Emboss Resist Technique

I love to see pretty tags on holiday gifts...

and the Emboss Resist technique is a fun way to make them.
The design was stamped in VersaMark ink on a piece of white card stock.  It was embossed with white embossing powder.  I like to use an embossing buddy before stamping so that the embossing powder will stay where it belongs when the heat tool is used.

Wild Wasabi ink was sponged over the embossed areas with a sponge.  Rhinestones were used to decorate and add some bling.  A Merry Christmas banner was popped up with dimensionals to finish it off.  The tag is layered on a piece of Wild Wasabi card stock.  These tags are large enough to create a scene or a collage design.
The green tag is 3" x 5 1/2".



The blue tag below was made with one of the Chalk Talk framelits.  I made the tag longer than the size of the framelit by adjusting my cutting plates.  The finished tag measures 2 1/2" x 5 ".  Here's how it was done:
First I completed my stamping on a piece of white card stock. Then I  positioned the framelit over the stamped area that I wanted to include on the tag.
 Next I cut the top of the tag, keeping the top cutting plate above the bottom edge of the tag.
 To make the second cut I moved the framelit down the tag to make the tag longer.  I kept the framelit in the cutting line, and  kept the top cutting plate below the top of tag.  Then I made the cut without cutting the top of the tag. Not so hard to do, and I was able to add extra length to the tag to accommodate my design.  The tag was layered over a piece of card stock.
The colors of the ink and card stock are Marina Mist.  The ribbon is Baja Breeze seam binding, but the colors blend very nicely.

I appreciate your visit to my blog.  I am always happy to see your comments and will answer any questions you may have about this technique.
Have a happy stamping day!

Days of Gratitude

I loved this pretty stamp set when it came out in the Mini Catalog last year.  I was so pleased to see it in the current IB&C. 
I chose these vibrant colors for a  Fall card: Old Olive, More Mustard, and Really Rust (retired).  I was out of the current color, Cajun Craze, which  will be used on the next one!
The medallion image was stamped in VersaMark ink on Very Vanilla card stock and embossed with  clear E.P.  I used the emboss/resist technique to color the image with inks and sponge daubers.  I wiped off excess ink with a tissue and cut out the image. 
The shape behind the medallion was cut from the top note die.  After each cut it was rotated and cut again, rotating a total of 3 times.
The little button in the center was made by stamping the center of the medallion and embossing it with clear E.P. before punching out with a 1/2" circle punch.  The little black brad was added and the button was attached with a dimmensional.
The images were layered over a piece of Old Olive card stock that was embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder.
This is my first Autumn card and it has put me into the mood for creating more! 
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Upsy Daisy with resist technique

Inspiration for this card actually came from our new SU Idea Book and Catalog! But I hate to use bleach, so I decided to try a VersaMark resist technique instead.

I stamped the image in VersaMark ink on Summer Sun paper and used Clear E.P. to emboss it. Then I tried to brayer Pumpkin ink over it, but I was not happy with the result. So I rubbed my Only Orange pigment stampin' spot over the whole thing. It gave great coverage and true color! Using a tissue, I wiped off the excess ink from the image. Then I covered it with a piece of clean scrap paper and ironed over it until the VM melted, leaving the image bright yellow on my now orange card.
The oval was cut with a Spellbinder's nestability die, and a M.S. Punch was used to make the green strip. I knotted a piece of blue ribbon around the green strip and added a couple of brads. The card base is Pacific Point card stock. I like how the card turned out!

True Friend card

I've had this True Friend stamp set a long time and rarely use it. I love the blossoms and wanted to use them in the background. The card base is So Saffron, layered up with More Mustard, then the glossy background. The technique on the background is called emboss resist. Here's how it was done:

I brayered the glossy card stock with So Saffron ink. Then I stamped the large blossoms in VersaMark and embossed them with clear E.P. I stamped a few other flowers in More Mustard ink, then brayered again with the So Saffron ink over it all. I rubbed the excess ink off the embossed flowers, then I took a sponge dauber and added More Mustard ink in the large flower centers to make them darker.

The focal point flower is stamped in So Saffron ink and the edges of the card are sponged with More Mustard. It is layered on a More Mustard card. I used the scallop edge punch to make a little border at the bottom. I also used some paper piercing at the top of the flower and on the scallop edge. The flower center was accented with a half pearl from the Pretties Kit. I finished the card with a piece of creamy 7/8" organdy ribbon. Inspiration for this card came from one I saw here.