Dry embossed floral card

Hello friends! I hope you are well. The sun was shining here today and I heard more birds than normally on my walk. There is almost a bit of spring in the air. I have a quick and simple dry embossed card to share with you.

I have liked embossing folders since I got my very first one long ago. The texture effects is amazing and there are so many techniques that you can do. The 3-D embossing folders by Simon Says Stamp are wonderful and here I used the Floral Field folder. You can do the technique with any embossing folder. We are also going to use some foil on the card, which picks up the texture of the embossing beautifully.

Ink the embossing folder with Distress Ink. Mist a piece of watercolor paper with water on both sides and then, if you want to, also add some homemade glimmer mist. Mix a tiny bit of Perfect Pearl powder into a mini mister and fill with water. For my Sizzix Big Shot I used this sandwich: Multipurpose Platform without any tab, embossing folder, one cutting pad. 

These are two panels I ended up using on my card. The one to the right was inked with two shades of blue in the center of the folder and Ground Espresso around the edges.

Distress the edges of the panel. Place a piece of Scor-Tape on the card.

Press the matte side of foil on the tape and press. If you want a second strip, use a thinner piece of tape and a different shade of foil. I used Therm O Web Gold and Bronze.

Stamp circles from the Simon Says Stamp Mix and Match Circles on heavystock paper. The circle set is designed so that many of the circles fit into each other and can be combined to create lots of different designs. For example, in the double open circle stamp, some of the other circles can be stamped inside the double circle. So the star circle is stamped between the two frames. The sentiments are also small enough to fit into most of the circles, or you could add a star or an an heart.

Layer the circles with foam tape in between. 

Distress the edges of the panels and mat the top one on cardstock to get even more dimension. Here you can see the Perfect Pearls setting into the embossed areas. The blue panel was matted on kraft paper and then on a folded piece of dark blue cardstock.

I glued sequins to all the flower centers for some extra bling. Here you can also see some of the shine from the Perfect Pearls.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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