I’ve been playing with more dry embossing for Day 2 of the Online Card Class; Extraordinary Embossing Folders. For these cards, I have used inks in different ways with the folders, playing with contrast and the debossed and embossed sides. There was also a technique using shadow word dies, but I don’t have any of those. Instead, I created the same effect with my Silhouette Cameo and laser cutter using cardstock and an offset set of text:
Inking the front or back of the embossing folder before running it through the machine colours the high points or the background. The high points fill the debossed side, and the opposite is true for the other side. The sentiment is cut and drawn on the Silhouette Cameo.
- Spellbinders 3D embossing folder: Flowers & Foliage [E3D-074]
- Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Oxide: Rustic Wilderness
- Light green card stock
Same technique, this time playing with pigment vs dye inks on the same coloured cardstock. This one uses a 2D folder.
- Sizzix / Tim Holtz 2D embossing folder: Retro Circles [656650]
- Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Oxide: Lost Shadow
- Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry
- Pink card stock
I debossed with 3D folder and then painted the flowers etc with distress inks and a waterbrush – it doesn’t matter if you go over the edges. It’s also great for shading when the ‘paint’ settles into the dips. Fill in the background (flat bits are on the top) with black ink.
- Spellbinders 3D embossing folder: Flower Frenzy [E3D-048]
- Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
- Kitsch Flamingo / Victorian Velvet
- Saltwater Taffy
- Shaded Lilac / Dusty Concord
- Salty Ocean
- Mustard Seed
- Bundled Sage / Mowed Lawn / Peeled Paint
- Black Soot
- Ranger Liquid Pearls: Sunflower / Daffodil / Buttercup / Marigold
- Light green card stock
More pigment ink, this time a metallic gold. It takes repeated applications to get a smooth colour, and it helps to use an extra shim for good even pressure to transfer the ink. Oh, yes… Measure twice, cut once to get the thirds sorted and trim to size. Hide raggedy bottoms with the overlaid sentiment panel.
- Provocraft / Cuttlebug 2D embossing folder: Textile [37-1153]
- Tsukineko Encore! Ultimate Metallic ink pad: Gold
- Burgundy card stock
Of course, doing a new class means I had to do some necessary purchasing. This card uses a 3D folder by Tim Holtz. I started by swiping distress ink pads vertically to make a lined background before embossing and using the inking techniques I learned to pop in the darker grain over the top.
- Sizzix / Tim Holtz Alterations 3D Texture Fades embossing folder: Lumber [662718]
- Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Pumice Stone / Gathered Twigs / Brushed Corduroy / Black Soot
- Kaisercraft Collectables: Scrapyard [CT827]
- White card stock