Hi, Friends.......
I am here with one more shaped card. This time it is a pink butterfly birthday card with double embossing. I love doing backgrounds like this where I dry emboss, coat the raised parts with Versamark ink with my brayer, sprinkle on embossing powder, and then zap with my heat gun. Magical!!
In case you are wondering how the pointy bottom of this card is supposed to stand up for display, I will show you the unfinished inside. Notice how I have cut off the pointy part of the back of the folded card base. That gives it a sturdy flat surface to rest on while the front balances easily on that fancy point.
Supplies used include:
Sizzix - Fancy Labels die set
Darice - Ranunculus embossing folder
Versamark ink
Pink sparkle embossing powder
Winnie & Walter - Sentimental: Gift stamp set
Versafine ink in Onxy Black
Metallic butterfly sequins
Ribbon from stash
Core'dinations/Darice Cardstock
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you are having a lovely spring at your house. The fruit trees here are in full bloom and the hummingbirds are very, very busy working the feeders and the trees. Hummingbirds hungrily devour aphids and mosquitoes and other small insect pests, so I like to encourage them to visit my yard. :)
🖤
Janis
Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Word Art Wednesday #384-#385 - AG
2. Lost Coast Challenge #75 - Begins with B (Black Birthday greeting, Butterfly, Bow)
3. All Sorts Week 518 - Pretty in Pink
4. Butterfly Challenge #122 - F is for French Rose + Flowers
5. SSS Monday Challenge - Use something metallic (My butterfly sequins are metallic.)
6. Double Trouble Challenge #28 - Spring/Summer theme (Only doing Thing 1 this time.)
7. SSS Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday
8. Cupcake Inspirations CIC469 - Shaped Card
Yes the heat embossing goes on so nicely with dry embossing and leaves some splattering around and the pink looks so good against it. Thanks too for your secret on how to make your shaped card stand up easily. Again, thanks for joining us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely entry for our 'Pretty in Pink' theme at Allsorts challenge, thanks so much for joining in.
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Thanks for the tip about embossing. Love that pink!
ReplyDeleteTwo brilliant ideas there Janice. Love the raised background with the added sparkle and such a neat idea to square off the back of the card. A simple idea (one I hadn’t thought of mind) but very effective. Love the butterflies. Thank you for coming and spinning the butterfly wheel with me . Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteLovely shaped card, the double embossing looks great! Thanks for the tip on the back of the shape!
ReplyDeleteso pretty with the butterflies and double embossing.
ReplyDeleteFun shape and beautiful colors! Thank you for playing along with us over at Cupcake Inspirations! Again, please remember to read our Challenge Rules and post the challenge photo to be eligible to win!
ReplyDelete-Sandy, DT
Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
Very cute! Thank you for entering our challenge at Allsorts this week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a shaped card and your technique is beautiful. Amazing results of embossing. Thank you for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations, hugs~ Ishani.
ReplyDeleteSweet card. Great way to solve the pointy problem. Thanks for joining the fun at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge. Hugz
ReplyDeletePretty card, you used pink in a fabulous way! Thanks for joining us this week on Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! barbara
ReplyDeleteso aodrable card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Thank you for your explanation on making the card stand. Your double embossing really enhances the background. Thank you for joining us at Double Trouble Challenge #28. (And I love feeding the Hummingbirds, too.)
ReplyDeleteWhoa!! Never tried heat embossing over dry embossed area, this sure sounds great. I love your pretty in pink card!
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