Watercoloured Embossed Rose Card with Ink Blending

A project from our live show THE ART OF CARDISTRY - Join me for my Creative Card Session with all my wonderful USA following - Broadcast 9th Oct 23 · 09/10/2023 · watch it from 26:00

Create a vintage-style rose card by inking an embossing folder with multiple colours, spraying with water, and embossing onto white card. The technique produces a beautifully distressed, painterly effect with dimensional embossing.

You will need

811158 - HSN - Embossing Folder & Die Bundle - Daisy Meadow, Fluttering Butterflies, Geo FloralsSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Open your embossing folder and ink both sides with a walnut stain or brown oxide ink pad. ▶ watch 26:00
2. Spray both sides of the inked embossing folder lightly with water to soften the ink. ▶ watch 26:30
3. Place a piece of white card into the embossing folder. ▶ watch 26:45
4. Close the folder and run it through your die-cutting machine with the appropriate plates. ▶ watch 27:00
5. Remove the card and examine both the embossed and debossed sides to choose your preferred look. ▶ watch 27:30
6. Wet your embossed card lightly and use a brush to apply yellow ink to the flower centre. ▶ watch 28:00
7. Drop pink ink into the darker areas of the flower petals whilst the card is still wet. ▶ watch 28:15
8. Apply green ink to the leaves, varying the intensity and leaving some areas lighter. ▶ watch 28:45
9. Add teal ink to selected areas for additional depth and colour variation. ▶ watch 29:00
10. Once dry, re-ink the embossing folder with the same brown ink (without spraying this time). ▶ watch 29:30
11. Line up your painted card back into the embossing folder and run through the machine again to intensify the embossed detail. ▶ watch 34:00
12. Alternatively, use the coordinating die to cut out the design and layer it onto a white card for a clean and simple finish. ▶ watch 35:00

Tips from the show

• Be carefree and random with your colour application—the more spontaneous you are, the better the result.
• You can intensify the effect by running the card through the embossing folder multiple times.
• If you're unhappy with the result, you can always die-cut the design and re-emboss it for a fresh start.

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