dry embossing

I enjoyed experimenting with different ways to bring texture and pattern to the plain monochrome cardstock - dry embossing, inking, crumpling and then sanding back to reveal the inner core of the cardstock. The title was stamped then cut out, mounted on contrast card, inked and attached to the layout with foam pads.

Coredinations cardstock in "nightfall" was dry embossed using just the stencil and tools in the kit - I was amazed it worked so well without a light box or anything. The design was then sanded back to reveal the inner core of the cardstock and bring out the pattern. The lighter colour was stamped and then sanded back to create the effect of old fabric.

I used the Crafters Workshop Template for the swirls and another Crafters Workshop Template for the flowers, added a few die-cut flowers and a bit of bling! I don't have a title as I wanted to show the patterns on the card. The journalling is hidden behind the photo frame - you can just see the tulle ribbon attached to the tag.

sneaked in a bit of thin grey ribbon on this one :)

I added a scrap of pink cardstock to my kit to complete the title :)

November Kit  - Dry Embossing by Teresa Marshall from our Bournemouth Club

• Gut the centre from a sheet of nightfall (black) cardstock - leaving 1/2 " border all around. 
• Trim a stormy grey sheet of cardstock by 1/4" on 2 adjacent sides then gut the centre leaving a 1/2" border.
• Attach the grey sheet on top of the black.
• Trim a sheet of glass slipper bling cardstock by 3/4" on 2 adjacent sides then gut the centre leaving 1" border. Attach this on top of the grey and black border.
• Using the leftover piece of stormy grey, trim to 10" x 10". Using a light box, dry emboss swirls down the right hand side and along the bottom.  Adhere to the backgound frame border sheet.
• Mat your photo (8"x6") onto grey, then black and adhere in the top left hand corner of the page.