2022 MTTC Feb 25 #476 Theme Technique of Embossing

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My creative spirit panicked with this theme! I didn't pick it. Someone else on the DT crew at MTTC did, so I've tried to do my best with it. And I have 2 different styles of dry embossing to show that also are for different occasions, birthday and Christmas. 

My Time To Craft challenge blog's #476 competition has the theme to do/use technique of embossing. There is dry embossing done by textural pressure either with an embossing folder or old-fashioned textural rubbing. The other technique involves wet/heat applying powders to make sentiments shine and add a teeny bit of height. The competition will last about 13 days: Feb 25-March 10. 

Card #1= Cute Mixed Media Feature Panel Birthday card=

A few design notes about Card #1:

1. light gray CS for base; purple CS for background with additional different sizes of scraps used for other panels (with the 2 pink and whites being from the Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio)

2. pink CS textured rubbed over a sheet of crystal heart-shaped gems using white, pink, blue, and purple colored pencils; bright deep pink glitter glue was applied in a random curved lines on top of the textural rubbings

3. sentiment stamp, black ink pad, stickers and acrylic disc are all from my stash

Card #2= Embossed Trees Christmas Greetings card=

 

full finished card #2=

A few design notes for Card #2:

1. upcycled commercial card sent by an organization desiring a donation that had embossed snow-covered trees; edges cut in irregular lines for interest and inked in metallic gold ink

2. textural specialty paper in light gray with French blue/periwinkle hues; received in a scraps/off-cuts bag

3. gray cardstock with an embossed vertical line was also from the same scraps/off-cuts bag; both were edged with metallic gold ink

4. black cardstock also used for off-setting/doubling the base; embellishments are from my stash

MTTC's #476 Embossing Theme posting link=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttc-476-embossing-theme-wet-or-dry.html

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups for Card #1=

A. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; Anything Goes; about 8 more days to post; 

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/02/c-176.html

B. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

C. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT calls group in FB; 

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups for Card #2=

A. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; has 8-9 days left to participate; Anything Christmas Goes

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/challenge-110-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of these 2 challenge blogs:

1. My Time To Craft

2. My Time To Craft Christmas