Stamping on Embossing Folders

I have played and played around working to get the look I wanted on this card. My first attempts were too dark and splotchy. I applied the ink directly from the ink pad. On a couple attempts I got so hung up on the ink, that I forgot to stamp the trees - big sigh. Then I tried sponges, and I still got ink in some places on the trees. I wanted them to remain white! argh!! Then I thought, why not try a brayer? Yeah, I know, duh! That worked out beautifully, I got a nice even, lighter toned coverage. The piece de resistance, was the glittery effect. At first I thought I'd use Heat n' Stick powder with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, then I thought the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder would be better choice because it is more subtle. I got color inspirations from France Martin and Billie Moan.

Close up showing the glittery effect of the embossing powder

Project Details
Stamps	Lovely as a Tree
Card Stock & Papers	Mossy Meadow: card base- cut 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Crumb Cake: 4 x 5 ¼ Lost Lagoon: 3 ¾  x 5   Whisper White: 3 ½ x 4 ¾
Ink	Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate, Versa Mark
Accessories	Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder,
Tools	Woodland Textured Impressions EF, Brayer, Heat Tool, Thin Black Sharpie

• Apply ink to the embossing folder on the side with the Sizzix logo using Lost Lagoon for sky using the brayer, then ink the lower ground section with Smoky Slate. 
• Stamp the pine trees in Mossy Meadow directly over the other colors on the embossing folder.  
• Lay your cardstock inside the folder and run through Big Shot. 
• With a thin black Sharpie, color in the birch bark lines.

Stampin' Up! Christmas 2015

Christmas is coming soon, and I've been making cards for my husband and I to send, and for the Church to sell at our Apple Fest. The proceeds are all given to three local charities that the United Methodist Women support.

Design by Kimberly VanDiepen

Project Details
Stamps	Jingle All the Way, More Merry Messages, Snowflake, Happy Scenes
Card Stock & Papers	Pool Party: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                    Houses die cut 4 x 4 Whisper White: Circle die cut 4 x 4                            4 ½ x 2 ½  top of card                            die cut trees 2 ½ x 4 ¼                            die cut sleigh 2 ½ x 4 ¼ Vellum:  Circle die cut 4 x 4 them emboss                4 ½ x 2 ½ snowflake stamped layer on top of card
Ink	Pool Party, Encore Metallic Silver
Accessories	Iridescent Ice Embossing powder (bottom two layers)
Tools	Circles Framelits (Use the 2nd to largest Circle die cut for all circles), Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Softly Falling Embossing Folder

Project Details
Stamps
Card Stock & Papers	Very Vanilla: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                        embossed layer 5 x 3 ¾ Mossy Meadow: 5 ¼ x 4                             Peace die cut Cherry Cobbler: punched bird
Ink	Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow
Accessories
Tools	Christmas Greetings Thinlits, Woodland Embossing Folder, Cupcake Builder Punch

Project Details
Stamps	Happy Scenes, Jingle All The Way, More Merry Messages (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Basic Black: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                       Circles Framelits 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ (3 pieces) Gold: 4 x 5 ¼ Vellum: 5 x 2 Whisper White: stamped greeting 5 x 2                            Sleigh Ride Thinlits 1 ½ x 2 ½ (3 pieces)
Ink	Encore Metallic Gold, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories
Tools	Sleigh Ride Thinlits, Circles Framelits (4th smallest)

 

Project Details
Stamps	More Merry Messages, Best of Christmas (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Crumb Cake: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Whisper White: 4 x 5 ¼ Pool Party: 3 ½ x 3 ½ Silver Foil: Delicate Ornament Thinlit Shimmery White: Sleigh Ride Edgelits
Ink	Crumb Cake, Pool Party
Accessories	Silver Metallic Thread
Tools	Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Softly Falling embossing folder

design by Amy Koenders

Project Details
Stamps	Festival of Trees, More Merry Messages (retired)
Card Stock & Papers	Soft Sky: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼ Pool Party: 4 x 5 ¼  Sleigh Ride Edgelits Soft Sky: 4 x 5 ¼  panel Sleigh Ride Edgelits Whisper White: Sleigh Ride Edgelits Vellum: 2 x 5 ¼ panel Silver Foil: Delicate Ornament Thinlits
Ink	Pool Party, Soft Sky
Accessories	Winter Wonderland Embellishment
Tools	Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Delicate Ornament Thinlits

Project Details
Stamps	Jingle All The Way
Card Stock & Papers	Smoky Slate: Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½ score at 4 ¼                        Sleigh Ride die cut Whisper White: 3 ¾ x 5                            Sleigh Ride die cut Basic Black: Circle die cut Delightful Daffodil:
Ink	Smoky Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Silver Ribbon
Tools	Delicate Ornaments Thinlits, Circles Framelits, Sleigh Ride Edgelits