Embossed Rose Garden - no stamping

Embossing with a thinlit or framelit is very effective

This is another "no stamp" card.

I started by embossing the Rose Garden thinlit into Crushed Curry cardstock which I layered onto Cajun Craze cardstock before placing on my Early Espresso card.

I cut the label from the die in the Rose Garden thinlit set and adhered it to the card with dimensionals.

I cut the "hello" from the Greetings thinlits and trimmed it to fit into the label.  I added an Early Espresso Candy Dot to the centre of the "o" just to add a bit of depth.

The finishing touch was a bow made from Early Espresso Seam Binding ribbon.

The Early Espresso card is 5.5" square
The Cajun Craze layer is 5.25" square
The Crushed Curry layer is 4.75" square

To emboss with a die using a Big Shot
To achieve this effect you will need a Sizzix Rubber Mat and Impressions Pad.
Open the Big Shot Multipurpose Platform to Tab 1 and place a clear cutting plate on top of it.  Next, place your die on top with the cutting surface facing up.  Place your cardstock on top of the die and cover with the rubber mat.  Lastly, place the Impressions Pad on top and run it through the Big Shot.

'Til next time
Stephanie

Rose Garden - no stamping card

The Greetings Thinlits are an excellent option for adding a greeting without stamping

The stand out feature of this card is that it has no stamping!

A very inspiration lady has joined my cardmaking classes.  She has a great attitude and focuses on what she can do rather than what she can't do but she has a fairly severe hand tremor which makes stamping impossible for her.  So I've been thinking up card ideas that have no stamping.

Whilst she doesn't mind accepting some help and I don't mind giving it - it's always nice to go home feeling proud of something we've done by ourselves, so that's what we'll aim for.

I've kept this one very simple while we explore what her hands will let her accomplish in the time-frame.

My lesson from her so far is to think positive and give it a go - not give in to the temptation to focus on what I think I can't do.  I might surprise myself!

'Til next time
Stephanie