When I got my Design Team goodies from Globecraft &
Piccolo the very first thing I noticed that one of the embossing enamels,
called Mardi Gras, looked like it matched one of the designer cardstocks I had
recently used on some holiday cards.
Funny how that happens! The
colors of the Enamels are breathtaking!! After I thoroughly pawed through my goodies
(and set aside some items that were a bit too cold to use – the 3D Enamel Gels were
almost frozen solid!) I pulled out a scrap piece of the Basic Grey cardstock
called Figaro. Sure enough, even under
my Ott light, the enamel looked to be a complimentary color. And although the holidays are over, winter
certainly isn’t, and that is what prompted this card.
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| Here is the finished card. I love the colors!! |
What I used to make the card:
- Mardi Gras Embossing Enamel from Globecraft & Piccolo
- Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid from Globecraft & Piccolo
- Small Snow Pine stamp from Just For Fun
- Warm Winter Wishes stamp from Quietfire
- Piece of Basic Grey Figaro cardstock
- Distress Markers in Frayed Burlap & Forest Moss
- Embossing ink refill (used to paint tree)
- Small Paint Brush
- Kraft cardstock base
- White cardstock
- Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
- Heat Gun
First thing I did was stamp the “Warm Winter Wishes” stamp
on some white cardstock using the Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid. I was a bit skeptical
about this delivery system but I found it much easier to use than an embossing
ink pad & it delivers the perfect amount of embossing ink – just don’t
squeeze the bottle! I sprinkled the
Mardi Gras Embossing Enamel onto the sentiment and heated until it was
embossed. The Embossing Enamel is a
fairly thick powder and I wanted to ensure that it was able to catch the
beautiful calligraphy that Quietfire stamps are known for. I think it came out perfect. Then I stamped the Small Snow Pine stamp,
using the Jet Black ink, on another piece of white cardstock and added some
color to the tree with Distress Markers in Frayed Burlap & Forest
Moss. I wanted to emboss on the tree
only where the snow would be, so I used a small paint brush and painted the
embossing ink onto the areas of the tree where I wanted the enamel to stick.
Once that was done, I poured the Mardi Gras Embossing Enamel onto the tree,
tapped off the excess and embossed. I
cut the tree out kind of loosely – I don’t think I would have been able to
fussy cut this image – and attached it to the Basic Grey paper. Then I adhered my sentiment and finally, all
that went onto the card base. It’s
difficult to get a good picture of how the colors match due to the shininess of
the Enamel, but I hope you can see how well this card coordinates.
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| Here is a close up of that luscious Mardi Gras Embossing Enamel |
Look for more wintry posts in the coming weeks!
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap! Challenges - Anything Goes
Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges - Anything Goes with glitter, embossing powder and/or flock
Thank you & I'll see you soon - I have a bunch of different creations cooking right now :) Christi
