About a week ago, I was blurfing and found this awesome tutorial on Paper Pleasing Ideas with Julie. It's on CuttleBug Ink Embossing. Click HERE to see it! It's worth it! You'll also have to click here to see Carole Burrage's awesome card that she did with this technique. My jaw dropped. I just love THIS card.Here's the technique in a nutshell. Wish I knew who came up with this. I'd give them credit right now! It was apparently a part of a technique lover's challenge on Splitcoast. Anywho, here goes- You take a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and ink up the flat side, not the bumpy side. I chose to ink my folder up with Versamark. You put your paper in and then run it through your die cutting machine. If you use normal ink, your paper is done when you roll it off the machine. Mine, however, took one extra step. I brushed a layer of bronze Pearl Ex on and used a soft paper towel to rub off the excess. What I was left with was a peice of paper that looks kind of like an antique tin or copper ceiling. It's not something I would do all the time, but fun for just the "right" card! The only stamping on this card is the sentiment. Recognize it? It's a part of the Thank You set from Green Grass Stamps that I am giving away this next Sunday! All you need to do is leave a comment under Monday's post and you're in for the giveaway. Thanks again to the company's owner, Tammy, who offered this set up for my blog candy. How sweet!
Happy Tuesday! Until tomorrow!
21 comments:
Oh my goodness, this is too cool! I am loving all these Cuttlebug ideas and this one is amazing with the Pearl-ex.
What a wonderful card Julie and that technique sounds like fun. I will have to try it and let you know how I fare!!
Have a great day!
Julie -- Absolutely gorgeous!! Such a stunning card -- so simple, yet elegant! Makes me want to pull out the Cuttlebug and Pearl-Ex this very moment! Great job -- thanks for sharing! ~Amy~
Beautiful card and really quite simple. Would make a great "man" card. Love the brown tone cards. Pat
I love this! I just bought this folder the other day:)
Laura
Beautiful card Julie. Reminds me of the old tin ceilings. Love that look.
It's beautiful, very masculine. Gonna have to try that!!
This is so weird. Someone just asked me the other day if I had heard of this technique. I had been meaning to check it out, and you went ahead and posted the info. Fantastic! Great card (as always).
Wow, beautiful card, your so clever to come up with the VersaMark and Pearl-Ex idea :)
That is such a sweet technique!!
Yours turned out really sharp!!
Wow! This is the first I've seen with Versamark -- really opens up the possibilities, doesn't it? Brilliant girl!
Oh My! This is WOW! I love that you take a technique and add some zing and pizzazz and I'm bowled over. Wanna bring your cuttlebug and come over to my house and help me make a new ceiling for my stamp room?
Just stunning, Julie!
I'm definitely gonna be trying this techinque .. including using the Pearl-Ex!
TFS!!
~Hugs, Deb
Absolutely gorgeous card! I'm going to try it too!
This is just gorgeous! I love it! Hope you are having a wonderful day! :)
Incredible card. I love how you did this. You are so gifted.
This is really wonderful technique with the use of the cuttlebug.
Simply elegant! It is definitely wonderful and just so absolutely perfect!
Gorgeous card Julie - I love the distressed look with the ink n the embossed paper. great job!
I always love to hear of new ways to use Pearl Ex! A beautiful card and I thank you for sharing it!
The more ideas I see with the Cuttlebug, the more I NEED one.
This card is beautiful
Donna Coffman
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