This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!
Hi friends! I am back with another pair of embossing folder projects, this time with a holiday twist. I created these coordinating, super textured cards using some white cardstock, some alcohol markers, and lots of ink blending. While the alcohol marker card would be challenging to mass produce in a timely fashion, the ink blended project would be super simple to mass produce. Embossing folders are one of my favorite ways to add a huge impact to my projects with minimal effort (and cost!), because they create such splendid texture with one pass through your die cutting machine. And bonus: Simon Says Stamp is running a fabulous sale on their embossing folders!! Let’s get started with the details on my projects!
As we approach summer, I always find myself missing the cool temperatures of the winter months, so I thought I would channel those icy temperatures with some cool blues, snowflakes, and splatters. I adore embellishing the patterns on embossed images with ink blending and a white pigment ink pad, but for my birdhouse project, I pulled out some white gouache to help enhance some of those details!
To start my project, I ran a panel of white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the Snowy Birdhouse embossing folder. This embossing folder comes with coordinating dies, which can be used to enhance the details on the beautiful birdhouse and foliage, but I decided to simplify things and make it almost a one-layer card. I used Copic markers to add vibrant greens and browns to the card, then blended some Dusk and Dew Pawsitively Saturated Ink around the edges to create a moody blue glow around the birdhouse. I enhanced the snowflakes with some Altenew white gouache to help them stand out from the blended background.
For the greeting, I kept things simple with a peaceful sentiment from Making Spirits Bright, which I heat embossed using Platinum Sparkle embossing powder onto Fog Gray cardstock. I die cut the “noel” using the gorgeous and intricate coordinating die, the detail on which I think makes such a huge impact on such a relatively simple card! I popped up the greeting pieces with some foam adhesive, which I think is a necessity for keeping the sentiment looking even on this super textured background. I added a touch more sparkle with some Fresh Snowfall glitter glue on the snowy roof, door, and base of the birdhouse. It’s difficult to see the added texture in the photo, but it looks so lovely in real life!
My second card would be super easy to mass produce, made to look extra special despite its simplicity with the gorgeous details of the Burst Snowflakes Embossing Folder. These snowflakes have the most delicate little pinpoints that remind me of eyelet lace. I think it’s such a stunning and impactful design! I ran an A2 panel of white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the Burst Snowflakes Embossing Folder, then used blending brushes to blend Dusk and Dew Pawsitively Saturated Ink over the entire panel. (You could simplify this card even further by starting with colored cardstock!) Once I had completed the ink blending, I gently swiped my white pigment ink pad over the raised areas, further enhancing those delicate details and making it look even more like eyelet lace, in my opinion! I also splattered some white gouache on the background for a bit extra icy texture.
For the greeting, I heat embossed the large “merry Christmas” from the Making Spirits Bright set (I just adore that unique font!) using Platinum Sparkle embossing powder onto Fog Gray cardstock. I also die cut some extra standalone snowflakes using the dies included with the Burst Snowflakes Embossing Folder and some shimmery silver vellum. I adhered the greeting die cut with the embossed vellum snowflakes using foam adhesive, then added a few sparkling gems for added shine!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! Simon Says Stamp is currently running a 25% discount on their Simon-branded embossing folders, so it would be a great time to stock up on some of the stunning holiday embossing folders that also have coordinating dies! Simply add your embossing folders to your cart (click HERE to see them all) and then use code EFLDRÂ at checkout to take 25% off of your embossing folder purchase. I hope that you don’t mind my sharing some holiday inspiration at the beginning of summer vacation… I couldn’t resist playing with the holiday embossing folders! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day
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