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Hi everyone,

The Group of Seven Cardmakers shared another fun technique called 'Debossed Inky Resist', so I tried the technique earlier this month.

I followed the instructions and tutorial videos on the Go7 website. I debossed a piece of watercolor paper with a rose embossing folder, white heat-embossed it, and then smooshed it with yellow, orange, and blue inks. 

The sentiment is DIY, using my new laser printer, toner reactive foil, and a laminator.

I'm glad to know that I can use my embossing folders this way. 

Thanks for visiting me today! 😊

Paper: Watercolor paper (Canson XL 140 lb.), Basic White (Stampin' Up!), Vellum (My Favorite Things)

Ink: Distress Ink (Spiced Marmalede, Mustard Seed, Salty Ocean - Ranger), Distress Oxide Ink (Spiced Marmalede, Mustard Seed, Salty Ocean - Ranger), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Others: Embossing Folder (Manhattan Flower - Stampin' Up!), Embossing Powder (White - Hero Arts), Dies (Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames - My Favorite Things), Oval Punch (Stampin' Up!), Deco Foil (iCraft - Copper), Connect Glue (Gina K), Laser Printer (Brother), Laminator (3M)

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone,

I want to share with you a card I made for my high school classmate who shares the same birthday as me in the spring. We've been exchaging birthday wishes for many years now, and it's always a joy to celebrate the special day together even though we live across the ocean.

This is a card I made for her this year, featuring cherry blossoms. We both love them.

I stamped a cherry blossom branch and colored the blossoms using a stencil. For added dimension, I partically die-cut the branch from the top panel, glued a thin pink strip at the bottom of the panel, and raised it with foam tape. I dry embossed the card base, and foiled the sentiment on vellum to give it a touch of elegance. I hope my friend likes the card as much as I enjoyed making it.

I'm linking my card to The Flower Challenge #78.

Thanks for visiting me today!😊

Stamp: Dotted Blooms (Altenew)

Paper: Basic White, Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up!), Vellum (My Favorite Things)

Ink: Distress Oxide Ink (Spum Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron - Ranger), Encore Ultimate Metallic Ink (Champagne - Tsukineko)

Others: Dies (Dotted Blooms - Altenew), Stencil (Dotted Blooms - Altenew), 3D Embossing Folder (Angled Mosaic - Altenew), Hot Foil Plate (Mini Everyday Sentiments - Spellbinders), Hot Foil Sheet (Copper - Spellbinders), Modern Label Punch (Stampin' Up!), Foam Tape (3M), Connect Glue (Gina K)