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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One Background Three Slimline Holiday Cards | Studio Katia

Hello, my friends! Have you started on your Holiday Cards yet? Today I'm sharing 3 Holiday cards made from one background. My examples include a Hanukkah card, and Winter Card, and a Christmas Card, just to make sure I have all my friends covered this festive season.

CARD DETAILS

All of these cards began with creating a simple snowflake patterned background using the SNOWFLAKES stamp set with a gold emb. pwd. onto an 8.5 x11 piece of dark blue cardstock. I then sliced the paper into 3 equal parts and then die cut each panel using the large frame from the DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 2. 

On this first card, I die cut all the letters using the CHUNKY ALPHABET to spell out Christmas. I then used the same gold embossing powder to add some thickness to the letters. Next, I die cut a piece of vellum using the scalloped slimline frame from the DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 2 to soften the background and to add my sentiments too. I then stamped the Merry from the POINSETTIA BORDER set and heat embossed it as well.

As a finishing touch, I added a few GOLD FOIL PEARLS, and this first card is done!

For this next winter slimline, I die cut the center of the panel using a frame from the DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 2 to create a window for the shaker card. To the back of the panel, I added a piece of acetate and then created a border using BLACK FOAM TAPE and then filled the area using CRYSTAL STARS and SPARKLING SEA CONFETTI MIX. 

On a piece of white cardstock, cut slightly smaller than the front panel I stamped the sentiments celebrate winter using stamps from the POINSETTIA BORDER set. I then closed the shaker window using the stamped sentiment panel and then glued that finished piece to the card base. Once again I used the GOLD FOIL PEARLS as a finishing detail.

For my final Hanukkah Card, I die cut the oval frame from the snowflake panel using the DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 1 and glued the oval to the card base. I then stamped out the sentiments using stamps from the HAPPY CELEBRATIONS set and centered it over the oval that I had glued onto on the card base. I then glued the snowflake slimline panel in place to finish the card. 

As a final touch, I added a few GOLD SPARKLE CRYSTALS.

I hope you were inspired by this snowflake slimline Holiday Set of Cards. There are so many possibilities you can take this idea using different stamps and different colors. If you aren't into the Slimline Cards you could use the same idea to create 4 backgrounds for A2 sized cards.

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

SUPPLIES

SNOWFLAKES Shop at: SSS | SK	HAPPY CELEBRATIONS Shop at: SSS | SK	POINSETTIA BORDER Shop at: SSS | SK	DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 1 Shop at: SSS | SK
DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 2 Shop at: SSS | SK	CHUNKY ALPHABET Shop at: SSS | SK	CLEAR ACETATE SHEETS Shop at: SSS | SK	Vellum Value Pack Shop at: SSS | AMZ
CRYSTAL STARS Shop at: SSS | SK	SPARKLING SEA CONFETTI MIX Shop at: SSS | SK	GOLD SPARKLE CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	GOLD FOIL PEARLS Shop at: SSS | SK
TRIANGLE TRAY Shop at: SSS | SK	EMBELLISHMENT WAND Shop at: SSS | SK	STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	BLACK FOAM TAPE Shop at: SSS | SK
JUICY INK Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	GOLD RUSH EMB. PWD. Shop at: SSS | IO3	BLACKOUT INK Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB
ORIGINAL MISTI Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	SSS 2.5 Inch ACRYLIC BLOCK Shop at: SSS	SSS 3.5 Inch ACRYLIC BLOCK Shop at: SSS

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