Hi there! This is Trina and I am back to share another CAS card using the Bright Hearts die from the Valentine’s Collection and a die technique I’ve had on my to-try-list for probably over two years. 😂 Better late than never, right? I’ve seen it done throughout blogland, but I believe it originated from Jennifer McGuire. Here’s my card.
This is a super easy technique combining both dry and heat embossing with dies. I found darker cardstock looked best. Started by prepping the cardstock with an anti static bag and then setting it in my die cutting machine to be dry embossed. Placed the die with the cutting edge facing up, then gently inked only the raised cutting edge with VersaMark. Carefully picked up the die and flipped it onto the cardstock. Ran it through the die cutting machine to dry emboss it, then added white embossing powder.
The embossing powder sticks to the VersaMark embossed lines. Heat embossed to complete the technique. Even after using the anti-static bag, I found the powder strayed quite a bit. I simply used a small brush to remove them before applying the heat.
I wanted the image to stand out more, so I used a black Polychromos pencil to add some shading. The sentiments from Best Life Typewriter stamp set were white heat embossed on hot pink cardstock and popped up with foam adhesive. For some sparkle (wasn’t able to capture it in the photo), added clear shimmer to finish.
Essentially this is like “turning your dies into stamps” and is a great way to stretch your dies. Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your day!
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