3D Blocks Dry Embossing

Hello crafters! Today I am sharing a tag using a very cool embossing folder, which creates a 3-d looking background. 

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I really like dry embossing and it can create interesting and textured backgrounds in just a few steps. The Simon Says Stamp Cubical Illusion 3-D folder that I used here is really cool. Depending on how you angle the background and they way shadows fall, the cubes can change direction. The same goes for inking and shading. 

The Cubical Illusion folder is from the new Rain or Shine release. 

I cut tags from watercolor paper and painted them with Daniel Smith Cascade Green, which is a granulating color with shades of both green and teal. The two tags to the right were embossed while the paint was wet. The ended up looking very different from each other. The tag to the left was left to dry and was then dry embossed. No shading has been added, the dimensional effect that you see is all because of how the shadows fall. Very cool!

No shading has been added, the dimensional effect that you see is all because of how the shadows fall. Very cool!

You don't need to ink the backgrounds, but I wanted to see what would happen. The tag in the middle was left without ink. The inking changes the dimensional effect. I ended up using the tag to the right.

Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower was die cut from left-over inky paper.

Shape with a shaping tool and a pair of round tweezers. 

The title was die cut from yellow and coral glitter cardstock using Simon Says Stamp Fancy You die. 

You can see it here, but the lighter edges of the boxes are in fact debossed, while the darker edges are embossed. The inking reverses the effect, since the embossed lines are inked and the darker color makes it look like they are further away, while in fact, it is the other way around. 

Layer the flowers into there flowers. You can create a whole lot of different flowers with the Rustic Layering Flower set. 

I also added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Thank You Basics and some Pawsitively Dazzling Sunbeam Gems. 

Daniel Smith Cascade Green is a very interesting paint and here you can see the different color variations, from this one tube of paint. 

I also distressed the edges of the tag and dyed the ribbon with the same colors as used on the tag. 

The title was adhered with foam tape for added dimension. 

Thank you for visiting!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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