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I am currently making cards for Operation Write Home, which sends blank handmade cards to deployed servicemen and women. OWH is an amazing organization that ships thousands of cards each month to our nation's Heroes so they have something to write home on. Please check out the tag on the sidebar for more information on this inspiring mission. Please join me in supporting our men and women who sacrifice for us all.



Saturday, February 16, 2013

VCMP Challenge #3 - Selective Embossing

Wow!  Was this a challenge???  I think so!  Hosted by Beth L., who gave wonderful instructions on how to do this by the way, mine was a bit of trial and error.  Here is a note, I used cardboard from a packing box and they have air pockets that once run through the Big Kick, was not the same thickness as it started out.  After several tries and it just kept getting worse so I took the "flops" and glued them to the cardboard for the added thickness it needed. 

The folder is from The Paper Studio, the stamp is Paper Inspirations and the ribbon is Offray.

6 comments:

Velda said...

You did a beautiful job on the card. No one will know how difficult it was. I love that stamp and should use it more often.

Beth L. said...

Perfect embossing folder for that sentiment! I just bought that stamp and was going to use it on some AnyHero cards but I wouldn't have thought of using the selective embossing. Thanks for joining the challenge.

Dixie Cochran said...

Oh, I like this! I think the size and closeness of the stars along with your choice to do a rectangle made this a success. I'm going to have to give this a try. Your card is just beautiful!

Penny Ward said...

Loving everything about your card!!!! Gotta have the embossing folder and stamp! Great job !!!!!

Ann said...

The end result was worth the struggle! It's a beautiful card!!

Anonymous said...

How did you stamp within the embossing folder? I have the folder and that stamp. I love how there is no embossing where you stamped. I am new to this so maybe your instructions are some where. THANKS