I stamped my lovely hydrangea from the Because I Care set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the whole panel with versamark and clear embossed.
I over did the heat embossing intentionally so that the panel would look sort of embossed and sort of not. I call this distressed heat embossing because I overprocessed the embossing product. I added some Ranger brushed cordoroy ink over and created a vintage colored panel. I love the way it looks. It gives it a subtle stipple vintage look where the ink sinks into the overprocessed niches.
I used some Ranger antique linen and touches of vintage photo on the edges and tag. I stamped with river rock the En Francaise background.
Registered: April 16, 2010 Location: Southwestern Arizona Posts: 603
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 8:10 PM
Oh so very pretty, elegant and feminine. Nice work!
------------------------------ Jan Marie Ennenga (Craft Hoarders Anonymous Design Team) Recreations4Him For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. Ps 96:4
Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37720
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 8:15 PM
Ooooh, gorgeous, Betty...love the look of the main image with the embossing and the ribbon treatment is sooo pretty!!!! All your awesome details are sooo elegant!!!!
Registered: April 20, 2006 Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Posts: 34762
Fri, Jun 25, 2010 @ 2:36 AM
What a gorgeous card! I LOVE your distressed heat embossing!!! And your tag/bow/ribbon treatment is divine! Love these deep, rich papers! GREAT card - TFS!!!
Registered: February 18, 2010 Location: Stuck in the middle! Posts: 4680
Fri, Jun 25, 2010 @ 3:11 AM
Your card is yes, all that, everything that has already been said before me! What I can add that is different, is that I was not excited about getting this set, but this is the BEST card I have seen using it, so maybe I will like my set afterall! If only I knew what you were talking about with the distress embossing! Always MORE to learn!
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