Embossed Sympathy

Through the Trees - PTI 

Today embossing was featured in our Summer Camp Card Class.  I used the embossed resist technique of stamping with dye ink and then restamping over the image with Versa Mark and clear embossing powder.  Then, additional color is created with a marker or ink by rubbed the color over the embossing. The embossed image resists the ink.

You can't tell from the photo, but I embossed the tree trunk and leaves.  If you look carefully, the white that surrounds the leaves is actually the embossing! The acrylic block really distorted my placement.  I think it's also harder to line up a small, detailed image that a bigger one like the trunk.  It still looks okay and perhaps even intentional?!?

I used my Copics to add grass and then created a folded banner with my Score Buddy.  They are super easy (and one less die that I have to buy!)

I set out to make a male card today and found the darker blue and using lots of brown neutralized the potentially feminine color palette we are working with this week.