Previously, I created two cards using one of the two “Glass & Gardens” Emboss Folders. I had used the “Glass” Emboss Folder, so this time I decided to work with the “Gardens” Emboss Folder. This set contains two of the narrow embossing folders and can be found in the On-Line Exclusives.
This is a technique I have been seeing with different embossing folders. First, I wanted to work with the NEW “In Colors”. I only have the “NEW In Color Markers” and haven’t ordered the NEW In Colors “Blends” yet. So, I chose a few “Blends” colors that were as close to Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger and Darling Duckling. For the leaves , I chose Lemon Lime Twist. Basically, first you color in the recessed areas on the embossed panel. Then, for this technique you apply a dark ink to the raised portion on the card stock, so I chose Secret Sea.
I’ve watched a few videos on how to achieve this look and tried applying ink with a clear block. For the most part, this worked, but did leave several areas where the Secret Sea was “blotchy” looking. The hardest part of this technique was to not get excess ink splotches on the white embossed panel. Eventually, I used the finer point of my Secret Sea Marker to go over the raised embossing. Honestly, that was quite a tedious process!
Adding a layer of Secret Sea to the embossed panel before adhering to a folded white card base gave the panel more definition. To complete my card, I added a piece of Navy Twine behind a greeting from the “More Messages” Bundle. Lastly, I did add a few Darling Duckling 2025-2027 “In Color Flat Pearls” to several of the flower centers. Happy with how my card turned out, but it was a bit time consuming coloring the recessed and raised areas of the embossed panel.
