Inked Embossing Folder Card with Weathered Wood

A project from our live show CREATE AND CRAFT TV - Join Toni for her brand new launch - broadcast 23rd Oct 23 · 23/10/2023 · watch it from 15:00

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Create a beautifully textured card featuring delicate floral imagery in soft blue and white tones. This project uses the weathered wood inking technique, where you apply ink to both sides of an embossing folder before running cardstock through to achieve a richly detailed, dimensional embossed design. The result is an elegant card with vintage charm and sophisticated depth.

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Step by step

1. 

   Gather your embossing folder and weathered wood ink pad. Have them ready on your work surface for the next steps.

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2. 

   Ink both sides of the embossing folder thoroughly with the Withered Wood ink pad, working the colour into all the crevices using the corner of the pad.

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3. 

   Insert a piece of cardstock into the embossing folder, ensuring it sits properly in the crevice of the folder.

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4. 

   Run the embossing folder through your die-cutting machine according to the manufacturer's settings to emboss the design onto the card.

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5. 

   Remove the cardstock from the embossing folder and examine both sides. Choose which side you prefer - the white-on-white embossed effect or the inked side.

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6. 

   For deeper detail, flip the card over and run it through the embossing folder again with black ink on the folder. This will bring back dimension and enhance the embossed design.

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7. 

   Use a white ink pad to gently dab and highlight the raised areas of the embossed image. This will restore fine detail and add contrast to the design.

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Tips from the show

• You don't need to clean the embossing folder between uses; leaving residual ink creates interesting layered colour effects.
• Always ink both sides of the folder as you won't know which side will be your preferred front until you see the result.
• You can run the same inked piece through the folder multiple times with different colours to build up complexity.

More from this show

• Watercolour and Embossing Folder Layered Card
• Gold Metallic Highlight on Embossed Design
• White Ink Restoration on Coloured Embossed Card
• Holographic Paper Embossing with White Ink

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