Hi Crafters,
I hope your Wednesday has got off to a good start.
It is a new challenge at ABC Christmas today and here is my card for the theme of
'E' is for Embossing - Wet or Dry.
I've used both types of embossing on my card
The background has been dry embossed and letter-pressed using a snowflake Cuttlebug EF and some Memento ink. The sentiment strip is also dry embossed and inked over to show the words.
On the Marianne Skates die I have inked through the die with Hickory Smoke DI and added clear embossing powder then heat embossed this to give a shiny effect on the heels of the skates - not that you can see it on this photo very well - why is it notoriously difficult to capture anything glittery or shiny and yet when you don't want the shine, like with mirri card it takes over your photo? Ah well you will have to imagine it's there :o)
Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafting From The Heart - #101 ATG
Winter Wonderland - Must Use a Sentiment
Sweet Stampin Christmas - Snowflakes
Rightio! time to get your embossing folders and powders out and create a Christmas project, the prize, should you be the lucky winner is a beautiful Snow Flourish die from ...
That's it for today,
see you soon,
Lorraine
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Gorgeous Lorraine! We finally got a touch of snow last night, so this card fits right in to my world today!! So frosty and glittery, love the icicles! Beautiful embossed background, just love it! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful choice of embossing folders and dies, you really get the impression of a frosty scene, love the inked sentiment strip.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous!! What fabulous embossing and I love those skates!
ReplyDeleteLucy x
Fabulous card Lorraine & I love the background :0)
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Tracey
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Love this one very apt for this cold snow sleety day Debbs X
ReplyDeleteOh my I love this Lorraine, all the layers and the skates are wonderful, beautiful embossing and colours, Kate x
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Lorraine! The background looks amazing. Love the wording and skates die.
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Gina xx
A gorgeous icy card Lorraine, love the dies and design
ReplyDeleteLorraine x
A super Christmas card Lorraine, a fabulous embossed background and gorgeous skates.
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Even if I can't see the shine on the skates I can see the sparkle and this is a gorgeous design with a fabulous frosty feel...which is great on a card and less great on my car in the morning!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs, Kat xx
Hi Lorraine, I love this card - the colour, the design concept and the embossing - all absolutely beautiful. You are so patient to put all those techniques together and your card is quite rightly amazing.
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So gorgeous Lorraine.I love the ice skates and your design and embossing are beautiful :D
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Love the texture and the ice skates are brilliant. Gorgeous design. Hugs, Carol S.xx
ReplyDeleteThis is one gorgeous, festive card Lorraine love the embossed background also the wording and icicles, the perfect touch is those skates, I love it
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lorraine x
This is gorgeous Lorraine. I love the embossed background and how brave inking over the wording. I love those boots too. Barbxx
ReplyDeleteFabulous card - love your embossed background!
ReplyDeleteHelen x
Wonderful Christmas card - so cold looking even here in sunny Florida!
ReplyDeleteSandy xx
Combinations of different techniques have made such a pretty card.
ReplyDeleteI LOve your 'cool' colours and these boots are awesome.
Chrissyxx
Gorgeous card Lorraine, the background looks fabulous, I had totally forgotten about the letterpress technique! thanks for the reminder, and those skates look awesome! LOVE it :-)
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Lols x x x
Beautiful embossing Lorraine, love the icicles and skates too. A perfect wintery card.
ReplyDeleteHugs Erika. x
Really beautiful love the embossing and sparkle-great ice skates die-my little grandaughters would love this they have recently started ice skating
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Great card and I like all the different textures.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' and I do hope you'll be back again.
Marilyn
Wow, gorgeous card, Lorraine. I love your background and layout. Luv, Wilma
ReplyDeleteLove how you have used the different techniques!
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Susan
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Wonderful Christmas card, Lorraine, love your embossing folder,
ReplyDeletehugs Dorte
A beautiful card Rainie. Love that sentiment, don't think I have seen it before. The embossing is perfect and love the layout and design you have used. Thanks for playing along with our 'Add a Sentiment' challenge at Winter Wonderland this week, and hope to see you joining us again
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Love this card Lorraine, it's fantastic!
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