Today, I’m going to show you some of the different ways you can add embossing ink to your projects, so you can add texture, shine and sparkle wherever you need it!
In this post, I’ll give you step-by-step instructions to create this shaped birthday card, but for all the detail and lots of extra hints and tips, please do join me over on YouTube, where I have a full process video!
Instructions
- Die cut all of the pieces from the Spellbinders birthday cake dies in your desired colours of cardstock.
- Assemble the cake, macarons and bunting with liquid glue.
- Make sure your embossing ink pad is nice and juicy by re-inking it with the rollerball / freestyle tool – I use circular motions all over the surface of the ink pad.
- Press the chocolate frosting die cut into your ink pad, cover with clear gloss and heat set. Repeat for the drips of frosting.
- Using an embossing pen, colour over the bunting, then add Frosted Glass embossing powder and heat set.
- Using the mixed media brush, add embossing ink to the tops of the macarons, then add Sparkles (I used Sparkling Sugar and Cotton Candy).
- Finish assembling your die cut elements.
- Create a shaped card based using the cake die – fold a piece of card in the same colour as the cake, and add the cake die over the top – making sure that this sticks out above the fold, so that the fold doesn’t get die -cut – and run it through your die cutting machine.
- Add the cake to the card base and you’re done! A birthday card with tonnes of shine, sparkle and texture.
Supplies
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Jayne Vaughan
Hey! I’m Jayne, or you may know me as Card Days’ Night!
I live in Chester, UK, with my husband and two young daughters, and I work as a travel lawyer – so life is pretty full on! When I’m not busy with work, kids and family life, I love nothing more than spending time in my craft room. Cardmaking is my passion but I also love planning, memory keeping and sewing.
I love to explore new places, but I’m always happiest when I’m home!
Other supplies used
- Spellbinders – Bougie Birthday Collection – Etched Dies – Ganache Gateau Etched Dies – https://tidd.ly/4qH2QJs
- Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cutting machine – https://tidd.ly/4qT18VO (scrapbook.com have this at a great price right now! Also there’s a discount code to get 10% off your order – BLOOM)
- Coloured Cardstock:
- Concord and 9th Ballet Slipper – https://tidd.ly/3OnLeF9
- Concord and 9th Briar Rose – https://tidd.ly/4qLNR1d
- Concord and 9th Lakefront – https://tidd.ly/3ZFd7Lt
- Cream cardstock from my stash
- Warm mushroom cardstock – https://www.limetreecraft.com/product/warm-mushroom-220gsm/
(affiliate links used where available – if you purchase supplies using my affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you (your support means the world)).
I hope this project has inspired you to try out some of the other formats of embossing ink and play around with the effects that you can get! If you’d like to explore the ink range further, head over to the collection page on the Wow website.
Thanks again for joining me today and I look forward to catching up with you again next month!
Jayne Vaughan
Hey! I’m Jayne, or you may know me as Card Days’ Night!
I live in Chester, UK, with my husband and two young daughters, and I work as a travel lawyer – so life is pretty full on! When I’m not busy with work, kids and family life, I love nothing more than spending time in my craft room. Cardmaking is my passion but I also love planning, memory keeping and sewing.
I love to explore new places, but I’m always happiest when I’m home!