Celebrate the 25th

 

Welcome and Hello

 I recently picked up some lovely stamps from Impression Obsession and wanted to use them.

I looked through my stash and found this inked background that I had embossed with a circle embossing folder.  It looked like the perfect background so I went ahead and used it.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• Like I mentioned above, I looked through my stash of inked backgrounds.  This one was once again, a paint roll off I did while Gel Plate printing.  I embossed it with a circle embossing folder, then sanded off the raised areas.  It adds so much interest and makes the embossing more visible.
• I placed the inked/sanded piece into my Misti and stamped the Christmas Word Background over the embossing with some black Versafine Clair ink.  I stamped a few times to get a good impression, then clear heat embossed to help the letters pop.
• I splattered the whole panel with some white to look like snow.
• As that dried, I found a scrap of black cardstock and stamped the sentiment (another new one for me from IO) with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.  I cut the flag edges to add more interest.
• I glued the panel onto a heavy white card base, then pop dot mounted the sentiment over that. 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- DO THEY REALLY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS

Crafty Calendar- CHRISTMAS

Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Stamping Sensations- PICK A THEME AND STAMP IT

Supplies

Stamps- Christmas Word Bkg. (IO); Season's Greetings (IO)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Versamark

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear eb powder; Sizzix circle embossing Folder;

heat tool, sandpaper; acrylic paint; brayer