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I've been trying to show you all that embossing makes your handmade cards that much more special! Now I'm going to show you two cards - one with embossing, that embosses ... with a special twist!My first card is beautiful (in my humble opinion) but still rather plain.  The little birds on the branch are so darn cute!!  Do you have the bird bundle from Stampin' Up! yet?!  The image is stamped on one of the new nested label dies.  I colored them in with blends.  The...

It's time for me show off another embossed card!  I made this card specifically to show off the difference that a little embossing can make. Check out this card.  So simple to make -- I'm going to call it a #simplestamping card because it really took me just a few minutes to create.  I was inspired by a swap card that I received, which I will show you in just a moment.The stamped flower shown here is from the stamp set called Healing Hugs and is such a great thinking of...

On my Facebook Live today, I shared some cards I "stepped up" with just a bit of embossing.  The cards were simple and beautiful to begin with, but with just an extra step, it goes from great to WOW!Here's the first card, before embossing:This card base is the new Terracotta Tile color.  Isn't it beautiful? I was thinking that it was Calypso Coral!  Very close!!  I love the new Mosaic Mood specialty designer paper.  If you remember, I had featured some fancy fold cards...

I've shared a few cards that I've made using the Joseph's Coat stamping technique this week - now let's see how this technique looks on Royal Peacock.Before I start, I wonder if anyone else is having trouble keeping the "peacocks" straight"?!  I have such a hard time remembering that the designer paper and the suite is called NOBLE peacock, the color is PRETTY peacock (thank goodness I can remember that for the color, the beginning initials are the same!), and the stamp set is ROYAL...

Yesterday I shared how to do the Joseph's Coat technique, and I love that it is totally unpredictable!  Well, today I have a 2nd card to share. I used brighter colors for my "under-stamping", and then a different color over.top.  I have one tip to share with you first. Do you see my stitched rectangle in the photo above? Well, as you will see in the next photo, I created a custom-size rectangle for this sentiment.  I've indicated the die I used for the sentiment, however, my...