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Showing posts with label Embossing folder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Embossing folder. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Batch Baking Christmas

 Hello again,

Over the last few days, I've been digging through, sorting and adding to my scrap bags, I keep large scraps in one box (if it doesn't come from a set) and smaller scraps in display books according to colour and finally anything smaller than a printed photo in plastic bags again according to colour. I decided that I was going to use some of the scraps up to make some Christmas cards, I dug out some of my Christmas tree dies and set to. I have extra trees left over which may make it onto more cards or maybe just gift tags. 

I tried to use a mix of patterned or embossed, plain and they all have one sparkly glitter tree. I used some more scraps to die cut 'Merry' (3 times and layered on each card) and the star punch to finish them off.






What I used
6 White 5x7 card blanks (12.6x17.8cm)
White cardstock to emboss
Kaisercraft Diamonds and Crafts too Lattice embossing folders
Scrap papers and cardstock including metallics (some are 15+years old)
Marianne Design, Kaisercraft, Magazine freebie and Cottage Cutz tree dies
Memory Box Merry Script die
Nellie Snellen 'Christmas love' clear stamp
Marianne Design Star punch die
Clear embossing powder
Black, Cocoa, Orchid, and two blue inkpads
Adhesives: Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter these cards into:

Have a wonderful week
Megan

p.s. Physio is going well, I walked nearly 200m without the knee scooter, school holidays is on, and the number of kids giving me strange looks then questioning their Mums about that lady on a scooter is fun, last week one little boy in full meltdown screaming stopped, sniffed and ran to catch up with his Mum his eyes wide in surprise at a scooter being inside the shop by a lady. 

Many thanks to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Dry Embossed highlights

 Hello again,

Our weather has settled back down to our usual summer temperatures here, warm enough for us, as we get few extremely hot days, a visitor once asked us to put the air-con on, we may get 10-15 of the really hot days where I live so we and most homes in our region don't own air-conditioners... 

We have had a family of King Parrot's coming to visit, the male will eat from my hand... I will try to take a photo the next time they stop by...

I am joining in with the lovely ladies over at Group of Seven Cardmakers, this month the technique is Dry Embossed Highlights over ink blending. 

Here is my card:

What I used:

White 14cm cardblank
Black paper
Lisa Horton 3D embossing folder 'Fancy Foliage' (Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine)
White Cardstock (American Crafts)
Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Luck Clover Distress Oxide inks
Versamark clear and white ink pads
Fern Die cut (magazine)
MFT Essential Sentiments
White embossing powder
MFT pierced Fishtail flags
Silver glitter paper scrap
(edit) Adhesives Double sided tape, PVA glue

I have a Cuttlebug, if anyone else wonders what 'sandwich', white base plate, 3D folder and cardstock and 'C' plate... 


Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

p.s. Many thanks to my kind blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all... 




Monday, 11 November 2024

Z for Zigzag

 Hello again,

Three more cards to add to my growing stash, I have fussy cut three of Beccy's Place Christmas Blooms and added them to embossed backgrounds with heat embossed sentiment strip from Darkroom Door. I managed to tear the swirly die cut twice meaning I then spread the resulting swirls out further than on the other, hand punched stars using the scraps of glitter card as I used adhesive sheets to the back. I have jumped all the way to the end of the alphabet with Z for Zigzag. I have used the zigzag embossing folder in both embossed and debossed, unintentionally... 

Here are my cards: -



(top fold)


What I used: - 
White card blanks 12.6 x17.8cm and 12.4x 17.4cm (two side fold, one top fold)
White card stock
Beccy's Place Christmas Blooms Digital Stamp 
Gold glitter paper
Xpress-it glitter tape
Clear embossing ink 
Wow! Primary Apple Red and Gold embossing powder
Darkroom Door Christmas Sentiment stamp (Closed)
MFT Swirl
Darice Zigzag embossing folder
Crafts too embossing folder
Green card scraps
Cottage Crafts Holly die
Star hand punch
Adhesives Double sided tape, adhesive sheets

I am entering this card in: -

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful day...
Megan

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Japanese Inspired

 Hello again

Highly unusual for me to post twice in two days! I have a friend who has a Japanese daughter-in-law and asks me to create a card especially for her each year. I have been looking online and discovered a handmade card using Japanese papers which have been padded. I have gone fairly basic with my card and added an embossed background which is also seen in the patterned paper. A further search suggests this technique is called Japanese Padded Paper Quilting here is a link to another blogger Christine where I read about the technique.

Inside each square is a smaller square of cardstock which I attached a very thin layer of quilt batting, about 1/3 the usual thickness of the batting. I then wrapped the patterned paper around and stuck the paper edges onto the back. A little like covering school books.

Here is my card:-


What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank
Embossing folder
Gold paper 
white cardstock
Couture Creations 'Asian Wave' Embossing folder
Japanese paper squares
Stitched square dies
thin layer of quilt batting
Mystery Sentiment stamp 
Clear embossing ink 
Gold embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in:-
Seize the Birthday Challenge Anything goes optional sparkle and shine (the patterned paper has a sheen and the gold layer is metallic, you cannot really tell in the photo though)

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!