Have you been following along with the Paper Crafts Connection and Moxie Fab World blogs? Lots of fun sneak peeks of the newest special issue...Stamp It! 3 Ways! Here's a peek at the cover and you can purchase it by clicking HERE...
In honor of this new issue, my fellow Go-to Gals and I have put together a little Stamp it 3 Ways (x's 2) blog hop! Each of us has created a project using the Harlequin Background stamp and Essential Sentiments set, both from A Muse Studio.
I decided to take these stamps and create a colorful birthday card. For the background, I stamped the Harlequin Background using Versamark ink, then heat embossed it with several different colors of Zing embossing powder for a festive and colorful background!
The simple "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Essential Sentiments set. I thought the font was perfect for this card. The fun number border sticker is from Simple Stories Happy Day collection.
The multi-color embossing was really simple to do..let me show you step-by-step how you can do this for yourself...
I started by stamping the Harlequin Background onto Kraft cardstock using Versamark ink. Then starting in the upper left corner, I sprinkled red powder. When I shook off the powder, I made sure to shake it off towards that corner, so the rest of my stamped image wouldn't get powder on it.
Next I did the orange, sprinkling it diagonally across the card, directly below the red. Then I shook off the excess, shaking it again towards the red corner.
Next I did yellow in the same manner, again always shaking excess off towards already powdered image.
Continue this way until the entire image is coated in embossing powder. I finished with green, then blue. Once you get to the other corner you can feel free to shake the excess off that end to be sure to cover the entire stamped image. Then just heat with your heat tool and you're finished!
I love the way the color pops against the Kraft background. Once again, I'm in love with that Zing powder!
Thanks for stopping by for our little Go-to Gal blog hop! You can check out what the other Go-to Gals did by clicking on their links...
Oh, and it's my turn for Groovin' with the Go-to Gals on the Paper Crafts Connection blog - CLICK HERE to see another project I created from one of the sets featured in the new Stamp It 3 Ways issue! Psssst...there's a giveaway going on in that post for some cool Technique Tuesday stamps!
Here's a peek at my project that's featured there today...hop on over to see the entire project!
Finished size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
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Love, love, LOVE that background! Thanks for including the "how to"!
Posted by: Marie Markowski | January 25, 2012 at 12:49 PM
love love the way you embossed the background pattern.
Posted by: Chunyuan | January 25, 2012 at 01:06 PM
Wow! Just WOW!
Posted by: Tania | January 25, 2012 at 01:18 PM
You card is so fresh and fun! Love it!
Posted by: Toni Storie | January 25, 2012 at 01:22 PM
Love how you embossed the background stamp! Awesome technique!!
Posted by: Gwen | January 25, 2012 at 01:25 PM
EEK! This card is pure fun!! I LOVE it :)
Posted by: Michele Gross | January 25, 2012 at 01:45 PM
I haven't tried the zing powders yet. The background is amazing, I will have to give it a try.
Posted by: marymac | January 25, 2012 at 02:19 PM
Love the graduated coloring on this card. Fantastic!
Posted by: Julia | January 25, 2012 at 02:24 PM
What a fun card! Its so colorful and I'm loving the embossing!
Posted by: Melinda T | January 25, 2012 at 02:53 PM
Wow! That background looks fabulous! Love the effect!
Posted by: jengd | January 25, 2012 at 02:55 PM
Um, WOW!!! :) That embossed background is fabulous! The entire card is.
Posted by: Lindsey | January 25, 2012 at 02:59 PM
Unreal! I LOVE this! I never would have thought to do that with the embossing powder!
Posted by: Toni K | January 25, 2012 at 03:14 PM
That's the neatest thing I've seen in a long time.
Posted by: Natasha G.P. | January 25, 2012 at 03:20 PM
I am going to have to try that. I hope that the ink doesn't dry too quickly.
Posted by: sharon gullikson | January 25, 2012 at 03:20 PM
That is so neat. What a great technique.
Posted by: B. Poteraj | January 25, 2012 at 03:21 PM
Oh wow!2 Now I must have some Zing, your card was beautiful! Thanks for the detailed instructions.
Posted by: beatrice lawson | January 25, 2012 at 03:32 PM
You make such great cards with different looks. I always get a kick out of what you come up with. This one is maybe the neatest you've ever done!
Posted by: micah Gullikson | January 25, 2012 at 03:37 PM
Great card! Thank you for sharing tutorial!
Posted by: Svetlana | January 25, 2012 at 03:50 PM
OMG, this card is awesome! Love the colours you have used and the technique.
Posted by: Ange Kelly | January 25, 2012 at 04:01 PM
Nice card and awesome technique. Thanks!
Posted by: Jess S | January 25, 2012 at 04:18 PM
thanks for sharing this technique!
Posted by: renee logan | January 25, 2012 at 04:28 PM
Those colors really do POP! Love your cards, Betsy!
Posted by: Janet L. | January 25, 2012 at 04:43 PM
Absolutely love the colours on this card...it is so cheerful!!!
Posted by: Shirley Fread | January 25, 2012 at 04:45 PM
what a fun card. Love that background stamp!!
Posted by: Marla H. | January 25, 2012 at 04:57 PM
I absolutely love that embossed rainbow!
Posted by: Sue | January 25, 2012 at 05:17 PM