A project from our live show Stamps By Me - Celebration Box - Cotton Pines Class 5 · 09/27/2023 · watch it from 45:00

Design a clean and simple flat card using cream cardstock with heat-embossed gold cotton flower detail in the corner. The soft cream base is complemented by a subtle pink blended corner hue and an embossed 'Always Grateful' sentiment.

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Select a cream card blank and prepare your patterned paper with traditional texture from the Cotton Pines collection. ▶ watch 45:00
Use a blending brush with pink distress ink to create a soft corner hue in one corner of the cream card. ▶ watch 45:30
Separate the cotton flower stamp from its connected sentiment piece by carefully cutting between them. ▶ watch 48:00
Stamp the cotton flower design in one corner of the card using your Eureka stamp and sticky ink pad. ▶ watch 49:30
Apply gold embossing powder over the stamped cotton flower design. ▶ watch 50:15
Heat set the embossing powder with a heat tool until the design is raised and glossy. ▶ watch 51:00
Burnish the embossed design with a tissue to remove any excess powder and bring out the gloss. ▶ watch 55:15
Edge the patterned paper layer with black ink pad to define it against the cream card base. ▶ watch 56:00
Stamp the 'Always Grateful' sentiment in black ink at the base of the card for a flat, clean finish. ▶ watch 56:30
Adhere the patterned paper layer to the cream card base, keeping the design completely flat without padding. ▶ watch 58:00

Tips from the show

Cream cardstock softens the overall look compared to white, similar to how using grey or brown ink softens a design compared to black.
When adding ink on top of embossing powder, burnish with a tissue to bring the colour off the top and restore the embossing's glowy finish.
Consider stamping the cotton flower design across the envelope seal or corner as a finishing touch to coordinate the whole piece.

Gold Embossed Cream Flat Card with Cotton Flower

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