Ornate 3D Heat Embossed Owl Card with Sentiment

Prepare your craft-coloured cardstock and use an anti-static tool on the area where you'll stamp to prevent powder particles from sticking to unwanted areas.

Ink up the large ornate owl stamp design and press firmly onto the craft cardstock, going over it twice to ensure all the deeply etched details are picked up clearly.

Pour white embossing powder onto the wet stamped design, covering it completely.

Flick off any excess embossing powder from the cardstock.

Heat set the design with an embossing heat gun, holding it at a distance and moving it around until the powder melts and becomes shiny and bright.

Stamp the sentiment 'freedom is being you without anyone's permission' in black ink onto the craft cardstock below the owl design.

Carefully cut around the owl image with scissors using detailed cuts to accentuate the outline.

Use a white gel pen to highlight certain areas of the owl's wings and details to enhance the dimensional effect.

Gently curl and lift the owl's wings and tail slightly upwards to create a realistic flying appearance.

Mount the craft cardstock piece with the white heat-embossed owl and sentiment onto a white insert card.

Adhere the white insert card onto a black folded note card base.

Apply a foam pad behind the body of a second heat-embossed owl layer and position it slightly offset on top of the first owl to create a 3D shadow effect.

Gently nip and twist the wings of the top owl layer for added dimension.

Use a white gel pen to add small white dots in clusters of three around the owl to fill open spaces and add detail.