Steampunk Style - Sense of Time

This was another card from my retirement party. Everyone once in a while a card comes out even better than I envisioned and this was one of those cards, I just love it!! I punched out several cogs then dirtied them up but then I water painted some gold shimmer paint over them and they sure looked like real cogs. Click on the picture and you will see them a little better. Then embossed them into the base piece of cardstock. The rest is fairly self explanatory. I love how this card came out very steampunk! Gotta love it!! Happy Stamping!

Technique Tuesday - Inlaid Embossing

As promised her is a tutorial in how to do inlaid embossing.

Start by punching out the pieces you want to inlay into the base of your card. To add a bit of color and depth I then sponged the punched out pieces, in this case the cogs from the Cogs Extra Large punch.





Then run tape on the backside of punched pieces.








Place punched pieces onto base cardstock where you want them positioned. Taping them down help them stay in place better.







After all pieces are attached it will look like this.








Place into embossing folder. Have your piece facing up with the sizzix/Stampin Up logo on top. Rub through your big shot as usual.






After it is has been embossed it will look like this and you can embellish as you see fit.

Hope you found this tutorial useful and as you can see it's a very easy technique to do!! If you do use this tutorial if you get a chance come back and share your card here in the comments. I would love to see them!!! Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - It's all in the Technique - Inlaid Embossing

Welcome to our Techniques Blog Hop we are having in celebration of Stampin Addicts 2nd Birthday!! If you have been following my blog for a while than you know Stampin' Addict's is a Stampin' Up! only forum where you can chat with others who love Stampin' Up! but also a place where you can share and see some wonderful creations!! If you haven't had a chance to join now is a great time! If you are already part of this great forum you can click on the blog hop banner above and join in on our hop thread!

Now on to the Hop!! If you are following the hop in order than you came from Cindy's site Heart's Delight where she showed off her mad water coloring skills.

I will showcasing the technique called inlaid embossed. My creations for this hop was the first time I even tried this technique and the card I shared in my last post was going to be part of this one but I shared it early. So onto my first card.

This card is a 2 3/4 x 4 1/2. I inlaid the butterflies and the background square onto the base by using the vintage wallpaper embossing folder. You all know how much I love butterflies so I think this card is too cute!! I stepped it up with some bling and that lovely lace ribbon.


This next card I made for a masculine card and it has a ton of vintage vibes to it. This one was a lot of fun and I covered some of the cogs I inlaid with the main image but you still get the feel of the embossing. For this one I used the Square Lattice folder.

Now for my last card which is my absolute favorite of my trio!!

I normally you would not use From the Crypt as a Birthday card but I would LOVE this card for my birthday!! Of course I have a fasinaction with skulls if you recall and since I couldn't use my favorite set I used a current skull one. For the inlaid embossing on this one I used my bat punch and the Elegant Lines folder. I also used some bling, shimmer paint and beautiful bow to top off the card.

Thanks for joining me and hope you like my creations as much as I did!! I'll be sharing a tutorial on how to do inlaid embossing next week so be sure to come back or you can sign up for email subscription, I will also share a few tips then as well. The next stop on the hop is Krystal's Cards and More where she is stealing the "spotlight"!! Happy Stamping!!

Happy Birthday Stampin' Addicts!

Stampin' Addicts officially turns 2 today and we are throwing a virtual party!! What's Stampin Addicts?? Well it's an online community that is Stampin' Up! only and one of my favorite online sites! If you haven't joined and would like to check them out just click here. We will be celebrating all week long!!

Here's my card that I created for the virtual birthday card shower:


And when you pull out the inside you get this!!

On this card I used the inlaid embossing technique which I will be showcasing for our Blog Hop. If you would like to join us you all you have to do is visit Stampin Addict's thread and share your birthday creation with us!! Don't forget to come back Friday afternoon for our Birthday Blog Hop Technique Style! Happy Stamping!!