I used a letter press technique to deboss and colour the background in one pass of my die cutting machine. I just love the technique! I stamped and embossed a piece of vellum in gold and placed it over black card edged with a Martha Stewart border punch. On the frame (detail below) I have used gilding flakes in a variegated colour. The sentiment has been printed, as I did not have stamps small enough to fit in the frame, and embossed with clear powder. And yes, it is possible to emboss from your printer ink as long as your paper/card is not too absorbent and it is done quickly. Brads are helping to attach the vellum (I have applied adhesive in areas where it would not show) and a ribbon rounds off the card.
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Hello there, this is just the most beautiful card!!! I didn't know how else to let you know, but you missed the IO blog and Julie's blog in your morning pass at Friday's posts. It looks like you are playing all week and I want to thank you for your wonderful compliments and wish you luck in the drawings too! :-)
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