Nutty for Preinking

Over at Nutty for Stampin' there is a great tutorial on her blog about how to partially emboss with the Framed Tulips folder.  It's so cool!  I learned from her tutorial exactly how she was able to get two parallel strips of the embossing folder on a card front.  Once I tried out her tutorial I was hooked.

I added ink to the folder with a sponge before I ran it through the Big Shot in order to get subtle color in the nooks and crannies.  To keep the embossed strips straight and right where I wanted them I started by first adhering my piece of DSP to the front of my card.

If you are thinking this card looks a lot like my card which I posted just the other day it's because this card was the inspiration for that.  You see my mom needed a simple card for a group of girls to make.  We liked this card style and the colors for them to make, but we both felt that while this card appears simple it is actually more complex than the time they would have.  So we simplified this card into what my 3/24 card post.

All supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps - Triple Treat Flower, Friendly Phrases

Ink - Soft Suede Classic Ink

Paper - Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, & Very Vanilla Card Stocks, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Accessories - Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, In Color Brads, Linen Thread, Stampin' Sponge, Fancy Flower & Five Petal Punches, 1" Square Punch (to fish tail the pennant), Bone Folder (to curl and distress the flower)

I have added my card today to the 52 Card Pick Up over at The Old Back Porch, go check out what has been posted there for more great inspiration.

Happy craftin, Elizabeth