My girls are in their 2nd week of school. The adjustment of them being at 2 different schools this year has been a tough one. Probably more for me then them! I have been trying to keep my craft counter clean so when I have a few minutes I can sneak in and craft.
Peach from Preserves Cricut Cartridge Preserves CuttleBug Embossing Folder All papers from my cardstock scrap pile Happy Birthday Stamp clear heat embossed Docerela Liquid Pearls cantaloupe Stickles: Icicle The twinery Twine: Seaweed sequence from stash Peachy Keen: PK-650 Just Baby Entering into: Fantabulous: Cool Treat My Craft Spot: Color Challenge Use it Tuesday: Un-inked Stamped: I Used A Happy Birthday Stamp I have never used Cuttelbug Mania: Anything Goes + Embossing I used Preserves Cuttlebug Folder All That Stickles: Anything Goes Dl Art: linky Party Just B Creative: Linky Party Frosted Design: Embossing 2 Sisters: Favorite embellishment I used sequence Hiding in my Craftroom: Super Scraps Crafty Calendar: Anything Goes Peachy Keen: Sketch Challenge The Twinery:
It's Challenge time over at Little Scrap Pieces! You still have until Friday to link up, so come on over and join us!
Challenge: Use wet or Dry embossing!
Lisa from A Mermaid's Craft, our fellow DT sister, is sponsoring the challenge!
Here is my project:
Bee cute from Pooh and Friends Cricut Cartridge Wings are vellum and dry embossed with Swiss Dots embossing Folder Angels kiss Skittles From DoubleClick Kraft Card Stock Dry embossed with Honey Comb Embossing Folder, distressed ink Walnut Stain Leaf paper from Recollections All Seasons Pack Ribbon, Brad, Flowers, Twine, button and Gem all from My Stash Liquid Pearls Stardust Stickles (on the flower) Happy Birthday Stamp Docerela Creations Wet embossed with clear embossing powder Looking forward to seeing your creations! Entering into: Paper Playtime: Sentiment Paper-Crafting: Die Cut, Embossing, Button (Button is under my gem) Perfect Sentiment: Floral Frosted Design: Be Bold All that Stickles: StarDust Really Reasonable Ribbon: Spring + Ribbon My Craft Spot: Pop it up Pin and Tack: Spark your Creativity Creative Inspiration: Anything Goes Dl Art: Linky Party
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!
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:
Hi my name is Meg. My favorite color is green . I am 9 years old . I like to draw things like elephants and when I see things that are cool I enjoy drawing it . My favorite subject is art . I collect erasers . I am excited to be a guest designer .
Here is a fun video we made:
Create a Critter for the penguin
Divine swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder
Versa Mark and Clear embossing powder
Stamp from Inkadinkado
Thanks for stopping by and thanks to Paula for the invite!