I hope you've had a great weekend.
My class on Saturday went really well.
The thing I like most about my classes is that it's just like having a few friends round for a bit of crafting, chatter and a giggle or two!
All the ladies were exceptionally pleased with this project, with all of them being very surprised at how easy it was!
I'd seen this design on Pinterest and found several videos on YouTube.
I think this is a fabulous design, but I wanted my own design for my class.
In class we used Wild Wasabi as our accent colour, and for the card I made yesterday, I changed to Real Red.
I started by stamping one of the sentiments from the stamp set, towards the bottom of the top layer.
I used my Real Red and Wild Wasabi Marker Pens to ink the stamp.
Then I used the long branches of holly, one towards the top left hand corner, and one to the bottom right hand corner.
I used Wld Wasabi Ink, first generation stamping for the leaves outlines, and then Wild Wasabi Ink stamped off once for the infill stamp.
I lined the letters up on my Magnetic Platform on my Big Shot, and used a ruler to gently push them into a straight line.
When I was happy, I put the second cutting mat on top and cranked it through.
I removed the die cuts from the dies and also kept the centre of the O.
Next I put the top layer into the Softly Falling Embossing Folder, and carefully put the centre of the O, inside the O in the embossing folder.
Next I started to put my card together by adhering the top layer onto the Real Red CS layer.
Using my tweezers I placed the letter O inside the die cut O.
Card without dry embossing |
Then I removed the O die cut, and applied some of our Foam Adhesive Strips on the backs of all the letters.
Night in Bethlehem in Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron |
I know there are plenty of videos on YouTube demonstrating how this technique is done, buut I'll be making my own so I can share what I have learned!
If you haven't tried this technique, I certainly recommend giving it a try, not just for Christmas but birthday's, too.
As long as the recipient has a short name, how easy to personalise a card, or maybe use Mum, Dad, Love, etc.
If you want to use a longer name or word, all you need to do is to make a bigger card!
That's it from me today. I hope you have a great week, and until tomorrow, happy crafting!
JanB.
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