Double Embossed Thanks

Last night my monthly techniques group met.  We always have great fun crafting together and learning new things to incorporate in our own creations.  One of the techniques covered last night was Double Embossing.  Have a look at this card we made:

Thank you card featuring the Established Elegance stamp set with sentiment from the Vintage Verses Sale-a-bration set.

I love this technique...especially for creating fantastic backgrounds on Vintage-style designs.  Here I used pewter embossing powder with First Edition DSP and the Vintage Wallpaper TIEF.  To achieve this look simply apply Versamark all over the SMOOTH side of the embossing folder.  Place the paper in folder with the desired pattern face-down against the inked side of the folder.  Run it through the Big Shot and remove the embossed paper.  Then sprinkle embossing powder all over the embossed paper, shake off the excess and heat.  The result is stunning!  The rest of the card is simply a collage of stamped images from the Established Elegance stamp set that I stamped on a label cut with my Window Frames Collection Framelits.  I used Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Gray ink to stamp the images.  I added a little paper-pierced detail around the label using my Occasions Paper Piercing Pack (still available!).  I also heat embossed the seal in the upper left of the focal image using pewter embossing powder.  The sentiment is also heat embossed in petwer on black card stock.  I added a pop of colour with some Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon and a silver Basic Designer button.  Lots of shine on this card...my heat tool got a serious workout...but it is so worth the effort!

Feeling Sentimental...

...take two!  Here is the second in the series of cards I designed using two of my favourite Sale-a-bration stamp sets:  Feeling Sentimental and Vintage Verses.  Have a look...

Thank you card featuring the Feeling Sentimental and Vintage Verses Sale-a-bration stamp sets.

I stuck with the same colour scheme as yesterday's project.   This time I added a little First Edition DSP for texture and contrast, as well as a bit of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon and a little mini safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets.  I love those little bits and pieces...they're perfect for adding vintage touches to projects without adding a lot of bulk or weight.  Stop by tomorrow to see the final installment of my Sentimental Series!

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Today I want to show you a project I designed using the fantastic Sale-a-bration stamp set Feeling Sentimental.  I love this set...I especially love it paired with the Vintage Verses set, which is another SAB freebie!  Now, it just so happens that the layout of this card is very similar to this week's sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Check out the sketch:

Have a look at my card:

Any-occasion card for SSC34 featuring the Feeling Sentimental and Vintage Verses SAB stamp sets

I can't tell you how much I love these two stamp sets!  You are going to see more of this combo, not to mention the colour pallette of Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla!  I actually did a set of three cards using each of the images in the Feeling Sentimental set...stay tuned for more on those later in the week.  Have a great day...thanks for stopping by!