Timeless tropical

Hello again everyone,

Today I'm showing you a very quick project that I made using a technique called the

 "Inlaid embossing technique". It's a very simple technique, basically you stamp onto your card and then emboss using an embossing folder. You can also if you like glue dsp and die cuts to your card before you emboss it, there are lots of ways of doing it.

Materials needed for card I've made:

Old olive card 106576

1pc 4 1/8" x A4 length scored @ 5 7/8" for card base

1pc 4" x 5 3/4" for the front of card piece

small scrap piece for sentiment die cut

small scrap piece to stamp and die cut 3 x leaves

Whisper white card 106549

1pc 4" x 5 3/4" for inside of card

small scrap piece for sentiment die cut

small scrap piece to stamp and die cut 3 x flowers

Tropical oasis dsp 151252 retiring soon

2pc 4" x 1/2" for on front of card

Braided burlap trim 151254 retiring soon

1pc 4" long for front of card (on dsp)

Tropical oasis trinkets 151253 retiring soon

Gilded gems 152478

Old olive stampin' pad 147090

Timeless tropical bundle 153811 (not available after 2nd June as a bundle with 10% discount)

Coastal weave 3d embossing folder 151503 retiring soon

Mini glue dots 103683

Multi purpose liquid glue 154974

Label me fancy punch 151297

With the stamps you need to stamp all over the piece of 4" x 5 3/4" card with the same colour ink as your using for the card, I've used old olive for mine.

Then you can if you wish glue your 2 strips of dsp along the bottom of your card piece as shown in picture below. I haven't, but if I'm honest with you all it's because I forgot !!! Then you run it through your die cutting machine having it placed into your embossing folder. 

You need to stamp all of your flowers and die cut them as well as your leaves, then I embossed the flowers only, but you could if you wish run the leaves through as well, I think it will still look very nice.

Place glue dots all along the back of your piece of burlap and glue it to the dsp on the front of your card piece (as in first picture).  Now glue the whole piece to the front of your card base.

Glue the whisper white piece of card into the centre of your card.

Stamp your sentiment and punch it out, punch a white one out too and cut as in picture above and then glue the 2 pieces on to the back side of your sentiment, giving it a little white border, then glue on to the front of your card.
Now just glue all of your flowers into place, carefully folding them to give them dimension, but don't do it too hard as you will fold out your embossing pattern on them. Glue your leaves under the flowers and then place all of your trinkets on with mini glue dots, place your gilded gems where you'd like them, and your card is finished.


Hope you liked the card and you give it a go it is a fun technique to do, so go and have some fun.

Any questions about the card or the products that I've used (remember lots of them will be retiring so get them whilst you can) please don't hesitate to contact me. Stay safe, take care and keep crafting.

Big crafty hugs
Natalie xx


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