Every once in a while I get into a bit of a zone with my crafting. In some respects this is nice, but sometimes I completely forget about other techniques, etc. that I could be using. Somehow lately I haven’t been using my embossing folders. So this past week I’ve been getting back into embossing again. And I’m so glad that I did. Using different embossing folders is a great, and easy, way to add a little something extra to your projects.
Earlier this week I shared a project using one of the new mini embossing folders; you can check that out here. For this card I wanted to use my favourite stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalogue, “A Touch of Ink”. And I haven’t used the hummingbird image yet so that’s where I started with my design.
From there I pulled in the Rectangle Stitched dies to frame the hummingbird and the phrase, which came from the Quite Curvy stamp set. And I thought that it’d be nice to use the large leaf image from the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set and do some tone on tone stamping with Just Jade.
Then to add a little something more to the piece of stamped Just Jade cardstock I used the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. Here’s a close up to give you a good look at the effect it gives…
You might also be able to see that I added some Wink of Stella to my hummingbird. I love how it looks on projects, but it doesn’t really come through in photos. 🙁
For my hummingbird I stamped in Seaside Spray first to give a darker outline. Then once it was dry I stamped using Pool Party to match the card base. I also stamped a bunch of the smaller leaf image from the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set using Just Jade to fill in some open space and bring it all together.
I popped up the hummingbird and the phrase with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then on top of the Wink of Stella, I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to finish it off. Here’s the full card…
I’m really glad that I got back into embossing again! And I love how this card turned out. I’m definitely not finished crafting with this stamp set. To check the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set, head over to my online shop. And let me know if you have any questions about how Sale-a-bration works!