My KBD DT Swap card

Hello!!

Today I'm back to share the card I sent to my swap partner, Michelle Nutter.  I decided to turn it in to a tutorial so this post will be choke full of pictures with some details.  So first I should share the card right?!  Okie dokes, here it is...

I wanted to create a card that was different than my usual.  I remembered a conversation Zoe, Make It Crafty owner, started in the MIC FB group regarding selective embossing.  Meaning emboss around the image without embossing it.   Does that make sense?  Well that's what I did with this card.  Yes, that white panel on the front is all one layer!!   I found this great video tutorial HERE which gives you the run down on how it all comes together along with some options on diffusers.  You can either purchase the TH diffusers or make your own.  Check out the video if my pictures below don't inspire you. (haha, don't worry I won't be offended, hahaha!)  I decided to make my own diffuser since I already had the chipboard and wanted to keep this as cost effective as possible. (Yes I was being cheap!! hahaha!!)

Here goes the tutorial:

Print/stamp your image(s).  Give yourself enough room to die cut and emboss around the image(s)

Santa Christmas Penguin & Hollie Christmas Penguin

Trim chipboard to same size as your printed image and use die to cut out your desired shape, thus creating a window.  You want to either make the diffuser bigger than the paper or else you'll emboss something that you might not have wanted to. 

Grab your embossing folder and put the stamped image inside.  Using washi tape adhere the chipboard over the image, keep the image as close to the center of the "window" as possible.

Create your sandwich for your embossing, die-cutting machine.  Here I used A & C and a few shims.  It worked out pretty well.  You'll have to experiment on this part, it varies on how deep you want the embossed part to look.

The end result... So cool!

Here's what I did for the rest of the sheet.  Used DI Spun Sugar, Milled Lavendar and Tumbled Glass. I also grabbed the cut out chipboard and placed it over my image to make sure I did not get any color on it.

Subtlety adding color using the sponge tool and circular strokes I went around the embossed area with each color making sure to space each color out.  With 1 color (Tumbled glass)

Here it is with two different colors (Tumbled Glass & Spun Sugar)

Here it is with all three colors...  Once you are satisfied with the inking you can remove the chipboard mask.

Here is the end result...   I forgot to take a picture of the die cut panel, but you get the gist of it right? Just check out the card at the top of this post to see what I mean.

I added that Season's Greetings laser cut sentiment from Island Scrapbooking which matched this card perfectly.  I also cut up some snowflakes using the CC Cutters from CC Designs.

Using a pink based card I matted a purple patterned paper and added some faux stitches with a white gel pen.  Oh and I also added some of those floral looking sequins.  I absolutely love how this turned out and I am so happy that Michelle did as well.  (Whew! Yay! hahaha)

Well if you made it to the end with out falling asleep cool!!  I hope you learned something new and will give this technique a go.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  Hope you have a fabulous day!

Challenge:
Doodle Pantry #35

A Kitty Bee Designs DT Christmas Swap From Michelle

Hey everyone!

Today I wanted to share a DT swap that I received from my Kitty Bee Designs teammie, Michelle Nutter from Just a Nutter Stamper.  We were paired together and look at the cute, cute, cute card and tags she sent to me!  All using Kitty Bee Designs Christmas/Winter images of course.

The card is adorable with the cute printed paper featuring the penguins and the holly.  What a pretty bow and to top it off with Hollie Christmas Penguin colored with I believe colored pencils completes it all beautifully.  I think I'm going to print out a few of my images at a larger size as Michelle did here, and would love to case this card for Christmas.  It's awemazing!

Here's a close up of her fun tags.  These will definitely come in handy as I'm always running out of tags for my gifts.

Three adorable tags featuring more Kitty Bee Designs Christmas/Winter images.  I love how she printed them, colored them and die cut them using what looks like different Spellbinders/dies. Whoever receives one of these tags & card will have to be very special.

Special shout out to Shirl for putting this together and to Kel for partnering us up.  This was so much fun!  Thanks again Michelle, I'm so happy to have had you as my swap partner for our First annual (I hope) Kitty Bee Designs DT swap.  Make sure to head on over to Michelle's blog and leave her some love.  I'll be back tomorrow to share my last Monday Spotlight for 2014.  Hope you'll stop by to check it out.  Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping by!!