Wow- did that make ME feel SPECIAL to have Joan pick my card and ask if she could feature it for the challenge!! What a THRILL!! (some people may say whatever floats your boat, but they aren't stampers, right?) Okay - so I didn't make this card in a half an hour since Joan posted, but I hope you forgive me Joan for taking the liberty to start on it a bit earlier....I was using Elements of Style to create a swap card for Convention so stayed with it, after all, I haven't used it for at least 6 cards.......makes me weak to go a week, so it was time. This embossing on embossing thing I sort of did one night when I was having a class and prayed it would work. I do classes in my home with two ladies who let me make up the cards as we go along.....most of the time I am happy with what I create and once in a while it bites...haha...but one night I got a card all made on vellum and it was white embossed and then I said gee, I wonder what would happen if i tried to dry emboss on top of this and they all gasped, I remember Jenna saying what if you ruin it after all that work(she said she was rooting for me, haha, but she was afraid I would ruin my card after all that hard labor....) and I said, well, if we don't like how it comes out no one else has to do it to theirs, how's that?? It looked like dotted swiss with the polka dot folder and I have been doing it ever since! SO FUN!!! With all different folders. And not always with vellum- sometimes just regular cardstock. With this card I used vellum and embossed elements of style in black then colored from behind and shaded on top...then I put it through my Xyron machine to make the vellum a sticker and then stuck it on white cardstock and then put it thru the Big Shot with the lattice folder.....and I like it!! Hope you do too!! I see it also meets the criteria for the CAS challenge today, dry embossing!! A double header on a Monday!! I never get to play in the Monday challenge cuz they are usually rocket science to me with all the hard techniques so I am full of happy happy joy joy that I could play today!!! It won't even feel like a Monday!! ~~
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Registered: January 19, 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 37114
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 @ 6:10 PM
I didn't have time today to do the challenge, took my MIL shopping and went to my daughters to visit, even got to see both granddaughters(they're teenagers)! But I love the double embossing! Beautiful card, Karen! Will have to try it soon! TFS
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Registered: July 18, 2006 Location: Beautiful, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 24229
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 @ 7:34 PM
Fabulous! ! Love how you embossed the main image panel and that wide, striped ribbon is great!!
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Registered: September 11, 2009 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 7266
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 @ 8:29 PM
I should have read this before I went off hot to trot on the challenge. The effect you get from the vellum coloured on the wrong side is amazing. Now I know how it should have been done I will go at it again. This challenge was great and I thank you for the inspiration.
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Registered: December 19, 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15571
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 @ 9:00 PM
GORGEOUS! I am amazed at the different looks you keep coming up with for this set. Fabulous technique!!!!!! I will be trying this soon!! TFS gf!!! Hugs!!
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 @ 12:30 PM
Love your colors and just everything about this card, Karen.....
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