Hi Everyone;
I spent this afternoon making some cards using the embossing technique that everyone seems to be trying their hand at! Julie first introduced me to the possibilities last month with her great card for Valentine's Day. I took inspiration from several cards I saw and also from the new Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini. I really like how they turned out!
I used a combination of colors highlighted in the papers - Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla, in addition to the super cool NEW seam binding available in Rose Red, Crumb Cake and Pear Pizzazz.
A couple of the cards used brads from the Antique Brads Collection. The sentiments from the Upsy Daisy Stamp Set and Sincere Salutations were used. The Big Shot (my favorite tool of all!) and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder were used after adhering the squares onto a piece of Very Vanilla.
Hope you like them! Have a great night;
Karin
wow!!! Love these cards ~ TFS ~ better get out my embossing folders!
Posted by: Denise Willerton | 02/15/2011 at 05:20 AM
You did a beautiful job. I favor the last card. Great idea!
Posted by: Sandra Hansen | 02/15/2011 at 05:56 AM
Excellent! What size are your little squares? Thanks
Posted by: Charlotte Bragg | 02/15/2011 at 06:11 AM
Nice cards. Love the seam binding -- seems appropriate for the quilted look !
Posted by: Teresa | 02/15/2011 at 07:44 AM
These are absolutely beautiful. Love your color combinations.
Posted by: Elaine Clark | 02/15/2011 at 09:11 AM
I think these cards are beautiful, but don't know how you made them. It must be a different kind of embossing than I know about.
Posted by: Sharon Heim | 02/15/2011 at 11:37 AM
You did a great job on all these cards! I love them and must try this for myself. TFS Hugs!!
Posted by: Becky Jo | 02/15/2011 at 03:19 PM
Hi Everyone;
I used a 1 1/4" punch or 1 3/8" square punch on the cards, adhered them to a piece of vanilla cardstock and then ran the piece through the Big shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder to get the inlaid embossing affect. The embossed square on the square card measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/4", the standard card inlaid piece measures 4 x 5 1/4".
The overall size of the cards: square card is 5 1/4" x 5 1/4", the other card (You're on My Mind) is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Karin
Posted by: Karin | 02/15/2011 at 03:48 PM
Oh my Goodness!!! These are WONDERFUL!!!! Thanks so much for sharing...
Faith
Posted by: Faith | 02/15/2011 at 08:51 PM
Loved your project so much I featured it on my Sunday Favorites blog post. Thanks for the amazing inspiration!!
Posted by: Krystal/skdeleeuw | 02/20/2011 at 04:35 PM
Wow, these cards are gorgeous Karin. Especially love the Rose Red version, but they are all stunning. TFS!
Posted by: Judy May | 02/27/2011 at 08:25 PM
Such a wonderful cards! I really love your cards. Your collection is really impressive. Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: marion | 03/24/2011 at 11:33 PM
I LOVE them!!! Thank you so much for sharing these - the possibilities are endless - I think I am going to make them out of all the DSP I have available here in Australia. Thank you thank you thank you.
Posted by: Kylie Bertucci | 04/23/2011 at 07:52 AM