Welcome to the Embossing Blog hop!

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Welcome to the Embossing Blog Hop! We are so excited to have you hopping along with us today! This blog hop is sure to provide lots of fun tips and tricks on embossing techniques , a fun challenge using one of the techniques you see here today and there will be some candy along the way!!

 So glad you hopped on over! If you hopped over here from Georgiana's blog  Carson's Creations  then you are in the right place! If not stop on over to Georgiana's Blog Carson's Creations and start hopping from the start! You don't want to miss any of the super awesome projects and fun blog candy give-a-ways!!

Georgiana asked us to pick an embossing technique and share a tip, trick or technique.

I decided to do dry embossing with highlighting of chalk. The supplies you will need are a Cuttlebug machine, Embossing Folder, CardStock, and chalk.

 Preserves Folder

 Pebbles Chalk

 Select the colors you like and run the chalk along the embossed paper:

Keep Going!

 Finished!

 Now you can add some bling! I used Stickles and Liquid Pearls:

 Now you have a great embossed and colorful background! I hope you will give this chalking technique a try!

 Check out my super quick video for more details:

Here is my project:

Preserves Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Pebbles Chalk

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Twine

Button

Strawberry from Indie art

Thank you Berry much Stamp from Docerela

 

Before you leave... I have some blog candy to share:

A 5X7 Dominos Cuttlebug Embossing folder and the 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 background paper I made in my video!

All you have to do is be a follower,  leave a comment on this post and a way for me to contact you if you win!!  Sorry Due to postal issues this is open to US Residents.
I will close the comments on April 9 and draw the winner that week!

**One entry per person please**

Your next stop is my Great friend Karen at Little Scrap Pieces! Click here to check out what she has in store for you!

Did you learn a new trick along this hop? Have a special way you like to emboss? We want to see it! Come enter our embossing challenge and be entered to win this prize pack:

In case you get lost along the way here is a list of blogs to hop along:

Georgiana ~ http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Carri ~ http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Karen ~ http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Jessica ~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Anita ~ http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.com/

Colin ~ http://crimsoncricut.blogspot.com/

Kate ~ www.smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.com

Gwen ~ http://thisandthatbygwen.blogspot.com/

Pat ~ http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/

Pastel Color Challenge at Docerela Creations!

Whoot Whoot It's Friday!! Yippee what a great day of the week! I have been busy with Family Life so I have just been itching to be creative! And of course perfect timing because it is challenge time at Docerela Creations! Every time you enter a challenge you get entered for a chance to win a stamp set! Say What?? You heard me right! A Docerela Stamp set up for grabs once a month! And let me just say they are fabulous, stamp amazing and work beautiful with embossing powders! I am excited for today's challenge because it is all about pastel colors! 

Today's challenge is make a card using pastel colors!

Here is my project:

Strawberry from Indie Art

Tag from Sizzix Die Cut

Twine

Preserves Embossing folder chalked and inked

Papers from DCWV, and Martha Stewart

Crinkle ribbon from my friend Karen

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

I used my sewing machine to sew the ribbon to the paper

Stamp from Docerela Creations: Baked with Love Set

Today I am showcasing her set "Baked with Love" so you will have to stop on over to her shop to take a peek at the other two newly released sets! (They are must haves!)

Baked with Love

WHOOT WHOOT~~~ Sale Alert!! Docerela Creations is offering a special BUNDLE offer! Mix and Match Sets I, II, and III are all for $30.00 with FREE Shipping!!

 

 You can check out her store HERE!

I hope you will pop on over and visit the rest of the design team and join in our challenge over at Docerela Creations! And be entered to win a set of her stamps!

The line up:

Docerela Creations

Carri (that's me!)
Nitasha

Ana

Does this paper look familiar?? You can see how I challenged myself to use the same paper to create two separate projects! You can check out my other project HERE! Doing this left me almost no scraps!!

Sweet Birthday Wishes!

Strawberry from Indie Art

Frosted Lace Stickles

Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Walnut Stain

All paper from My Minds Eye Totally Girl

Sweet Birthday Wishes Stamp from Inkadinkado

Heat Embossed 

Liquid Pearls

Ribbon

Entering into:

 Die Cuttin Divas: Vintage or Shabby Chic

Celebrate the Occasion: Ribbon

My Craft Spot: Ribbon

Frosted Designs: Sketch Challenge

Sweet Birthday Wishes Strawberry Handmade Greeting Card

Paper Cutz Challenge # 34

Here is the challenge:

For challenge # 34, make a card, LO or craft project for Easter using any colors, but no bunnies or chicks.

I used the tree from Wild Card cartridge, the eggs from Doodlecharms, and the butterfly is from Indie Art. I stamped it with the Easter stamps from Studio G. I think the Easter tree is so cute! I wish Easter eggs grew on trees!
Here is my card:

My Little Rebel

So I have two little chicks, 9 and 8... and my little one is my little rebel. She certainly keeps me on my toes. I recently picked up the Indie Art Cricut Cartridge because I love all the easy shapes, especially the skull and cross bones.
While she was at school this is what I made for her door:
She of course thought it was rockin' and cool. That is her... my little rebel in pink hair bows!
My older chick thought it was scary and asked me to replace it with a watermelon cut- out instead ! She went as far as finding the design in the stretch your imagination booklet!
Here is the card I made instead:


My chicks really are my inspiration! They give me so many ideas!