Hi all. I'm back with a masculine birthday card using a feather stamp from a set by Art Journey called Nature Flowers, and I also used a set of XCut hexagon dies and an embossing folder by Sheena Douglass from her Textures range called Distress which I have had for quite a long time. I decided to use the Joseph's Coat technique which I have probably only tried about once before and is a form of emboss resist which is the theme this time over at the CAS Mix Up Card Challenge, this month being a mixed media challenge. The card features ink blending, stamping, heat embossing, dry embossing and die cutting.
I started by covering my piece of card with three Distress Inks added using a blending tool. It is best to apply them heavily and choose nice strong colours. I chose Mermaid Lagoon, Mustard Seed and Cracked Pistachio. I then stamped the feather, first making sure the inks were perfectly dry, using Versamark and heat embossed using WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder. I then got out my Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and rubbed the pad all over the piece, and then using a piece of tissue I cleaned off the feather images which remain trapped under the clear embossing and surrounded by the black inked background. I then die cut out four hexagons from it. I decided to use an embossed background and found a Sheena Douglass Texture embossing folder called Distress and added this just left white. I finished by adding a die cut sentiment cut from a piece of black card.
Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you again soon.
I am also entering the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - No. 436 Make Your Mark.
Happy Little Stampers August Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Country View Challenges - Happy Birthday.
16 comments:
wow beautiful effect with the Josephs coat and your feather stamp. love your base colour ♥
That's a good take on the embossed resist challenge and putting the hexagons onto an embossed background has worked beautifully to make a CAS card.
Such a lovely masculine card Pat...the colours are stunning and a technique I have't done for a very long time...your white embossed background reallty show cases your hexagon die cuts.
Anne
A fabulous masculine card Pat.
Kath x
OH! This is such a wonderful card, love the shapes and the embossing. Love the feather stamping too.
Faith x
Hi Pat what a wonderful card, a super technique and colours, makes a fab male card, Kate x
Gorgeous card Pat! Love your Joseph's Coat technique ... perfect with these fabulous feathers. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx
Beautiful card! your Joseph's coat is gorgeous and I love your choice of die cutting with hexigons.
OMG..Love your Joseph's Coat Emboss Resist beautiful CAS card, Pat. Love your choice of ink sponged colors over your stamped Feather's that were heat embossed with Clear EB powder. So beautiful covered with your black ink. Your technique turned out beautifully. Wonderful textured EB folder background too. So pleased you joined our CAS Mix EB Resist Challenge. Love and hugs..Nancy
Wow! I really need to try this technique. I LOVE your feathers and how they shine with the Joseph's Coat technique! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Mix Up!
Such a great make Pat. Perfect for those 'men' cards. Your bold colours and stand out geometric design is wonderful. (And you've used one of my fave EF's for your background too!) Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! x
I followed all of your steps, Pat, which are many more than I normally do, but, wow, the effort is well worth it! What a fabulous result, made even more unique by the four hexagon die cuts! The background e/f and die-cut sediment are perfect! Hugs, Darnell
I'm sorry that I haven't been around much lately Pat but life just seems really busy at the moment. Your card is fabulous, such a beautiful design and I love the colours x
Wonderful card, Pat. I love the beautiful hexagons and they really pop against the white, embossed background. xx
Your card is wonderful. I love the design inside your shapes. Everything works so well together.
Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers.
Barb Housner, DT
Beautiful card - love the design! Thanks for joining us at Countryview Challenges and good luck in the draw! Hugs Rachel xx
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