SOFT WAVES 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER – mmm…Stampin' Time

Monday posts are usually related to memory keeping. Today’s is about the start of new memories. My nephew, Will, is marrying his fiance, Madison, in September on a beach in Noosa.

After we received our invitation I contacted him and asked if would like me to create ‘thank you’ cards for them to send to their guests as a part of our wedding gift to them. I was delighted when they accepted my offer.

I created five different cards and asked them to tell me what style, layout, colours, textures, embellishments and greeting that they wanted.

They let me know that they wanted card #1 – my first and favourite design.

A week later, and after lots and lots of die cutting and embossing, I packed the 55 cards needed into decorated boxes and sent posted them.

I am looking forward to joining them, firends and family, in mid-September.

The basic recipe for this card – Thick Basic White card base; Peaceful Pine background layer; a Soft Waves embossed Thick Basic White layer; 8 Boutique Blossoms Die cut leaf stems in Basic White, Peaceful Pine and vellum; Words & Wishes die cut ‘thank you’ in Peaceful Pine & Basic White; and, white Shimmering Dots.

Will and Madison have 50 guests, so I made 55 cards – if they are anything like me, there will be some messy writing or errors.

I repurposed some empty kit boxes so that it looked like I was sending a gift.

Now for the tally – 55 Thick Basic White card bases, 55 Peaceful Pine background layers, 55 embossed Basic White layers, 445 die cut leaf stems (8 per card), 220 separate die cuts to create 55 ‘thank you’ greetings, 165 white Shimmering Dots, 55 x 24″ lengths of Linen Thread, and 55 envelopes.

I’m sure that I am not the only person who has created a gift of love for someone in their life.

This project is a way for me to show my nephew that we are still connected in a very meaningful way.

It is wonderful that my paper crafting can allow me to do this.

Toomorrow I will start sharing some projects using the Waterside Retreat Suite.

Until then, happy stamping and memorykeeping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List

Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder [164695] $19.25	Boutique Blossoms Dies [167653] $56.00	Words & Wishes Dies (English) [167894] $67.00	Shimmering Dots [167949] $15.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $30.00	Peaceful Pine A4 Cardstock [167692] $25.00	Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [167099] $17.50	Peaceful Pine Classic Stampin Pad [167679] $25.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25
Paper Trimmer [152392] $49.00	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $244.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $27.00

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As I mentioned yesterday, I am featuring the Harvest Home Garland Kit and ways to use it that do not result in a garland!

The technique today is BLACK ICE.

I cut two panels of the Earthen Toned Metallic 12’x 12″ Specialty paper and then embossed them – one using the Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder and the other with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Foder.

Then I dragged the Jet Black StazOn ink pad across the embossed surfaces. This is the Black ice technique

TIP: If it has been a while since you have used your StazOn, make sure you reink the pad and make it nice and juicy.

After adhering the embossed and inked metallic panel, I took a length of Basic Black twine, from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, and separatd the four strands. Then I wrapped the strands around the stem of one of the foil leaves and tied a bow. I used some Black Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the leaf to the card.

The ‘thank you’ greeting, from the Loveliest Tree Stamp Set, was stamped onto a small piece of the Specialty Paper and cut with one of the Nested Essentials Dies. A few more dimensionals were used to add the greeting to the card front.

I added some black dots, from the Neutral Matte Dots pacl, to the front of the card.

Then some of the foil leaves were added to the card insert and back of the envelope.

The next card is a variation on the first one – it uses the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder, more of the foil leaves and a different greeting, from the same stamp set.

TIP: Use a number of layered dimensionals to lift each leaf up higher than the one before.

Instead of using the separated twine to tie a bow around the leaf stem, I looped them behind the greeting panel.

Just like the first card, I added the Neutrl Matte Dots to the card front and foil leaves inside the card and on the back of the envelope.

It has been s long since I used the Black ics technique and I am so pleased that I have rediscovered it.

Have you used this technique before?

If you have please share your creations.

Tomorrow I have a new project to share with you, as well as some of the katest updates from Stampin’ Up!

Until then, happy stamping ad scrapbooking.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List

Harvest Home Garland Kit [166228] $39.00	Nested Essentials Dies [161597] $60.00	Neutral Matte Dots [165561] $14.00	Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder [161600] $19.25	Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder [164695] $19.25
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $25.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] $25.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $18.50	Jet Black Stazon Ink Refill [102566] $13.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $11.00	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $49.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $244.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $19.25