Handstamped by Rachel: Christmas Tidings Embossing Folders

Monday, 4 September 2023

Heart of Christmas week 5 - Gilded Wishes All Around

Hello stampers, it's time for week 5 of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I missed the last week as life got too busy.

The card I have to share with you this week uses the Wishes All Around Bundle and the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder.

I started by embossing a piece of Basic White card stock with the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder. I very gently rubbed a Versamark ink pad over the raised images. I then sprinkled Heat and Stick Powder over the Versamark followed by Gilded Leafing. Unfortunately the Gilded Leafing didn't adhere to the raised sections as well as I'd hoped.

I changed track and reached for my Multipurpose Glue. Very selectively and sparingly I added the glue to the raised images that the Versamark missed. I left the glue to go tacky, for about 10 mins. I didn't want the glue too wet so that it didn't spread from where I wanted it. I upended the cardstock into the Gilded Leafing again and this time the result was much more satisfactory. I didn't want perfect coverage, but enough for the Christmas designs to be highlighted.

I cut two of the wreaths, one from Granny Apple Green and the other from Watercolour paper. I coloured the Watercolour piece with Parakeet Party and Real Red ink. The wreaths were layered together and attached to the embossed piece with Dimensionals.

The card base is Granny Apple Green and the mat is Real Red. The greeting was heat embossed in White on Real Red cardstock.

All of these products are available in my online store from the 6th of Sept.

Now it's time to see what my lovely stamping friend Christine Blain has to share with us.

If you encounter any issues with the links in our hop please head to Sharon's blog as she is the wonderful host of our Christmas hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

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