I created this card using the Botanical 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder, Spellbinders dies, Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes, and an image from Tim Holtz idea-ology.
The 3-D embossing folders caught my eye while I was walking through Hobby Lobby the other day. I watched a couple videos about them on my phone and started thinking about the possibilities…I decided to get a couple.
These embossing folders are thicker than the normal ones, so I needed to feed it through my Big Shot differently. I misted both sides of a piece of foil cardstock, to soften the fibers, and placed it in the embossing folder. I put the folder on the multipurpose platform base, plus Tab 1; placed a cutting pad on top of the folder; and ran it through my Big Shot four-five times. Because of the thickness of the embossing folder, the folder acts as one of the cutting pads. Then I used one of the Spellbinders Labels Twenty dies to cut the embossed cardstock into the shape that I wanted.
(I learned how to use the 3-D embossing folders by watching Tim Holtz’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDjoXPS5srw
I tried laying the embossing folder on the top of the platform, as Tim does in his video, but it seemed too thick to go through my Big Shot. I didn’t want to chance it. I think it might just be my particular Big Shot, or that his Vagabond cutting machine is more powerful because it’s electric.)
The next step in making this card…The second die-cut was made using a Spellbinders Tranquil Moments die. After I removed all the extra pieces with my Cricut Weeder, I put strips of 1-1/2” Scor-Tape on the back (sticky side up) covering that whole side with the tape. I pressed pieces of the gilding flakes into the tape on the front and lightly buffed them using a piece of Ranger Rub It-Scrub it Pad that I keep specifically for that purpose.
I removed the Scor-Tape backing from the other side and anchored the die-cut piece onto the purple cardstock base. Next, I put Scor-Tape on the back of the embossed 3D cardstock. Before I attached it, I added a couple small pieces of purple adhesive foam under the top and the bottom where it overlapped, to give it stability.
I used another of the Tranquil Moments dies for the sentiment. I added Scor-Tape at the two ends (underneath) and fussy cut to remove the excess tape. The gilding flakes were added again on top. I did a quick swipe with my Embossing Buddy; stamped the sentiment with the Hampton Art rubber stamp and VersaMark; sprinkled gold embossing powder on top of that; and used my heat gun to emboss it. I added Scor-Tape on the back and anchored it onto the purple cardstock. To add some sparkle, I added a couple strips of tiny faux gemstones.
I put Wink of Stella over the entire area of the bride and groom image. The camera didn’t really capture the shimmer. I attached the image and added faux pearls and Swarovski crystals.
Materials Used:
- Purple Cardstock
- Gold Foil Cardstock
- Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades, Botanical, 662716
- Spellbinders Card Creator, A2 Tranquil Moments, S5-216
- Spellbinders Nestabilities, Labels Twenty, S5-026
- Hampton Art, Once Upon a Time, Rubber Stamp, DF2203
- Tim Holtz idea-ology Paper Dolls
- Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes, Warm Sunshine
- VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
- Ranger Embossing Powder, Gold
- Embossing Buddy
- Darice Heat Tool
- Cricut Tools Weeder
- Ranger Mister
- Small piece of Ranger Rub It-Scrub It Stamp Cleaning Pad
- Fiskars Procision Rotary Bypass Trimmer (12”)
- Martha Stewart Scoring Pad/Fiskars Dual-Tip Embossing Stylus
- Tim Holtz Mini Scissors
- Purple Adhesive Foam Sheet
- Wink of Stella
- Imagine Crafts Craft Mat, Blue
- Faux Pearls and Swarovski Crystals
- Ranger Glossy Accents (to anchor the pearls and crystals)
- Scor-Tape: 1/8”, 1/4″, 1-1/2”
- Baby Wipes
Machine:
- Sizzix Big Shot, with two cutting pads, and the magnetic platform
- Sizzix Big Shot, with the Extended Multipurpose Platform and one cutting pad for the 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder
Next, the Mechanics 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder… (if a fairy doesn’t whisper in my ear saying “Make a fairy card first.”)
Thanks for stopping by my website! Have a beautiful, peaceful day!!!
Diane