When You're On, You're On!

So first I couldn't get into a creative groove, now I can't stop, LOL. This card is for 2 challenges, the first challenge is from Just Add Ink and it is a "Just Add...EMBOSSING! challenge. The second challenges is for Pals Paper Arts and it's a Wedding Theme Challenge.
Since Just Add Ink is an embossing challenge I decided that it was finally time for me to do the Split Negative Technique which you can find the tutorial for it on the Splitcoast Stampers website, or by clicking here.
When you do the split negative you get 2 separate images to work with, so you know I had to make 2 different cards.



For the first card I didn't do any layers, I just attached the split negative directly to the card. For the greeting I also did a split negative, but just with stamping, I didn't emboss. The more I look at this card I think I want to add some white brads to it, hmmmm.



I've seen some cards where they've done a couple layers and it really had a nice look to it. I was going to that with this card, but the problem is that the Medallion is so large and in order to do more layers you have to cut more of the Medallion off, and I didn't want to do that. So, for the second card I did only 1 layer, using Whisper White as my base. I tried it with using Basic Black as my base but for some reason the image didn't seem to pop as much when layered on the white.



Supplies

Stamps: Medallion
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black, Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Punches: Word Window Punch
Accessories: Black Emobssing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Powder Pals, Paper Snips, Neutral Brads, Mat Pack, Paper PiercerSNAIL

Tips
After I embossed the image is attached it to a piece of plain printer paper. This enabled me to play around with the image before adhering it to anything, and the plain printer paper is very think so you can't even tell its there when you look at the finished product.
Don't have your fan blowing in you're direction when you are using embossing powder, it makes a little mess.

Have a great day.

Mojo Monday Sketch 143

Today's card is for a sketch challenge from Mojo Monday - The Blog.

For this card I used some of SU new products. I love the effect that the Smooch Spritz of the Smooch Spritz.
Stamps: Medallion, Pocket Silhouettes (for the greeting)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Delightful Daffodil, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Delightful Daffodil
Punches: Modern Label, Word Window, 1 1/4" Square, 1 3/4" Circle
Accessories: Antique Brads (from the Vintage collection), 5/16: Chocolate Chip Jumbo Brads (from the Neutrals collection, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Paper Snips, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz, Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Technique

1. Cut the Early Espresso layer at 5 1/4" x 4" and then run is through the Square Lattice embossing folder on your bigshot.
2. Stamp the Medallion Stamp in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White cardstock and then cut it at 3" x 2 3/4" and then cut that into 1' strips. Insert a Chocolate Chip brad into the center of the center strip.
3. Stamp the Medallion stamp again with Cherry Cobbler and Delightful Daffodil on Whisper White cardstock. Punch the center of the Cherry Cobbler Medallion with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch, and cut the center of the Delightful Daffodil Medallion with your Paper Snips.
4. Layer the Cherry Cobbler Medallion circle on the Delightful Daffodil Circle and then insert a Chocolate Chip Brad in the center of the Cherry Cobbler Medallion and place 3 Antique Brads along the edge of the Delightful Daffodil Medallion.
5. Using the Modern Label punch cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, and after stamping your greeting with the 'friend to friend' stamp from Pocket Silhouettes onto Delightful Daffodil cardstock cut that with your Word Window punch.
6. Cut a piece of Delightful Daffodil cardstock 5/8" x 5 1/4" and using the 1 1/4" Square punch cut both ends of the strip.
7. Use your SNAIL to layer the Delightful Daffodil strip through the 3 Cherry Cobbler strips and Dimensionals under the middle strip.
8. Use Dimensionals and SNAIL to put the rest of the card together.

Feel free to email me with questions,

Creative Card Crew

I entered this card into a challenge at Creative Card Crew, which is a blog set up by a design team in the UK. The theme for their challenge this week is "Thank You."



All products are Stampin' Up!
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla and Rich Razzleberry
Ink: Not Quite Navy and Rich Razzleberry
Stamps: Medallion Stamp, Thank You Kindly and Sanded
Punches: Wide Oval, Ticket Corner and Scallop Oval

Tammy