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Embossing Folders Lift Me Up

October 20, 2018 3 Comments

For me, the beauty of embossing folders lies not only in the amazing designs that I can emboss.  Just recently I’ve come to realise that embossing folders can serve another purpose.  They can save a project from disaster, and when I was making today’s project, one did just that.

Congratulations card with hot air balloons in an embossed layer created using the Lift Me Up Stamp Set and Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

LIFT ME UP

I began this project simply enough, with some Very Vanilla Card, a stamp set and a couple of ink pads.

On one piece of card I stamped the two balloons from the Lift Me Up Stamp Set, the larger one with Pacific Point and the smaller one with Shaded Spruce.  Then on another smaller piece I stamped the ‘You soar above the rest. Congratulations’ sentiment with Pacific Point ink.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) I fixed the sentiment to a layer of Copper Foil Sheet and then to another piece of Very Vanilla Card.

Next I coloured the balloons with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.  For the smaller balloon I chose dark Daffodil Delight and light and dark Granny Apple Green.  Then I used dark Pool Party and light and dark Bermuda Bay on the larger balloon.  Finally I coloured the basket under the large balloon using light and dark Crumb Cake, and set the piece aside.

PROJECT COORDINATION

As always I was thinking about how to create a coordinated look for the inside of the card and the envelope.

I decided to stamp the small balloon in the centre of the flap on a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope with Shaded Spruce ink.  Then I stamped the same balloon on a layer of Very Vanilla Card in the centre near the top.

Once again I coloured the images using Stampin’ Blends in dark Daffodil Delight and the Granny Apple Green combo.

Next I used my Stampin’ Trimmer to cut and score a piece of Pacific Point Card for my card base.  I folded it along the scored line and then sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

Using liquid glue I added the Very Vanilla layer with the single balloon to the inside of the card base.

And then disaster!  I’d somehow managed to get a crease across the main layer for the front of the card.

EMBOSSING FOLDERS TO THE RESCUE

I really couldn’t use the layer as it was neither did I have have time to redo it.  I’d challenged myself to design and make from scratch, 24 cards in 24 hours, and so I needed a different solution.

I found it in my embossing folders, well the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to be precise.

I placed my creased layer inside the folder and placed the folder onto my Big Shot and multipurpose platform.  Then I placed a cutting pad on top and rolled it through the machine forwards and backwards.

Close up of congratulations card with hot air balloons in an embossed layer created using the Lift Me Up Stamp Set and Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

The embossing folder did the trick, the crease across the card was no longer there.  What’s more my layer now had a sort of faux canvas look.  Woo hoo!

I used liquid glue to fix the layer to the card base and then added the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  My project was complete and no one would be any the wiser.

If I haven’t already given you enough reasons to get the Subtle Dynamic embossing folder, this has to be the ultimate one.  I am going to try embossing damaged card with other folders and I’ll let you know the results of my experiments.

Until then, have a great weekend, and I hope you’ll join me again tomorrow.

PRODUCT LIST

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Pacific Point 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Copper Foil Sheets

Copper Foil Sheets

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

Lift Me Up Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Lift Me Up Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad

Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Pool Party Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Pool Party Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker

Big Shot

Big Shot

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Stampin' Trimmer

Stampin’ Trimmer

Bone Folder

Bone Folder

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Masculine, Masculine Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous), Special Occasion Cards Tagged With: congratulations, embossing, Lift Me Up, masculine, Stampin' Blends, Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, tip

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  1. geraldine says

    October 20, 2018 at 9:16 am

    First of all, I like that you stamped the balloons in the two different colours AND that you coloured them using the Stampin’ Blends! The look great!! And in case the “Subtle” Embossing Folder wasn’t riding high enough on your list of favourites, I’m sure that this ‘instant fix’ nailed it for sure. What a wonderful solution! I even like the textured look it gives to the balloons! Wonderful card!

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      October 20, 2018 at 9:20 am

      Thank you Geraldine. The Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder has to be my all-time favourite. I’m almost getting to the point where I feel I have to apologise for using it yet again.

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      • geraldine says

        October 21, 2018 at 9:51 am

        No no … just not necessary! I was that way for YEARS with the old original Cuttlebug folder called “Swiss Dots” … I still love it, but they’ve since come out with it in a larger format, but since that long ago, my choices have widened and I too in madly in love with this Subtle EF … but yeah, I completely understand your feeling there. It is just SO VERSATILE, and can be used for texturizing various elements (such as leaves, flowers, almost anything) and not simply restricted to backgrounds either! Inking it too makes another huge difference!! Forgive me, for my ramblings here … just want you to feel better and less “apologetic” about using it … we’ll just enjoy it to the max!!! 😊

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