Wednesday 12 November 2008

Double challenge and a new technique!

I love trying new techniques, and when I saw this one described on the Cuttlebug challenge blog I knew I had to try it! It involves inking the inside of a Cuttlebug embossing folder, so that when you emboss the card, the non-embossed areas of the card take on the ink colour, and the embossed areas stay the colour of the base card. I've used the DeVine swirls folder with this technique for the four backing panels on this card. The ink pad was a Distress Ink in Tattered Rose, which I've also used direct-to-paper for the coloured panels. The fairy is an Anita's outline sticker, coloured with watercolour pencils.

The double challenge is for Secret Crafter (the layout sketch) and Cute Card Thursday, whose theme was "fairies and angels".

Thanks for looking,

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8 comments:

Jane (Carroll's Creations) said...

beautiful card helen

thanks for joining us this week on SCSC

hugs jane x

Andrea, said...

Beautiful card, great image. Thanks for joining in the CCT challenge

Sue said...

such a beautiful card,very pretty:)

thanks for joining us at scsc:)

sue
xx

Jill said...

wow Helen I love the embossing with ink it looks stunning thanks for joining us at scsc hugs Jill x

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card, Helen. Love the ink and CB embossing idea, I'd heard of it before but never tried, but it certainly looks fab. Joanne x

Donna said...

Wonderful card Helen and so pretty, thanks for joining us at SCSC this week :) Donna x

CraftyC said...

A lovely card Helen, thanks for joining in this weeks SCSC!
Clairex

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card Helen, love that inking technique, must give it a try!