Long Time No See

This is a crazy fun card that popped into my head a few weeks ago. I’d never tried the emboss resist technique and I thought it would be fun to do it with the Woodgrain background stamp. I tend to be someone who is a bit layer happy, so I also gave myself the challenge to keep layers at a minimum.

I started by stamping the giraffe from the It’s the Thought Level 1 Hostess set on Whisper White card stock using black StazOn. I then colored it with Watercolor Wonder crayons.

To protect the image during all the emboss resisting I had planned,  I created a mask from scrap paper and an Oval Punch. The mask covers all of the card except the area around the giraffe. I then smooshed Versamark over the oval area, applied clear embossing powder and heated it up.

My next step was to apply VersaMark to the Woodgrain stamp,  stamp it on the card, and emboss using clear embossing powder. Before I did this, I should have created another mask using the Scallop Oval Punch, to protect the area around my white oval from the woodgrainy-ness, but I didn’t (see the wood grain in the yellow scallop oval? Ooops.) So…be sure to mask that area too.

I then applied Daffodil Delight ink all over the card using a Stamping Sponge. That left me with a yellow card with a white woodgrain pattern. I then created another mask, this time using the Scallop Oval punch and placed it so it surrounded the white oval. I clear embossed that area, and stamped and embossed the Woodgrain stamp a second time on the card.

After wiping the sweat off my brow from all of that heat embossing, I rubbed Pacific Point ink over the whole card. That created a greenish/blue card with areas of white and yellow wood grain. I then grabbed a paper towel and rubbed the card so that the ink came off of the embossed areas, brightening everything up.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment that goes with the giraffe on Ivory Naturals paper, cut it into a small rectangle and mounted it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I really love how this card came out and now I want to make a whole set of them using that same stamp set.

Recipe

• Stamps: It’s the Thought
• Ink/Coloring: Black StazOn, Versamark, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Watercolor Wonder Crayons
• Paper: Whisper White, Ivory Naturals
• Tools: 1-3/4″ x 7/8″ Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Blender Pens, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges