Here’s to Strong Women for PP480

Happy Sunday! Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players. 

This week, I’m super-excited to be the hostess for our monthly 

Theme Challenge. 

 Check it out and play along with us! 

Heat embossing is one of my favorite techniques to add awesome texture and detail to cards. With just a few simple tools, you can really add such a fun “wow factor” to a card. You simply need some Versamark Ink, embossing powder and a Heat Tool to make the magic happen. I also recommend investing in an Embossing Buddy which is a tool you rub all over your paper BEFORE you heat emboss to remove any static and stops stray embossing powder from hanging around on the non-stamped areas on your cardstock. I’ve listed all of the products I used on this card at the end of this post, along with the link to shop in my online Stampin’ Up®  store. 

Color Combo: 

Coastal Cabana

Petal Pink

Rococo Rose

Gold Foil

For my card, I also added a few coloring details to really make the metallic heat embossing pop a little more. For starters, on the Shimmery White Cardstock background layer, I added a soft watercolor wash background using some Petal Pink ink and an Aqua Painter. It’s important to use either Shimmery White Cardstock or watercolor paper for this step. Regular Whisper White Cardstock just doesn't hold up as well when you add water to it. I also really like the extra pop of sparkle the Shimmery White adds to the card. 

After the cardstock was completely dry from adding the watercolor wash background, I used the Birthday Backgrounds stamp set to add a little more texture to the background. I started by heat embossing two of the textured “speckled" images in gold, then stamped over them again using Petal Pink ink. It just adds a little more detail to the background and helped to frame the focal image a bit more. 

I just love a BIG, bold sentiment as the focal image on a card! The Here’s to Strong Women stamp set has some fabulous sentiments of encouragement. Heat embossing the sentiment really makes it stand out, too. I decided to add some fun color to the background before I did the heat embossing. Using Sponge Daubers, I added a color trio of Rococo Rose, Petal Pink and Coastal Cabana on the layer of Whisper White Cardstock. Once I had the cardstock covered and the inks blended together, I heat embossed the sentiment. I just love these colors together, don’t you? To be fair, Coastal Cabana is one of those colors that can do no wrong, in my opinion and I think it really pops with this combo of soft pinks. 

For the finishing details, I colored some of the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding pink (see tip below) and added a double bow along with a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots. 

Card Measurements and Details: 

• Coastal Cabana Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11, scored at 5-1/2” 
• Rococo Rose Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Shimmery White Cardstock - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8” 
• Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding - Add subtle color by mixing a few drops of Petal Pink Ink Refill with rubbing alcohol in a Stampin’ Spritzer then spritz on ribbon and let dry completely 
• Gold Foil - 2-1/2” x 3-5/8” 
• Whisper White Cardstock - 2-1/4” x 3-3/8”, add ink using Sponge Daubers then heat emboss sentiment in gold
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4”, I left the inside of the card blank to add a handwritten note

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday March 6th, 2020. 

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Allisa Steinlicht

Stef Perry

Mary Deatherage

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

This month’s Host Code is: ZPJ94S46. 

If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using this host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month’s tutorial features 12 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! 

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If your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping), do NOT use the host code. You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive the gift from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Here's To Strong Women Cling Stamp Set [149361]	Birthday Backgrounds Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151260]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297]
Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Glitter Enamel Dots [146934]	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147169]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]
Snail Adhesive [104332]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]