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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Another embossed geometric

Hey crafty friends - welcome! I recently bought a new Memory Box embossing folder named Geometric Crystals (enabled by Trina of Phamtastic Design - see her beauty with it HERE on the MB blog!). With the name including geometric, it must be perfect for challenge #19 at Let's Squash It!!. Gail & Jo want to see dry embossing with geometric/repeating patterns.


Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 Card; Poptone Black Licorice;
Neenah Solar White; Tim Holtz watercolor paper; vellum
Embossing folder - Memory Box Geometric Crystals
Stamps - Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Background
Dies - Hero Arts Butterfly (retired)
Spellbinders Oval; Taylored Expressions Simple Strips
Other - Tim Holtz Distress Markers; Park Lane gem;

I embossed a piece of watercolor paper and scribbled some Distress Marker in each square well. You can emboss the reverse way and get some gorgeous raised squares too - I'll try that soon! Spritzed the panel so the water moved around, then heated it til dry. Rubbed a Tumbled Glass ink pad across the raised border lines. Matted on black, then white and added to A2 card. Die cut a black butterfly and a vellum oval. Added to card along with a sentiment strip - done!

I'm also adding this to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #37 since my embossing folder is getting first play today.

Thanks for stopping and have a crafty day!!

 

12 comments:

Greta said...

What a neat effect with that embossing folder! Pretty card!

Cat Craig said...

What a cool and colorful look, LInda. Fab!

Dawn T said...

Fabulous card Linda

Loll said...

Fabulous depth with your geometric square embossing Linda. Love the mix of bright colours you've added to the background. Your silhouette butterfly is so pretty over top. xx

Trina P. said...

Aren’t you glad you bought that EF? 😉 This is so pretty, especially in rainbow colours… great job watercoloring the wells. The black butterfly is a fab contrast.
Happy Easter.

Trina P. said...

Me again… forgot to mention that this colourful creation would qualify in this month’s challenge at MB.
https://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2022/04/memory-box-challenge-83-colorful-creations.html

Jean said...

So unique - wonderful combination of elements!

Rosemary said...

wonderful design, linda. love that fun butterfly!

Dotty Jo said...

Thanks for playing again at Let's Squash It, Linda, I just love how you've coloured that embossing folder! Your entries are always so inspirational, thanks so much, Jo x

papierelle said...

This card is exceptionally beautiful. I don't like colorful that much, but colorful fits perfectly here. I'm excited!!

Angelnorth said...

Love the paint palette effect of putting colour in the embossed squares Linda, great card!

ionabunny said...

Fun technique and gorgeous result. Thanks for joining the fun at Let's Squash It!! Hugz