Embossing with Dies

Hi everyone.  We are back with another wonderful card making technique. :)

In case you missed our last post (July - Northern Lights was late posting), we have revamped our blog to reflect our smaller Group of Designers.  We tried out the Northern Lights technique ... you can check it out HERE.

This month we are ... Embossing with Dies.  This technique stretches the use of your dies by turning them into embossed images.  We are also sharing three different videos which show a variety of ways to do this technique.  We hope you find these videos helpful.

If you do make cards, please join us by adding to the linky at the bottom of this post.  We'd love to see what you make!!

Different suggested ways to do the technique or try your own way!

Video:

Embossing with Dies by Scrapbook Expo (2:45).  General outline of supplies and technique.

Embossing with Metal Dies by Jo (first 3:00).  Tip:  Use 3M removable tape - does not rip card stock.

How to Use Dies to Emboss by Rebecca Keppel (12:07).  Lots of alternatives for this technique.

Supplies:

• Thin metal cutting dies
• Card stock
• Embossing machine with cutting plates
• Silicone mat (optional)

Technique Instructions:

• Create "sandwich" for your embossing machine in this order:
• Cutting Plate
• Thin metal die (cut side up)
• Card stock
• Silicone mat
• Depending on machine you may need a top cutting plate or shims
• Run through your embossing machine.  If your impression is not deep enough, add more shims until you are happy with the impression.  If your die cuts through your paper, then remove shims or plates to make your sandwich thinner.

These instructions are listed on the sidebar by technique for easy reference.

Embossing with Dies Card Samples

Loll

Christine

     

Pat

Susan

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Northern Lights

Hi everyone.  We are back after a short re-Group with another wonderful card making technique. :)  We have revamped our blog to reflect our smaller Group of Designers.  We missed posting for July, so we are posting today to share the wonderful Northern Lights Technique.  We hope our cards inspire you to try this technique.

Our August blog post will be back to regular schedule, going live at 10am (PST) August 28th.  We hope you'll be back!

For Northern Lights Techniques ... there are many different ways to do this technqiue with a variety of different colour combinations.  We have four video tutorials showing different ways to create Northern Lights.  This is not a quick technique, and the videos reflect that.

Different suggested ways to do the technique or try your own way!

Videos:  Some of the video are quite long, but worth watching ...

1) Ink Blended Northern Lights by Lydia Fiedler (7:17)

2) Beautiful Northern Lights by Ciara T. Designs (16:19)

3) Northern Lights Demo by Marilyn G. (31:19)

4) Quick Northern Lights by Kevin Nakagawa (19:32)

Supplies:

• White card stock (if possible, use white card stock with a slight gloss to it for easier blending)
• Ink pads (colours for background of lights & darker for sky)
• Blending brushes or sponges
• White acrylic paint for splattering

Technique Instructions:

• Cut white card stock to card size before starting
• Using blending brushes or sponges, add colours (light) to your background following the videos
• Using blending brushes or sponges, add colours (dark) over top (sky) following the videos
• Once dry, splatter the sky with diluted white paint
• Finish card. 

These instructions are listed on the sidebar by technique for easy reference.

Northern Lights Card Samples

Loll

Susan

Pat

Christine

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We'll be back on the 28th of August with another

technique and sample cards.

See you then!