember seeing this color combination of Baja Breeze and Marina Mist with this flower from the Simply Soft hostess set in one of my friend's stack of swaps.  So sorry to say I can't give credit to the original designer of the card.  I made a couple of slight changes, but as you can see, her card was just beautiful.

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Black Magic Technique

Wow!  This was my first time with the Black Magic Technique - super easy and super dramatic!  Each month in stamp club, I try to include at least one technique and this was what we did this month.  It would work on other dark colors, but I just love the bold look of the colors against the black. 

Stamp Whisper White Craft ink on your dark cardstock, heat set it, and then color over the white with colored pencils.  It's that easy.  I have another partial card made with this technique that you will see in the next few weeks too.   I think this is my new favorite technique!

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