Blushing Bride and Basic Black Take it to Heart card

I just love the card I have for you today! I think the contrast

between the Basic Black and Blushing Bride is just yummy! When I

first saw the Take it to Heart stamp set in the catalog, this image of

the children playing on a bicycle really spoke to me, and I knew I

wanted to emboss it in black. Here is what I came up with.

                       Stamps: Take it To Heart, Friendly Phrases 

                  Paper: Blushing Bride, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Twitterpated DSP 
                  Ink: Versamark, Blushing Bride, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz 
                  Accessories: Adorning Accents Edgelits, Heart Framelits, Blushing Bride Pleated 
                              Satin Ribbon, Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Black embossing powder, 
                              blender pen, Twitterpated Buttons, sponge, dimensionals 
                  Techniques: Heat Embossing, Sponging 

After I heat embossed the image, I cut it out using the new Heart

Framelits, and then used a blender pen to add a little Blushing Bride

ink around the trees. I cut out that pretty border using an Adorning

Accent Edgelit and Basic Black cardstock. The designer paper is

part of the new Twitterpated paper pack. The floral image along the

side of the DSP is part of the largest image in the Take it to Heart

set (the image with the bird). I just inked up only the flowers and

vines using a Basic Black marker, and then stamped it on the DSP. I

colored it really quickly with Blusing Bride and Pear Pizzazz

markers.  I used a strip of Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon cut to

the size of the designer paper, and then I layered a piece of Basic

Black 1/8” taffeta ribbon over it. The greeting is from the Friendly

Phrases set.  I hope you enjoyed my card for the day!

All items that I used to make this card are available from Stampin’

Up! and can be ordered online.  The Take it to Heart  stamp set,

Twitterpated Designer Paper, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon,

Adorning Accents Edgelits  and the Heart Framelits are all from the

new 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog. If you would like to purchase

any of the items shown here, please visit my business website at

http://www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net/

Embossing with Framelits

Here is the card that I want to share with you today.

Stamps: Bordering on Romance, Teeny Tiny Wishes 

Paper: Whisper White, Concord Crush, shimmery white (for floating reinker technique) 
Ink: Versamark, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive 
Accessories: Heart framelits, score board, Black embossing powder, Aquapainter, blender pen (for leaves), self adhesive pearls, bitty buttons, itty bitty puch pack, white bakers' twine 
Techniques: Heat Embossing, floating reinker 

Here is a quick tutorial on how to use the framelits to dry emboss cardstock. This is what works on my BigShot, but I know all BigShots have different pressures so you may need to adjust the sandwich to fit your machine.

1. Open tab 2 on the multipurpose platform, see photo below.

2. Put a clear cutting plate on the platform.

3. Put a silicone mat on the cutting plate.

 4. Put your cardstock on the silicone mat. (Sorry for the blurry pic!)

5. Put the framelit(s) ontop of the cardstock, with cutting side up (away from cardstock).

6. Put a cutting plate ontop of the framelit.

7. Run it all through your BigShot and your cardstock should be embossed.

 

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All items that I used to make this card are available from Stampin’ Up! The Bordering on Romance stamp set and the Heart Framelits are both from the new 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog. If you would like to purchase any of the items shown here, please visit my business website at http://www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net/