Embossing

It is my turn to select the theme for this week's challenge Allsorts!  

                                 EMBOSSING - dry or heat

                                or always Anything Goes option

Of all the fantastic products available to crafters, one of the most affordable and versatile is the embossing folder.  So many fun techniques to use with these!  Also affordable are embossing powders used with any stamp, clear embossing ink and a heat gun.  Endless possibility for designs and colors.

Challenge #752 at Allsorts has these marvelous sponsors and prizes drawn for each challenge drawn at the end of the month. This month prizes are from  Stampendous and Oakwood Direct and WOWVOW

My inspiration card for this week uses the dry embossing option, with a fun technique. I used a brayer to apply gold pigment ink to one side of the Spellbinder Christmas Tile folder before running it through my die cut machine.  This creates a subtle shimmer to the debossed areas.  The panel was trimmed down and matted on gold card. The envelope flap was also embossed.

The card is embellished using elements from Spellbinder's Layered Poinsettia Tree die set, some gold thread and a sentiment from Gina K Designs.

I love embossing and hope you will share some of your embossed creations this week at Allsorts.