Valentine - embossing resist, Shimmer Powder, embossing

Valentine to express love. My card combines two Kraftin' Kimmie sets, embossing, emboss resist, Nuvo Shimmer Powders, and vellum.

Putting It Together

I love Shimmer Powders but don't use them often enough. I will admit to having quite a stash of various 'colourants', i.e. things that will add colour. I just need to find more time in the day to work with them all as much as I want ;-)

To make the background, I started with the first of the stamp sets, a long-retired set with candy hearts and the types of words that would be on them. I stamped them semi-randomly on watercolour cardstock with Clear Mark and embossed them with pearl. I wanted them to have a slightly silvery look with the resist.

I wet the panel and added shimmer powder, Cherry Bomb and Catherine's Wheel, as well as a few more spritzes of water. Even with heavy watercolour paper, it curled with all the wet but it will flatten out when it dries, so no issue.

I pounced the areas of puddled pigment with a cotton makeup pad and transferred it too other spots that didn't have as much. I also lifted the pigment from the embossing to move around.

I then used my heat tool to dry the surface. Even though I intended to make an A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") card, I used a 6" x 6" surface so I could choose the best looking area for my background.

I embossed the front sentiment on vellum with gold. I dry fit the vellum strip across the trimmed background to see if it would work and what more I needed.

I distressed the edges of the background and chose a foiled mat to set it off. I added retired Stampin' Up lace to the edges of the vellum strip and added everything to a white card base.

Inside, I stamped another sentiment with the new Crisp Crimson then embossed it with clear gloss. I trimmed a strip of the scrap from the background to add to the bottom 'cause I just couldn't throw it away.

Supplies

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Love/Friendship
Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes: Silly Love Songs
Simon Says Stamp Monday: All Loved Up
Watercooler Wednesday: Occasion
Try It On Tuesday: Colourful Grunge
Incy Wincy: Anything Goes