Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #86 - Emboss It

It's time for another challenge on the Crafty Gals Corner Blog.

Challenge #86 - Emboss It

Today I have used the super cute Brittany Digital Stamp by Nikki Burnette, one of our generous sponsors this week.

I cut the tree layers using the Hansel and Gretal cut file byErin Doran from the Silhouette Design Store using my Silhouette Cameo machine.  I cut "Hansel & Gretal" out from the top layer and the little house from the middle layer, adding some more grass to it instead.  I punched out two strips of grass using a border punch to add more layers to fill the little hill around Brittany's feet.

I added lots of texture by dry embossing the tree trunks with a stylus and woodgrain texture plate.  This photo shows the back of the tree trunks as I embossed them, I moved the trunks around so that the grain was going in the right direction for each one.  Once the embossing was done, I lightly brushed each layer with Distress Ink to accent the texture.

I stamped and heat embossed stars on the background with clear embossing powder.

Initially I stamped the cluster of stars from the stamp set but found that they were too close together, so I placed the "loose" stars onto a block and randomly stamped them over the background.

I coloured Brittany with Copic markers (details of colours used listed below).

... and one last photo of the card.  This flat view shows the texture of the dry embossed trees and the shine of the heat embossed stars.

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Brittany Digital Stamp by Nikki Burnette

X-Press It Blending Card - A5
Silhouette Design Store - Hansel and Gretal cut file byErin Doran

Silhouette Cameo

American Crafts Textured Cardstock - 100 sheet value pack

Copic markers - face & skin - E50 E51 E53 E93

Copic markers - eyes - G07 G46

Copic markers - lips - R56 R85

Copic markers - hair - G40 G43 G46

Copic markers - clothes & hat - BV01 BV02 BV04 BV08

Copic markers - shoes & hat rim - C1 C3 C5 C7

Copic markers - stars on clothes & hat - Y06 Y08

Copic markers - pumpkin - Y35 Y38 YR04 and stalk YR27

Copic markers - book - E37 E35 W1 W2 R46

Fiskars - Texture Plate - Woodgrain

Fiskars - Embossing Stylus

Distress Inks - Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose, Gathered Twigs
(to accent the woodgrain embossed texture)

Winnie & Walter - stamps - Scenery: Big Bang Confetti

Versamark Ink Pad

WOW! Embossing Powder - Clear Gloss Super Fine

American Crafts - Zap! Embossing Heat Gun

Fiskars - Border Punch - Grass

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Foam Dots

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Sending a big Thank You to Nikki Burnette for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for sponsoring Challenge #86 with the Crafty Gals Corner.

   

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenge

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Simon Says Stamp Blog
Work It Wednesday July 2016
The challenge this month is to use the August Birthstone, Peridot.
Brittany has long luscious locks of green hair.

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