Technique – dry embossing

Featuring dry embossing

Lots of layers

Hi there!

Well the computer frustrations are continuing and completely eroding my crafty time. I’ve never had these problems before… I had heard that build quality had diminished significantly since Covid but I never expected all this rigmarole less than a month after buying a new computer.

Between frustrating calls and online chats, I was actually able to craft today. Lots of layers and lots of Pinkfresh Studio products on top of a background I embossed with a Sizzix folder that I don’t think I’ve used before.

The flower and sentiment is from the You’re the Best product suite and the frame was created with the Notched Corner Frame set. I also tucked sections of the Secret Garden background die behind the frame and added a few pearls. This card is thick and delicate and will definitely not be subjected to Royal Mail’s card destruction processes!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Flutter of Butterflies

HI there!

I have to admit that this is totally not the card I had in mind for today but my evening was hijacked by a broken computer – the second time in less than a month and I’ve only had it for five weeks.

This started as a single Pinkfresh Studio washi die but quickly escalated! I ended up using another of Simply Graphic’s versatile notebook dies plus a bargain Simon Says Stamp embossing folder called Floral Festoon that I picked up from their sale section last year. The sentiment is also by Pinkfresh.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

 

Three Textures

Hello everyone!!

After seeing how many embossing folders I still have in my new/unused container, I’m stepping up my use of them today! Admittedly these two are very new compared to others in my container but I’m very pleased to have used two on one card!

I’ve had the Mod Vases die set by Altenew for a long time although rarely use it because it was too big for my flower dies. But I think it works very well with this beautiful bouquet from Pinkfresh Studio’s Flowers for the Soul washi suite! I embossed the vase with a section of the amazing Textured Blocks folder by Altenew. I just got this and I love that it provides a choice of four textures at a perfect scale in my view. Mind you, this vase is so big it only just fit in one section of the folder!

The background folder is from an order I placed in December – the Lined Circles embossing folder by Dina Wakely for Spellbinders. a big folder but it works well on UK A6 cards.

The sentiment is by The Greetery.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

 

Chocolate Flowers

Hi everyone!!

Last year, I started seeing this amazing square embossing folder on Instagram. After doing some digging, I discovered that it only seemed to be available as part of the Altenew Chocolate Flowers kit…. which was out of stock everywhere. But good things come to those who wait… or wait and persevere! I managed to grab this as soon as Seven Hills got it back in stock and used a voucher to pay for most of it. It’s a bit crazy to buy an entire kit mainly for the embossing folder isn’t it?

After all that, it just sat in my new box! I got it in June, people! I’m quite ashamed of myself! Anyway, today was the day to rid myself of that shame and actually use the kit! And I used the whole thing, not just the folder!

I don’t buy many Altenew products nowadays (I think I overdid things back when layering stamps were all the rage!) so I was keen to try their stencil/die combo to compare with Pinkfresh. It wasn’t quite as easy as Pinkfresh for me and I didn’t line the die up properly… you can see a few white lines on my image, but I don’t think they’re too obvious? Next time I think I’ll die cut first because the die doesn’t add any additional etching onto the images.

I arranged the die cuts in a wreath on the embossed background and added a few die cut gold accents and a Poppystamps sentiment to complete my card.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Mix n Match butterflies

Hello again everyone!!

Quick admin note: After some significant computer problems, I can finally update my blog! Over the next day or so I’ll be catching up with the posts I couldn’t share here but which I shared on Instagram – blog posts will be dated per the date I created/shared the cards.

Back in August I bought this fun Waffle Flower Studio Mix n Match Butterfly set, but somehow didn’t get round to using it…. until today!

I coloured each butterfly with various Pinkfresh and distress inks then added some glitter card inlaid accents – those dots were a bit fiddly but totally worth it!

I paired my little butterfly collection with an amazing Spellbinders embossing folder that landed on my doormat this morning – yep THIS morning! I’m starting 2026 as I intend to go o – by using goodies when I get them!

The sentiment is by Pinkfresh Studio.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

 

Hello Friendly Birdies

Happy Sunday everyone!!

Today’s CAS card showcases two Simon Says Stamp product that I bought last year – the fabulous Birdies die set plus a pretty floral wreath embossing folder. Although this is a very simple card, I spent a while on it – mainly second guessing myself as usual.

The sentiment is from a Waffle Flower Stamps that I’ve had for a while but rarely used, even though it lives in my sentiments box, right on my craft table!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.