It is a real delight to share my card with you today as I am the Guest Designer at AAA Cards
I've said it before and hope to have reason to say it again in the future. To be selected winner and then invited to be a Guest Designer is always special. It always makes me want to step up to the mark and share something that little bit more special. The theme of the challenge really helped me this time.
Dry Embossing great I got my light box out recently and have been looking for an opportunity to do some good old fashioned embossing. Along the edge? well not my usual go to place but then this is a challenge. In my box of stencils there is this delightful and delicate one that was just right. Now to remember how to place a stencil when embossing a one layer card.
So once I had remembered how to do everything I settled down to a lovely session of embossing. It is very soothing going over the card with the stencil below not pushing just following the lines of the stencil and going over it a few times to get a good clean impression. When it was done and with my stencil still in place I lightly coloured the butterflies and flowers with my Chameleon pencils.
Fortunately Jane at AAA Cards likes this as well. Thank you to all the team there for inviting me to join in be your guest this time.
If you are not afraid of lots of blank space, or even if you are but want to explore the technique, do please join the challenge they are such a friendly group and CAS is fun to work with.
Of course there are other challenges I'm sharing this with.
Stamping Sensations - For a Lady - Whoops sorry no stamping on this!
Country View Challenges - Use a Stencil (or 2)
Friendship Challenge - #67 Vierecke wollen wir sehen/We want to see Squares
My Time to Craft - #462 No Pattered Papers
Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing Dry or Heat
Very neat, and it pays to hold on to old supplies we think we'd never use. I gave these away see, now I regret it. Thank you for being our Guestdesigner this time at AAA Cards
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Thanks for joining us as a guest designer for this challenge at AAA Cards.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Zoe. I really love the delicacy and subtle colour but never guessed you'd used a stencil to achieve this embossed look. Thanks for being such a great guest designer at AAA Cards.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome technique and I've learned something new today. Gorgeous card Zoe and Congrats on your GDT spot!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! I haven't used this technique in years ... thanks for the push! Great job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Really lovely card but Stamping Sensations is a stamping challenge. Anesha x
ReplyDeleteWonderful and very elegant!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up at Friendship Challenge!
Good luck and happy crafting!
Ilse (thera)
Many congratulations on guesting Zoe and what a beautiful CAS card. Great embossing technique too x. I also like the way you have photographed and presented the card, not your usual way and I love it x.
ReplyDeleteFabulous way you have used our embossing theme at The Sisterhood of Crafters. Great result. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteHad to smile, you were ahead with the stamping element Zoe, but it's a delightfully elegant creation all the same.
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So happy to see your entry at My Time To Craft.
ReplyDeleteWe love to see everyone’s work.
Stay safe and well.
Good luck, do come back again!
Hugs, Jackie DT member x
Great stencilling - really pretty make - thanks for joining us at Countryview Challenges and good luck! Hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteHi, I lovve seeing 'old' techniques being revived, for these are 'new' ideas to many. I love your on the edge design along with the butterflies. Thanks for joining us at My Time to Craft, your card is perfect for our No patterned paper challenge. Caz. DT. xx
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