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Blooming

The current challenge at As You See It is a fill in the blank on embossing folders and although I use them and like them, they also frustrate me due to never having exactly the right sandwich to go through my machine easily. It takes me forever to figure out the right amount of pressure to get the impression without hurting myself or the machine. Because of this I don’t use them anywhere near as much as I ought to.

My fill in the blank favourite is a 3D StampinUp folder called Soft Waves and I have actually used this one quite a lot. However the folder I’ve actually used for this card is a new 3D folder from Spellbinders and I backed it with some black CS to give a border before adding it to the card front. The arched die cuts are from Craft Addiction UK and I used some scrap CS to cut a medium size one and a smaller one. They were added with some foam tape and I turned the yellow piece upside down before attaching. The floral image is from Inkadinkadoo. I coloured it with watercolour pencils, then fussy cut before attaching on top of the yellow arch. The sentiment is from GKD which I inked using Dusty Concord and then heat set clear before fussy cutting around it. A few small gems finished the card. I thought I had some purple twine or very thin ribbon, but I don’t and what I do have on hand doesn’t look right on this design so the gems have to be enough.

My camera seems to have changed the lighting somehow as the photo looks cream instead of the actual bright white card stock I’ve used. The challenge at CYHTP has an optional twist of using purple. I have already added a card here but it doesn’t use the twist, which surprised my stamping buddies, who know its my favourite colour in any shade. So here is a second card for this challenge using the colour purple.

Thanks for stopping by, your time and of course you are appreciated.

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  2. Lovely! The embossed texture and arches are nice for the florals. I love embossing folders. I use the Universal system with Spellbinders and it works most of the time. I downloaded their pdf and it made it easier. I will say my Big Shot works well for everything except Spellbinders, which takes a shim that others do not on that machine.

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    1. Thanks Lisa, I’ve been looking at the universal plate system but haven’t committed yet. I’ve also been thinking about Gina’s machine.

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      1. People really like the machines like Gina’s. I ordered the Spellbinders Scout for my birthday and they messed up and sent the Platinum 6. I kept it and use the Universal Plate System as it comes with the machine. It works well.

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  3. Love this! Layers, embossing and your best color, too. I don’t believe there is any rhyme or reason with newer embossing folders. These 3D folders all seem to be a different thickness depending on the company.

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  7. I really like your layout here, Johanna. It’s a stylish and gorgeous card. I think the use of the embossing folder is perfect as it gives interest, it has a pattern that adds to the main imagery but it doesn’t take over the card. Thanks for joining in with us again at As You See It.

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