Today’s card uses the Inked Embossing Folder Technique. We’ll be creating this card in classes this month but I thought I’d share it here as well! (Come to class if you want to recreate it easily LOL!). If you’d like more paper crafting tutorials and tips, sign up for my newsletter! **EDITED OCTOBER 2020 TO ADD: click here to check out the new post on this technique and video tutorial**
I love this effect! For this card, we tapped the Balmy Blue ink pad onto the inner surface of the Country Floral Dynamic Embossing Folder. (A Sale-a-Bration Level 1 reward – you can select it for free with a $60CAD product order!). Tap onto the side with the Stampin’ Up! logo. Once there’s an even coating of ink, place your cardstock inside and run it through the Big Shot – don’t forget the special sandwich for these extra thick folders – Regular Platform, folder with cardstock inside, top Plastic Cutting Plate only.
Clean up for this inked embossing folder technique is also super easy – I just run the folder under the tap and pat dry with a paper towel. Stampin’ Up!’s inks are dye based so they’re water soluble.
The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases (available in red rubber clear mount or red rubber wood mount), and it’s punched out with the new Story Label punch which is available for purchase during March as part of the Sale-a-Bration Coordination product suite. We used a sponge dauber to add a bit of Balmy Blue ink around the edges of the label. I am using up some of the Organdy Ribbon I had from my earlier Sale-a-Bration order – because if you blinked….it’s gone again! I think everybody who had been waiting on it jumped in to order and it’s unavailable once again in North America (this time gone for good).
However – there are LOTS of new regular catalogue items available to select for free as well as the original offerings (other than the ribbons, obviously…). You can go to the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store and check out the Sale-a-Bration options currently available. Remember that we are now into the “March 31 or while supplies last” phase of Sale-a-Bration. I shared a strategy for planning out your Sale-a-Bration redemptions on the YamStamps Facebook page a while back. Stampin’ Up! manufactures their own stamps in the US, so they are better able to quickly deal with varying levels of demand for stamp sets, but the accessories and tools tend to be sourced from outside the US and so are often affected by shipping times.
In the meantime, we will continue to Sale-a-Brate until the end of March! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or need assistance placing your order. Comments are working again, too, so feel free to leave a comment for me!
**EDITED TO ADD** This is a SUPER popular project of mine on the YamStamps Pinterest account – so if you came via a pin – thanks for visiting! Please sign up for my weekly newsletter to get more paper crafting tips and tricks!
Where are you located? I would love to find a class!
Hi Carol! I’m in Burlington Ontario but I do travel to local areas…. check out my events page for upcoming dates otherwise? Yamstamps.com/events
This reminds me so much of Wedgewood porcelain. It is beautiful!!
Oh yes! Almost like I intended (haha no – just a lucky fluke). Thanks!
This card is absolutely beautiful! I love it. I love learning different ways to use embossing folders.
Thanks Eileen! Yes – it’s always great to learn how to extend your crafting supplies!
Always looking for new ways to use my embossing folders. Teri is right. My first impression was also Wedgewood. Beautiful!
Thanks Linda!
Is the country floral embossing folder still available to purchase? I would love to get one and am a new card maker in Saskatchewan.
Hi Bev – yes happily this embossing folder is available to purchase. Country floral embossing folder Let me know if you have any other questions or need help placing an order. The link goes to the item in my online store and ships directly to your chosen address in Canada 🙂
I would love to purchase the country folder embossing folder. Would you please be so kind to send me the address where I can order and get it shipped to Arizona. Thank you so much.
Hi Peggy – This is a great folder! Unfortunately, I personally can’t help you out because Stampin’ Up! rules mean I can only sell within Canada 🙁 You can always go to the Stampin’ Up! website and do a demonstrator locator search for someone near you. I’ll message you with a few names as well!
how do you get the 3 d look its not just the ink is it?
Hi Carol – the ink is applied onto the inside of the embossing folder before placing the cardstock inside the folder and then running it through a die cutting machine.
Is the Country Floral Embossing Folder still available
Thanks
Judy
This folder is now retired, but you could use another floral themed (or whatever pattern you like) embossing folder (3D ones work best/most easily) for this technique.