Ok you guys, you can all have a laugh at me.
I tried three times to emboss this chandelier,
before I discovered that I'm using the wrong ink.
I need slow drying pigment ink.
Duh! I told you I was new to this inky stuff.
I played along at Seize the Sketch
The hardest part of this whole card was the little banner.
The white pieces were die cut, but I had to cut the blue card freehand.
Top of my list is a new, all singing, all dancing banner die.
As you can see below, the chandelier and little bird
are die cut and popped up on foam pads.
If anyone can recommend a cheap set of inks that work
for embossing, that would be great.
Challenges.
Seize the Sketch - #12
Deep Ocean Blue - Birthday
Shopping Our Stash - Winter Blue
Supplies
Hero Arts Chandeliers Stamps and Dies Memento Inks - Summer Sky, New Sprout
Whimsy Stamps - Circle Postmarks Gems. Pennant Die, Embroidery Thread.
14 comments:
Gorgeous card Caroline. A fabulous design and I love the colours.
Sue xx
Adorable and gorgeous card
luv
Debby
Good morning sweetie, this is gorgeous, a gorgeous creation huggles Pops x x x
Gorgeous elegant card Caroline. Love the colour.
Pigment inks or specific embossing inks are best for heat embossing - sometimes it is better to pay a little extra for a quality ink pad rather than a cheaper version - you usually get a better finish :o)
Brilliance inks come in small dewdrop sizes of a full sized pad - the small ones are about £1.60 and the full sized ones are about £4.50ish!!!
Hope this helps.
Debs xx
Fabulous!
I love the chandelier.
Thanks for joining us at Seize the Sketch!
I love that chandie!
Thanks for playing with us at Seize the Sketch♥
Love this! And yeah, banners without the dies can be time-consuming.
For a good all-around embossing ink, get a Versamark pad. It's clear and designed for embossing. You can use colored embossing powders with it, or clear. You can also stamp onto colored card stock with it for a tone-on-tone look.
Even if you eventually buy some pigment inks, everyone should have a Versamark pad in their collection.
Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
Caroline, this is such a fun design and your execution is wonderful, for all your false start! It's so fresh and adorable in the colors you've used!! Hugs, Darnell
Love your unique take on the sketch! That chandelier is fabulous. for what it is worth, the banner was the hardest part for me, too! Not sure why as I think they are way cute.
This is so pretty - love the blues!
I gave up on embossing a long time ago. So I think it is great you are trying it out and learning too! I love the chandelier!
Beautiful! I love the chandelier and the pennant banner!!
Thanks for playing along with the "Winter Blues" challenge at Shopping Our Stash!
What a beautiful card! Great colors and perfect take on the sketch!
Thanks for sharing and linking your project up over at Seize The Sketch! Hope you will join us for our next challenge starting on Tuesday.
Jessica
Seize The Sketch DT
Wonderful use of the sketch - love that lamp! Thanks for joining in with STS!
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