It's "Metal Wednesday" here at StampsAndScrapbooks.com! That means it's time for the Dazzling Divas Design Challenge! This is our 3rd already! Have you been playing along??? You should check it out! The themes are broad enough to combine with other challenges and it definitely gets your creative juices going! I love, love, LOVE embossing folders. The theme was "Embossing" so I felt that gave me free reign to go a little crazy! I used five different embossing folders on this one and the Perfect Peacock Metal Sheets along with Winter Frost Designer Series Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper and some Framelits.
One of the things I love about the metal is that you can emboss it as easily as you can emboss your cardstock. Just put it in the folder, run through the Big Shot and it's a done deal! This card is also a good example of how to use your scraps. The base card is Whisper White Cardstock – 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded in half. The next layer is 4" x 5 1/4" of Whisper White Cardstock that was passed through the Big Shot in the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder. A Whisper White Organza Ribbon was wrapped around and secured in the back with Glue Dots. The center piece of Perfect Peacock Metal was embossed with the Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder. The two side pieces were embossed using the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder. The snowflake is three layered pieces that were cut using the Festive Flurry Framelits. The bottom layer is Winter Frost Designer Series Paper that was adhered to cardstock and then cut with the Festive Flurry Framelits. The next layer is Silver Glimmer Paper and the top layer is Perfect Peacock Metal that was embossed using the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder.
The snowflake was centered on one of the snowflakes in the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder so the design would be centered. Each snowflake was adhered to the other using Stampin' Dimensionals and then the entire piece was attached to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals as well.
I photographed the card without a greeting but added one here so I could do another form of embossing I stamped the greeting from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay Ink – which coordinates really well with the Perfect Peacock Metal Sheets – and the embossed it with clear embossing powder and a heat tool. I punched it out using the Modern Label Punch and cut the end off. It is adhered to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. The center of the piece has 3 stacked Stampin' Dimensionals to give it the curved shape. A Rhinestone Basic Jewel was used to finish off the edge. The Perfect Peacock Metal is Add A Little Dazzle and all other supplies are Stampin' Up! If you'd like to have any of these supplies delivered to your door, just shop in my ONLINE STORE! Head on over to the Dazzling Divas Design Challenge at Add A Little Dazzle and play along! (The Inspirational Challenge Photo is Below.)
SUPPLIES:
- Whisper White Cardstock #100730
- Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper #132341
- Silver Glimmer Paper #124005
- Perfect Peacock Metal Sheets from Add A Little Dazzle
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439
- Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658
- Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #129984
- Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #130917
- Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #127751
- Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #120902
- Festive Flurry Framelits #132139
- Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon #114319
- Frosted Finishes Embellishments #132150
- Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set (wood) #128748 (clear) #127802
- Bermuda Bay Ink #131171
- Clear Embossing Powder #109130
- Heat Tool #129053
- Modern Label Punch #119849
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels #119246
- SNAIL Adhesive Refill #104331
- Glue Dots #103683
- Stampin' Dimensionals #104430
- Sticky Strip #104294
- Stampin' Paper Trimmer #126889
- Bone Folder #102300
Beautiful card Cathy! I love your color palette and agree with you regarding the ease of embossing metal and like how your card uses scraps.
You outdid yourself, my friend. The embossing truly makes the card special and I absolutely love the color combinations. I’ve not tried embossing metal, but am itching to give a try now!
Have a blessed Christmas!
Stunning Cathy! I love the Perfect Peacock metal sheet. I bought some from Monica and have used it on some of my Christmas cards.