Showing posts with label stampin up circle punches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stampin up circle punches. Show all posts

Saturday 4 April 2015

Inlaid Embossing Background


This card is certainly more colourful than my normal cards and a great way to use up all those tiny scraps of card  and it's quick too.

Here's how to create this card.
You'll need five different size circle punches or dies for best result.







Start  punching out some some circles in your chosen colours. 
With a larger punch,  punch over the last hole   punched keep doing this 








Change the sizes of the holes  in the circles and the position of the holes.













Punch  enough to cover  your card stock.   







Just press the circles lightly to the top of a glue stick and position  on your card stock.
Don't forget to have some overlapping the edges.




Once card stock is covered  Place in an embossing folder with a small tight pattern and run it through your embossing/ die cutting machine.
You need a close patterned  embossing folder so that the smaller pieces are not missed out when embossing. I use a Stampin' up embossing folder called Square lattice for this technique.

Then trim back the edges  and layer it up and mount it onto you card and add a sentiment of your choice. And that my crafty friends,  is all there is to this technique.



And just to finish here's a closer look at the embossing,


Monday 18 August 2014

In laid Embossing Cards

 Quite a few photos here for one simple card but just wanted to show that each card is different despite being done in same colours
The last photo is obviously done in brighter colours for a more funky look.

Inlaid embossing is a very simple technique, I was going to say it's very quick too but then I realized it took me longer than I thought to to these.

Basic instructions.

Punch out circles in three colours and in four or five sizes.

Punch some offset holes in some of the larger circles.

Arrange the circles in an arrangement that pleases you and glue into position.  Have some circle hanging over the edges of your base card and trim them back before mounting work onto your mats.




 Once you are happy with your arrangement and all your circles are stuck down and dry, place the whole piece into an embossing folder with a tight pattern. 
Like the square lattice from stampin' up .(Now retired) and run it through the Bigshot or similar machine and Hey Presto!!! piece finished.


All that remains is for you to do Is mount it onto a couple of layers of card and add a greeting. Adhere to the front of your card.

Yes, That really is all there is too it. 

 I think these would make great Birthday cards for the male species, but today  these ones are thank you cards to  family members for all my fantastic  birthday pressies.