Here's my entry for the latest CR84FN challenge :) Aren't these colors fabulous?!?!
A while back, as I was cruising blogs, I remember seeing a tip about using water on cardstock to make the impression more pronounced when using PTI impression plates. I believe it was Betsy Veldman's site, however, I couldn't find the exact post. Anywho, typically I lightly spritz the surface of the cardstock with plain ol' tap water, place my cardstock on the impression plate and run it through the embossing machine (a Cuttlebug in my instance). Voila! Works like a charm. I took a few pics to demonstrate what I'm talking 'bout :)
This picture shows a piece of cardstock that has been embossed using the water technique on the left and a piece that has been embossed without water (the pattern is provided by PTI's Diamond impression plate). It's pretty striking.
Just a quick pic of the water bottle I use. I picked it up in Walmart or a pharmacy in the area where they sell travel supplies. If you don't have a water bottle handy, a moist paper towel would likely work well. If I've stamped on the cardstock, I'll lightly spritz the back side of the cardstock so the ink doesn't smear or bleed. Give it a go!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
TTFN,
Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated):
Stamps: Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers, Wreath for all Seasons
Ink: Lady bug (Memento), Dark chocolate
Paper: Dark chocolate, kraft, red textured cardstock from DeNami
Other: Diamond stickles, red rhinestones, PTI diamond impression plate, brown silk string
7 Responses to CR84FN5
Beautiful card Andrea! Love the rhinestones snowflake centers and shimmery stars! The embossing looks amazing! Thanks for sharing the process and thanks for playing along with the CR84FN challenge :)
Wow...there's quite a difference. Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.
Love your card!
LOVE these colors and how you used them! I was tempted to buy this stamp set just for these snowflakes. So CAS and fabulous!
That is like the best tip EVER! I will have to try that since I LOVE the impression plate but always want a little more. This card is so PRETTY! LOVE the snowflakes and the bling!
Always full of surprises and great ideas....now can you teach me how to get my darn stocking to punch where I want it to?! It seems my first attempt was a complete fluke! HAHAHA
This card is just beautiful!
(Can you tell I am playing catch up? And I have missed so many fabulous cards of yours!!)
This is beautiful! I am so glad you shared this tip with me awhile back! I use it all the time now!!
Andrea, what a fantastic tip! I'm going to try this for sure. I always feel my impressions aren't what they should be when using Papertrey impression plates. Yay!
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