Background Embossing Tip - Butterfly Card
You Belong Among The Wildflowers…
Get the most out of your supplies with unique, eye-catching backgrounds!
Add texture and rich color to your backgrounds with the magic of embossing folders and ink!
Unleash the full potential of your craft supplies. With just a simple technique, you can transform ordinary cardstock into a dynamic canvas.
Use embossing folders to create captivating dimension, then enhance the details with your favorite inks for that extra pop of color. Whether you're aiming for a soft, subtle look or a bold, vibrant finish, this playful combination will really make your cards stand out.
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Use a domed blending tool to create depth and dimension on a cardstock layer after embossing it with a 3D embossing folder.
The domed shape of this particular blending tool will allow the ink to catch on the raised sections of the embossing, with a lighter ink shading on the inverted impression.
It creates such a beautiful effect, especially when blending a few different ink colors to create a summer sky.
Then Just Add…
Love, Love, Love - The Sentiment
A little simple stamping of the wildflowers (1st & 2nd generation stamping), a stamped and die cut butterfly topped with a layer of sparkly vellum (Vellum Paper & glitter brush). Finished off with a few clear gems and matted onto a piece of black cardstock before adhering to a card base.
Full disclosure:
I first saw this technique demonstrated by Simon Hurley, however, I did not use the Simon Hurley folder that I used as an example above- as I already had an embossing folder that was very similar. The Simon Hurley folder is simply beautiful as well and was the closest to the one I had used that I could direct you to.
Just another quick note:
I would love to try Simon Hurley Inks! Has anyone used them?
