Recessed Embossing Folder Background Cards - Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends, 

Today I have a few cards inspired by a couple of my Instagram friends, Enna @ritzyhag and Cindy @crncards If you like my cards today, you will definitely love the inspiration from these two very talented artists!

As you may already know embossing folders have a positive or raised side and a negative or recessed side. I will use the negative or recessed side of the paper for both cards.

CARD RECIPE

• Place a piece of watercolor cardstock in between the Spring Medley 3D Embossing Folder. I used Canson watercolor paper and gave it a light mist before running it through an embossing/die-cutting machine.
• Add ink to the recessed side of the embossed design. I used small ink-blending shader brushes and distress oxide inks. 
• Spray the entire panel with water and allow the inks to mix.
• To add sparkle to the background, I added some drops of Bee Creative Liquid Shimmer.
• Allow the panel to completely dry before the next step.

• While the panel is drying, stamp out the sentiments for the card front. The sentiments I used come from the Mini Messages Stamps. Stamp the sentiments using Bee Creative Brilliant White Pigment Ink and heat set the ink with white embossing powder.
• Die-cut the strips using Mini Messages Dies.

• Once the embossed panels are completely dry, use the Bee Creative Intense Black Ink Pad and rub the black ink all over the colored recessed side of the panel.
• Trim the panel down and black ink to the trimmed edges.
• Glue a black panel to a card base. I left a little white edge around the perimeter of the card.
• Add foam to the back of the embossed panel and glue it to the card front.
• Glue the sentiments in place using some foam strips.
• Finish by adding some gems in the centers of the flowers.

This next card was done the exact same way as the first one only this time I used the Clover Petals 3D Embossing Folder.

 Also, I did not add any Bee Creative Liquid Shimmer and used the Marvelous Moments Gem Stickers.

I love how simple this detailed background was to make. It looks like so much work but it actually came together fairly quickly. The part that took the longest was the drying time of the panels.

Hope you enjoyed these colorful background panels using Embossing Folders. Hopefully, they inspire you to give this technique a try. Remember you can use any water-reactive media to add color to your background. Just have fun!

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🍀

SUPPLIES

Spring Medley 3D Embossing Folder Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Clover Petals 3D Emb. Folder Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Mini Messages Stamps Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Mini Messages Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Happy Hearts Gem Stickers Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Marvelous Moments Gem Stickers Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bee Creative Brilliant White Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Bee Shimmery Liquid Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bee Creative Bitty Buzz Cutter Shop at: HBS	Stamping Pressure Tool Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Shader Brush 1+ - 5/pk Shop at: SSS | HBS | WF	MUSTARD SEED DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Mermaid Lagoon Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Mowed Lawn Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Arctic White Emb.Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	Distress Sprayer Ranger Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS

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