Dry Embossing With A Stencil Technique

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Beverly

Yesterday’s card challenge at Splitcoaststampers was to create a card featuring the dry embossing with a stencil technique. It has been many years since I’ve used a stencil to dry emboss card stock. Regardless, I found the challenge to be fun. When was the last time you dry embossed with a stencil?

To create this card, I used an Anna Griffin Brass Stencil and Whisper White Card Stock. With a correct die-cutting sandwich, I ran the paper and stencil through my die-cutting machine, which created an embossed piece of card stock. Turning the embossed card stock face up, I placed the stencil over the embossed areas and used three different colors of ink to color the paper. Because the embossed areas are raised, it was easy to color over the stencil onto the card stock.

I have a matching butterfly punch that I used to punch out yellow and pink butterflies. These butterflies were adhered underneath and down the sides of the embossed and colored card stock. I adhered this piece to a Ballet Blue card base and created the sentiment with a ribbon attached.

It is just that simply!!! If you’ve not tried this in a while, give it a try. It’s easy and fun.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you return soon!

SUPPLIES

Stamps: SU Watercolor Wings (sentiment) and Rose Wonder (inside of card)

Paper: SU Whisper White, Pixie Pink, and Ballet Blue Card Stock

Paper Size: 4-1/2″ x 5-1/4″

Ink: SU Daffodil Delight, Pixie Pink, Ballet Blue, and Cucumber Crush

Accessories: Anna Griffin Brass Stencil, Anna Griffin Butterfly Punch, and Pink Ribbon

Techniques: Dry Embossing With A Stencil Technique

Swallowtail Butterfly

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

DRY EMBOSSING WITH A STENCIL TECHNIQUE

Sunset Scene with Happy Scenes Stamp Set

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Beverly

I have for you today a Sunset Scene featuring the Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set. I used the sponging technique to create my “Happy Scene”.

UPDATE: This card was chosen as one of Splitcoaststampers’ FAVORITES for the week ending on November 8, 2015! Splitcoaststamper’s comment:

“Congratulations! In the General Stamping forum, you’re in the FAVORITES for the week ending November 8, 2015.”

Using the sponging technique, I created the sunset scene first before using the two stamps from the Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set to complete the scene. I love using the Stampin’ Up! Sponges for “sponging”. I have tried other brands of sponges and I do not get the same result.

What is the sponging technique, you ask? For the purpose of a greeting card, it is the art Sof using a small portion of a sponge to apply ink in a circular motion onto a piece of card stock. Sponging is used to achieve a scene, background, or other art form. When applying the sponging technique for my card, I used several Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink Pads. The inks I used are: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Concord Crush (old ink pad), Marina Mist, Pacific Point, and Early Espresso (used in this order – hope you can read the light text :-)).

After achieving my scene, I applied ink to two of the stamps from the Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set and strategically stamped them onto the scene. The two stamps are of trees.

If you have used the Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set, what do you think about the birds on the tree stamp that is shown on the left of my card? Personally, I think whoever designed the stamp did not have a good sense of proportions. When I stamped the image onto the card, I covered my stamp to prevent the two birds at the bottom from showing. Just my spin on the stamp!!!

Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set Item #139821

I hope you enjoy my card! Make my day and give me feedback or ask questions on this card or other Guneaux Designs artwork!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

By

Beverly Polen

Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set

Thinking of You Greeting Card – Spellbinders Tranquil Moments

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Beverly

Hello stampers! Yes, it has been a long time (i.e., two years) since I posted any of my artwork. Life’s events can get in our way sometimes and we have to adapt and decide on our priorities. Posting on my site had fallen to the bottom of my priority list. Now that time allows, I want to share with you a Thinking of You greeting card that I made recently for someone very special.

The card features the retired Stampin’ Up! Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper and Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments Die Set (S5-216), or Card Creator dies. The Spellbinders dies cut so perfectly and are so intricate. They do the job for which they were intended…Card Creator!

I used three retired Stampin’ Up! punches to build the center flower that is attached with a retired Stampin’ Up! brad. Beside the flower are two Stampin’ Up! Basic Pearls. The Tranquil Moments frame is made with Stampin’ Up! Island Indigo Card Stock (122923).

I think this card is beautiful and I created it without using any rubber stamps! Below is somewhat of a side view of the Thinking of You Greeting Card that provides a peek into the inside of the card. I can’t give you a better peek or you could see my private message! LOL

This is a picture of the Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments Dies that I used to create the beautiful card.

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

By

Beverly Polen

Thinking Of You Greeting Card Featuring Spellbinders A2 Tanquil Moments

Loving Thoughts – Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Beverly

An easy card for a Monday sounds good; don’t you agree? This “Wonderful You” card featuring the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set fits the “easy” requirement!

Just slap some Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape on a card front, punch a pansy flower, and add it to the top left corner. Loving Thoughts

Are you thinking, “Why a spring-type card for this time of the year”? Yes, it does seem like a spring-type card. However, one of the beauties of living in South-Central Florida is flowers are still blooming! Most stamping artists are posting fall- and winter-related cards, but I still have flowers blooming in my gardens. Yes, I’ll post fall/winter cards soon, but not today.

I made this card for my wonderful daughter. She is so good to me and I wanted her to know how wonderful she is. She is always bringing me gifts of gratitude, buying me groceries without me asking, and showing her deep love for me in other ways. Every mother should have a daughter like her! I am so blessed!

Loving Thoughts

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Loving Thoughts Stamp Set (125845 -c)

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Card Stock: Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, and Daffodil Delight

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Strawberry Slush