For the current challenge at Seize the Birthday they were asking for dry or wet embossing. And as always the challenge at CYHTP also requires the use of an embossing folder. In this case I’ve used a folder called Brocade by Craft Concepts and I didn’t use the twist of snow people in the CYHTP challenge. Initially I cut a piece of CS to 4″ by 5 1/4″ and then I cut it down so I could add it in 2 pieces as you see in the photo. I dry embossed them and added foam tape so they would be popped up from the Shimmer card front. Using a SSS die that I’ve had for a long time I die cut the heart piece and added it carefully to one of the embossed pieces so I could get the placement right. The PP in the background is an ancient scrap piece that I thought would look pretty behind the hearts so I cut it to fit. I think it came from HunkyDory but I’m not sure. The sentiment is from GKD and was stamped using Picked Raspberry. I also added a couple of extra hearts that I added Victorian Velvet ink to.
I’m reasonably happy with this card and already know to whom it will be given when the time is right.
Thanks for stopping by and all comments left are appreciated.
Lavender House Creations 
Lovely card! You did a good job making it fit two challenges.
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Thanks so much
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Jan
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Great card.
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Thanks
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I love how all the little pieces come together, tiny little details pieced together – like the curved corners in the sentiment piece. It’s a really special card. Thank you so much for joining us at the Seize the Birthday challenge!
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Thanks so much.
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That’s lovely! Love the contrast of tge paper behind the hearts x
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Thanks. I hope the storm has dissipated and than things are okay.
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Such a pretty card, love the embossing folder! Great idea to split the panel too and use the dp behind the hearts. Thankyou for playing along at Seize the Birthday, Cathy x
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Thanks so much
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Gorgeous! Love the colorful paper behind your swirl of hearts and white panels.
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Many thanks.
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WOW … what an absolutely beautiful design my friend! Nicely done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Many thanks Darlene.
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Beautiful! That pp behind the heart swirl is perfect.
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Thanks Gerry.
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Love the swirly die and how perfectly it seems to fit in with your embossed pieces. The patterned paper is a great touch of color, too.
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Thanks Gayle. That die so old, but I use it fairly often so it was worth buying. I tried to make it look as if the hearts were part of the embossed pieces.
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This is so pretty! Great job on this Johanna.
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Thanks a lot.
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Your card just speaks to me and makes me smile. I love the sweet hearts in the center of the card as well as the pretty embossing.
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Thanks so much. I really appreciated the comment.
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