Today's Lesson From The Craft Room: How Can You Take It Up A Notch?
When I create I often ask myself, "How can I take it up a notch?" This card was a result of that question! I began by using the technique I shared with you on Monday - the Direct To Paper (DTP) Dry Emboss Sanded Technique (maybe I should call it the DTPDES technique instead? It would be easier to type :) I took a piece of Naturals Ivory card stock and covered it with Garden Green ink using the DTP technique. I then ran the piece through the Big Shot with the Petals A Plenty embossing folder. Next, I sanded the heck out of the raised portions using my sanding block. Now here comes the "taking it up a notch!" I used my sponge and Rose Red ink to sponge the raised portions that I had just sanded. This allowed me to create this dual-color effect for this technique! Yeah! :) I then adhered the panel to a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Rose Red card base. Dasher was then stamped onto a piece of Naturals Ivory card stock using Rose Red ink. I punched it out using the square scallop punch and then stamped the sentiment from Tiny Tags repeatedly using Garden Green ink. I also sponged the edges with the Garden Green ink. I attached the square to the card front using dimensionals. Finally, I knotted a small piece of gold elastic through the Rose Red button and attached it to the square using mini glue dots. I hope you like it! I wonder how I can take it up one more notch??? Any ideas??? :)
1 comment:
I like it the way it is but if you're asking for ideas the one I have would be to capitalize on the gold thread and add a layer of brushed gold cardstock under your embossed piece - just a sliver bigger. And then you might add a punched circle to frame the button(but behind the scalloped square).
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