Sending You. Also uses Label Basics and Gingham. I used the dies to create a mask, which I stamped over with the background stamp. All one piece. Very happy with the look.
Modern Basics. I was fooling around with the stamps one night and just like that, I had a design I could use on a card. I wasn't even trying. So easy. When I restamped on some decent paper, I added some glitter for some fun. LOVE this set and all the possibilities. Matt is always asking me for thank you and birthday cards. This is going to be the set I use for those. Not too girly and fussy. Or at least, if you don't want it to be.
Flower Fusion #2 + Vineyard Impression Plate. OK. Big discovery. Create your sandwich for the impressing as usual, but place a label die (the new Rectangle Label Collection used here) with the cutting side facing into the paper (not into the impression plate because it will screw it up!). Run it through. Presto chango, you have an embossed frame. I felt very smart that night.
And of course, it got me thinking. Would that technique work on other dies? Here's the Tag It #2 set with the Tag Sale #3 die. The answer is a resounding yes! Awesome.
Lastly, Ribbon Tails and Background Basics: Twinkle. Another one that came together so easily. All about that Turning a New Leaf die for me.
Other than that, if you missed it, I had a busy week outside of the release. Here's a new Make It Monday Video and a new Papertrey Radio broadcast. I think I might need a vacation this week:).
What a great technique with the impression plate - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI might be having a blonde moment, but I don't see how the bottom die doesn't cut through the paper. Could you describe the sandwich for me again?
ReplyDeleteLove your projects! And, yrs, you've been very busy, so where will the vacation go? ;-) Love what you found out with the embossing and the cutting die, that looks awesome!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Wendy
Genius! But I am not surprised at your ingenuity. Love the projects.
ReplyDeleteFab projects, Erin! Love the mix of modern and vintage...you can do it all!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Erin, I love your cards and I do agree, you need a rest from all the work! So just as a start, you can send me all those wonderful PTI goodies to keep safe while you're gone!:) Sounds like a deal to me!!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I wasn't thinking and made the sandwich forgetting to use the rubber sheet, and so now I have a fillable-frame impression in my warped linen texture plate, plus it embossed the linen texture into the back of the fillable frame! So a word of warning, be sure of your sandwich. . . I was in a hurry and forgot a piece so it is true that "haste makes waste"!
ReplyDelete-Ann
Could you do a video showing how you made the embossed frame with the impression?
ReplyDeleteYour projects are gorgeous, Erin. Love them all!
ReplyDeleteI love your cards Erin - so cute! The Modern Basics one turned out really cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by your embossing frame idea, but can't quite picture which sandwich I need. I'd be so grateful for a tutorial, not even necessarily a video one, just some more detailed pointers for my poor brain cell ;)
Hugs, Ruth S
Love this tip! It looks so gorgeous with the embossing and label die embossed too! Can you please post the Cuttlebug sandwich so I don't make a mistake?
ReplyDeleteVery cute cards Erin! How about a Make it Monday tutorial on this technique?
ReplyDeleteSomeone on the PTI forum kindly shared the sandwich for the embossing and label technique so for anyone else wanting to know how to do this, here is the Cuttlebug sandwich:
ReplyDeleteA plate
B plate
impression plate facing up
die cutting side facing up
paper facing down
tan and vanilla embossing pads
B plate