So Much Love for Black & Gold

Black & Gold card featuring the Parisian Flourish embossing folder & So Much Love stamp set

Well, the black and gold on Friday's card inspired me to look for some more things to do with that combination (which is one of my favourites!).

So I embossed some black cardstock with the Parisian Flourish embossing folder, first swiping the inside of the folder with Versamark ink.  After the run through the embossing machine, I added the gold embossing powder and heated it.

Then I gold heat embossed the images from the So Much Love stamp set onto a piece of black cardstock and cut it out with one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies.

I added some layers of Gold Foil Sheet and a bow of Boho Indigo Medley ribbon ... et voila!

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

So Much Love Cling Stamp Set (English)

$35.00

Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder

$17.50

Stitched Rectangles Dies

$61.00

Versamark Pad

$16.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$10.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Gold Foil Sheets

$8.75

Floral Essence Black & Gold

Gold embossed images from the Floral Essence stamp set combined elegantly with the
Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper that's FREE with a qualifying purchase during Sale-A-Bration

When I first saw the Annual Catalogue, I immediately knew that I had to purchase the Perennial Essence Suite - its beauty captivated me.

The Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper has been my go to paper since it arrived and the coordinating Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon has decorated many of my cards.

But, here's the strange thing, I'd never used the Floral Essence stamp set, Floral Centres or Perennial Flower Punch until this week!  It's incomprehensible!

So I found myself on two quests: use as much Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper (FREE with a qualifying purchase during Sale-A-Bration) as possible and use the Floral Essence stamp set!

Et voila!  Some Versamark, gold embossing powder, a heat tool and a bit of judicious masking was all that it took.  I did use a different stamp set for the greeting though.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$8.75

Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper

$0.00

Versamark Pad

$16.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$10.50

Heat Tool

$50.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Butterfly Wishes Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Country Floral Gold on Black Duo

These cards form the other half of the Country Floral Black & Gold Quartet that I introduced in Wednesday's post.  

The Country Floral embossed Gold on Black Duet of cards

They use the same process but with different materials.  This time around I used the Black Foil Sheet and gold heat embossing

Gold heat embossing on Black Foil Sheet.  You could also use plain Basic Black cardstock 

Tip:  The shine on the black foil comes from a sort of plastic coating which has a tendency to blister under the heat gun.  Keep the heat a bit further away than usual and keep it moving .

You could also use Basic Black cardstock, gold heat emboss in the same way and then (if you're after shine) finish with a layer of clear heat embossing.  I haven't tried it myself but it feels like it should work.

This card has a shortened version of one of the Stitched Label dies

The card above features a very small label made with one of the Stitched Label dies.   This is how I made it.

The first step in the process of reducing the length of the die cut

For the first pass through the Big Shot, position the top cutting plate over only the first small part of the die.  This will be the result

The result after the first run through the Big Shot

For the second pass through the Big Shot, place the die according to the size you require and ensure it lines up with the first cut.   If you gently wiggle the die, you'll feel when it has settled itself into position.

Place the top cutting plate only over the part of the die you wish to cut - avoiding the part that was cut in the first pass.

Positioning the top cutting plate for the second run through the Big Shot

And you'll end up with a shorter version of the die cut.

The finished result - a perfect but shorter version of the die cut

So here's the full Quartet of black and gold embossed cards.

The full Quartet of Black & Gold cards

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All products are available for purchase in my online store

Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$0.00

Black Foil Sheets

$7.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$7.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

$12.25

Gold 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Cord

$10.50

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

$56.00

1/2" Circle Punch

$10.00

Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

$45.00

Versamark Pad

$15.75

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Embossing Buddy

$10.00

Heat Tool

$50.00

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

$57.00

Very Vintage - Black & Gold

I've revisited one of my true loves - black and gold!  Broadway Bound  Designer Series Paper, Gold Cord and shimmer paint are like seventh heaven for me!

The glamourous shine is hard to capture - stamping with two of the Shimmer paints

This gorgeous stamp set is a Host set, available for purchase with Stampin' Rewards from orders of $250.  The best way to qualify is to host a party - either in person or online.

A close up to try to capture the glow of the Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint
and the sparkly glitter of the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint

This post is worth visiting if you'd like to know more about stamping with Shimmer Paint.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All available in my online store

Very Vintage Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$23.00

Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper

$24.25

Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint

$14.00

Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint

$14.00

Gold Faceted Gems

$8.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Gold 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Cord

$10.50

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Stesha Bloodhart

  Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Stesha Bloodhart - we are thrilled to have Stesha join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her . 

 

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop. 

I was inspired by the rich and elegant black and gold in this card and changed it up a little to create this card.  However, it should be said that creating cards whilst in the grip of the flu might not be a good idea! ... I kept losing the plot and stuffing up!

Gold embossed Embossing Paste makes for a very glamourous background

To create the decorative top layer of the card, I started out by cutting a piece of Post It Note with one of the Sweet & Sassy framelits to make a mask.  I then used one of the Pattern Party masks and Embossing Paste to make the dimensional background.  

This is where I lost the plot!  I completely forgot that I was intending to sprinkle the wet embossing paste with gold embossing powder (in all of the minute or two it took to spread the paste!) and I removed my mask and allowed the paste to dry.  Oh well, no problem, I thought, I'll just use some Versamark.  But, I forgot to re-mask the heart area before placing the mask back over the pattern and patting with the Versamark pad and sprinkling on the embossing powder! 

Oh well, I thought, no problem, I'll just brush off any embossing powder that's where I don't want it.  The theory was good but, no matter how much I brushed, I couldn't remove all traces of that pesky gold.  Eventually, I decided that I could live with the faint traces of gold pattern within the heart shape!

The gold centrepiece is cut with the Lovely Words Thinlits and Sweet & Sassy Framelits from Gold Foil Sheet.  I had remembered (a win!) to put some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet onto the back of the gold card before I cut it, which made it really easy to stick to my card front.

The inside features the same stencilled pattern using Basic Gray ink fading  out

For the inside of the card, I used the same Pattern Party mask and some Basic Gray ink.  The decorative strip at the bottom is made from three little off-cuts (waste not, want not!).   As you can see, I made this card for my husband for Father's Day  last weekend (the greeting is from the Guy Greetings stamp set).

Here's a close up of the decorative strip made with offcuts rescued from the bin

So the big lesson I've learned here is to not try to be creative whilst feeling under the weather - best to curl up with a hot toddy and a good book!  However, hopefully, you can look past my mistakes and see the card's potential!

I hope you've enjoyed this card and I welcome your comments. 

Thanks for following our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie



Product List

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

[143733]

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

[141707]

Embossing Paste

[141979]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]