HI friends!
I have a masculine card to share today – featuring the new ink Trio from the Simon Says Stamp Celebrate release. Trio 25 includes Sky, Dusk, and Heather inks. These colors are perfect for a masculine card!
I loved trying the technique of coloring the debossed side of an embossed panel on my Chelsea Floral card and wanted to do it again using the Feather Spiral Embossing Folder. I used a blending brush to ink-blended an array of colors using Heather, Sky, and Dusk for the feathers. I went in that order, going from dark to light for each side of the feathers to create this really cool spiral/ombre effect.
Then using the darkest color, Night, I swiped the ink-pad gently across the panel. Since I ink-blended on the de-bossed side of the panel, only the negative space is raised so it captures the “background” perfectly! You want to swipe – not press! You don’t want the ink to pool into the de-bossed areas. I finished by using sentiments from the Papa stamp and die set. I couldn’t help but also add a few coordinating confetti from the Dusk Embellishments mix.
I hope you enjoyed this project! Thanks so much for visiting!
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Hi Caly, I specifically bought the SSS Feather Spiral embossing folder because I loved the card you created with it. I’m trying to figure something out however with your technique that isn’t working right. I THINK I may have stumbled upon the answer but wanted to check with you. Did you use very small blending brushes to get into the debossed feathers and then color them. Then after on the raised “background”, is that when you used your ink pad? Otherwise, if not I cannot figure out how you got the feathers colored in the ombre effect because if I just ink blend the entire panel after it’s been embossed, then it doesn’t work right. I’d so appreciate the help. Thanks much!
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Hi Patti! Yes! That’s how I did it! You can also reference this video: https://youtu.be/emakVbRDYkY?si=d5_K4EqMMFTAWfRr
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Hi Caly, I just sent over a reply but not sure it went through. Thank you for answering my question. I just went to view the video you referenced and remembered that I’d seen that a couple weeks ago. That’s what I tried with this Feathered embossing folder but it didn’t turn out too well so I gave up and ended up ink blending a plain white panel with three different shades of blue, then I embossed the cardstock with the Feathered embossing folder. Then I ran my Versamark ink pad over the raised portions and blended my gold Perfect Pearls onto it. It turned out really pretty! I will have to give your technique another try in the near future.
Thank you again for responding. Looking forward to your future creations. You’re one of my favorites for inspiration (and learning!)
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Your card sounds gorgeous!! I’ll need to try it with perfect pearls-they don’t get used enough in my craftroom!
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Same here. I haven’t used mine in about two years………just decided to go for it on a whim! LOL
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Great idea!
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