Wildlife Greetings

Just purchased the 'Woodland' embossing folder from Stampin' Up!. I loved the technique used of stamping on the embossing folder and then running it through the Die-Cut/Emboss Machine to emboss. So, I just had to try this for myself.

Now, it did take me a few tries to get the look that I wanted. The first one... the deer was in the middle of the panel. Which, would have been fine, but I wanted it offset a bit. The second try... I miscalculated and the deer ended up on the left-hand side. Ha! I forgot the image is reversed from what I stamped/embossed. Anyway... the third time was the charm.

To achieve this, I stamped the deer image onto the embossing folder. Stamp on the side where the embossed part is indented (not the embossed part being above the folder). Next, place your cardstock where you want the deer to show. Emboss as you would normally. Once done, remove cardstock from folder and sponge (I used Crumb Cake) onto the trees to make them stand out a bit from the background.

Huh! I just realized that I embossed the trees upside down. The tiny branches are going downward instead of upward. Weird, because what I thought of as the bottom... the tree trunks get bigger (which isn't the case in real trees!). Well, I'm happy with the end result! I'm sure no one will realize they're upside down....will they?

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Wildlife Reserve, Good Greetings, Sprinkles of Life
Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red
Paper - Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Woodland Embossing Folder, Tree Builder Punch, sponge daubers

 

Perfect Wildlife

My niece loves animals..... wolves and raptors in particular, so I wanted to create a card that had an animal on it, but still be 'girly'.  She's more of a tomboy, so I chose not to use pink. I believe that my choice of the Bermuda Bay ribbon really makes this card more feminine than masculine.  I'm hoping you like my card too!

I used a retired stamp set..... Wildlife Reserve.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Wildlife Reserve (retired), Perfect Pennants
Paper - Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink - Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay
Accessories - Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Bitty Banners Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Taffeta Ribbon (Bermuda Bay), glue dots, dimensionals

Eagle Coasters

I created some coasters for my brother, Dave, for his home.

I purchased the tiles from Home Depot (the packages come with 9 tiles, choice of white or beige). Then, sprayed them with Krylon Fixatif, so the stone would not absorb the ink. Once dry, I stamped the images with Timber Brown Staz-on ink. When the ink was dry, I sprayed the fixatif over the surface again. I placed 4 felt pads on the bottom of the tiles, so they wouldn't scratch any surfaces that they were placed on.

Stamp Sets - Lovely As A Tree, Wildlife Reserve
Ink - Timber Brown Staz-on
Accessories - Workable Fixatif (Krylon)