Layered Embossing 3 - Purple Floral Birthday

"In the middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence."
                                                                         --------------Roseanne Anderson                                                           

Hi, Friends......

I have been super-inspired this week by the "Layered Embossing" Challenge over at MFP Speedy Fox and Friends.   I love this new-to-me technique of layering on the die cuts, etc before dry embossing.  This time I tried it using some scraps.  I was inspired by this card made by my friend, Karen Ladd, which used vertical strips of scraps for the background.  I always have tons of 1 inch strips in my scrap box because of all the simple notecard sets I make and (occasionally) sell locally.  (If you know me in real life, you doubtlessly have received many of these sets as gifts! Ha.)   

What I love most about this technique is that by dry embossing the items onto the background, you get such a cohesive and finished look to things. I just love this!!!

I have been working with my DCWV - The Solstice Stack a lot lately.  I inked the white edges of some pretty purple scraps from it with Distress Ink - Dusty Concord.  Then I glued and embossed them on to my background, using my Darice Interlocking Circles embossing folder.

TIP:  The embossing folder "tore" the purple cardstock in a few places, making the inner white core show through on the ridges.  But I did an easy touch up with my waterbrush and a bit of coordinating Distress Ink painted onto the white parts.  All fixed.  :)

Next I added some die cuts from my Inspired by Stamping - Fancy Labels 3 dies.  I selected this die set as a prize from IBS and I LOVE it so much!!  (THANKS, Joanna!)  I used a Happy Birthday stamp from the MFP - What a Fox stamp set and stamped it with Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet.  

A cluster of Prima flowers and a bow finished everything up.  Do you like it?  I LOVE it!!  

Hope your day is going well.  We are all still trying to get completely over the bugs that caught us.....but we'll get there eventually.....maybe by summer!  Ha.  

<3
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. MFP Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #244 - Layered Embossing
2. Vandicrafts Artistry Challenge Jan 2015 - Anything Goes
3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Something New
4. Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery Contest - January 2015
5. Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Snippets Playground Week 159