Thursday 23 April 2015

Embossing

Hello everyone. I have my DT card today for

As You Like It Challenge where the theme is 

Embossing...wet or dry? (Don't forget to tell us why)

 My "go to" type has to be dry, in the form of embossing folders. I still can't quite get over the transformation that happens to a plain piece of card by squishing it between a plastic folder...incredible!!  



Our sponsor is Crafty Sentiments and I chose to use a rubber stamp from the Warm Summer Days set that I coloured with my Promarkers to compliment the freebie papers. Both the sentiment and the greeting embossing folders were free with magazines and the ribbon from my stash.



I glittered up the sweet little blooms with stardust stickles and used a Versamark embossing pen and heat embossed clear powder to give an enamel effect to the watering can







                                                                    Hope you will come along and have a play.

I am entering these challenges

Paper creators challenge #37 - Flowers
Penny Black and More April Challenge - Birthdays
Creatalicious challenges #74 - Embossing
Scrap and Craft #7 - Use ribbon or twine
Passion for Promarkers #293 - Spring Blooms


Just wanted to say thanks ever so much for your lovely comments on my lampshade xx

46 comments:

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Gorgeous card, love both types of embossing, both magical I think. Fab image x

Carole said...

Love that embossed sentiment, I want!
Hugs
Carole x

Veerle said...

Love your pretty spring card Sarah.
Hugs Veerle xx

Julie B said...

Love how you lacquered the watering can and the embossed tag is gorgeous! Fab card Sarah. :)

Judith said...

This is gorgeous Sarah - i love garden themed cards and there are some fab stamps around, love the embossed sentiment hugs Judith x

Laine said...

This is fab Sarah. Wonderful embossing, image and detail.
Laine
xx

Jane Savage said...

Such a pretty spring card, Sarah! Love the ‘window’ onto the embossed 'garden'. Gorgeous! xxx

Jo said...

Lovely card, both types of embossing look fab, especially that sentiment!
hugs Jo x

aussie aNNie said...

Brilliant colours used here and love this image, added goodies and such a gorgeous embossed creation.xx
{aNNie My Personal Blog}

Pamellia said...

This is so pretty Sarah! I love how you made a little garden window and the embossing pattern is so beautiful! I love your watering can of flowers, amazing shimmer! hugs :)

Carole Pollard said...

So pretty love that arched window and lovely embossing folder its a stunning card today love and hugs Carole x

Doreen said...

This is gorgeous,love the fab design and gorgeous image.xxx

Unknown said...

So gorgeous!! Love the embossed centre! Fab image and gorgeous paper!
Lucy x

Kat W said...

It's magic! And I especially love how you used the embossing in the aperture and for the greeting - makes a nice change from just using an embossed layer as a whole background :-)
Your card is so pretty and the shiny/sparkly detailing on your image is fab!

Big hugs, Kat xx

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Sarah, such a pretty image and papers - I love the embossed sentiment.
Pauline
x

Whisper said...

Oooo i love the section and sentiment embossing and what a lovely watering can too, Luv Sam x

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A very pretty card, love the design. Thanks for joining in my Spring Blooms challenge at Passion for Promarkers this week.
Lorraine DT

Annette said...

I love how the embossed flowers match the image and the sentiment is fab.
Hugs
Annette
xx

Chrissy said...

So very pretty Sarah..love the flowers sparkle and glossy watering can sitting inside the embossed arch...gorgeous.

luv CHRISSYxx

Sue said...

Sarah, This is a lovely card. Gorgeous colouring and I love your design. The embossing is really pretty and I am very taken with the way you have finished the watering can...all absolutely beautiful...xxx
Sue

Nataliascraft said...

Gorgeous card and beautiful design x

Hazel said...

Sarah, I love the concept of this card with that've pm ossec centre and then all the other little details. Hazel x

Debs said...

So beautiful Sarah - love the aperture and the embossed sentiment tag.
Debs xx

Anonymous said...

Fab card hunny I LOVE the embossed text and the background embossing is so cute in the aperture, hugs me x

Carol S. said...

Love the design of this gorgeous card. Great detail. Hugs, Carol S,xx

MaryH said...

Wonderful design element to add the window shape embossed insert. I really like that idea. So pretty with your watercan of lovely posies. Also liked the idea of using the EP over the coloring, as it really did look enameled. The background DP was perfect for this image ...very springlike. Hope you didn't get wet in the showers. Makes the grass green I'll bet. Imagine it is lovely in your area now. TFS & Hugs

coops said...

so gorgeous sarah.the pink and green colours are beautiful and i love the pretty image ;D

xx coops xx

Inkyfingers said...

What a gorgeous card Sarah. I love how you framed the flowers and the enamelling on the watering can is genius!
Hugs
Carol x

AJ Bodine said...

Lovely card Sarah, that is some amazing detailed cutting out of that image. Such a nice project for springtime!

Lynsey said...

Hi Sarah, what a pretty card! Love the image and the embossing.
Hugs Lynsey x

MIE(Mieko) said...

Gorgeous card! Love your embossed sentiment! Thanks for joining us at Creatalicous Challenges.
Mieko xx

Melanie said...

A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our "Embossing” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our next challenge as well…

Hugs,
Melanie
(DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Come and Get It)
(GDT Kreativzeit Challenges)

Karon said...

Wonderful card. Love the embossing and the glossy accents - fabulous. Have a great weekend.

Sue said...

This is gorgeous Sarah, I love the image and beautiful embossing.
Thank you for your kind get well wishes.
Sue xx

nnalorac said...

Love your pretty card Sarah, lovely image, colours and love the embossed window look. Hope you've been embossing with your dies! carol xx

Annie said...

gorgeous card, I love the image with the flowers and watering can, so shiny too! and love that flower EF you have used, is it MD? not got it - yet!
hugs, annie x

Linby said...

What a lovely sweet card this is, so pretty.
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Penny Black & More this month.
Lynn x
DT

Zw@@n said...

Gorgeous card, Sarah. I love what you did with the glitters and shine on the flowers and the watering can. Luv, Wilma

Jenny L said...

Hi Sarah,
what a really great designed card.
Love the image of the watering can and flowers.
Hope you are having a great weekend.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

debby4000 said...

Adorable, gorgeous card, love the image.
luv
Debby

*Vicki* said...

WOWZER!! This is one gorgeous design Sarah!! I love the embossed background and the flowers with the bits of sparkle look amazing! ;) HUGS

Lynne in NI said...

Beautiful cardSarah, that's such a pretty image ... love your sparkly flowers!

brenda said...

A really gorgeous Birthday creation for this months theme, thanks (rather belatedly I'm afraid) so much for joining in at penny Black and More challenge this month.

B x

Michelle said...

WOW the embossing looks gorgeous behind the image - another gorgeous idea from you Sarah :) Michelle x

Rebecca Bradshaw said...

Gorgeous! Such beautiful bright colours and embossing.
Rebecca.
x

chanya13 said...

Beautiful !!! Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious Challenge!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka DT