Happy Birthday

Hi and thanks for visiting ......    

I have a rare "Male" card for you today    

and    

thanks to the ladies at Let's Squash It challenge - 

some more use of my embossing folders

I saw this technique ages ago and made a sample and then it disappeared into the UFO pile... but with the theme of Animals I thought to try it out.   This embossing folder lends itself beautifully  -  I stamped the 'trees reflection' in black Versafine directly onto the EF and with white card ran it through the Cuttlebug - I made a few examples so there will be some more cards and I really like how it turned out.   Watercoloured the background with Distress Inks, framed it with navy card.  Stamped and white embossed the sentiment on the bottom and to finish added a die cut bird that I coloured with pencils

I am playing along with Let's Squash It challenge #4 - EF and Animal

also with The Male Room challenge #146 - Animals

Hope you have a wonderful creative day... cheers

NOTE: I looked through my Pinterest saves and found the technique that inspired me.. here is the link 

https://ramblinstamper.blogspot.com/2017/11/embossing-folder-technique-quick-easy.html

 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Stamp It - Reflection Pool,  Happy Little Stampers - Fun birthday sentiments

Dies:  Spellbinders - nesting rectangles, Kaisercraft - Birds & Butterflies

Inks:  Versafine - black, Versamark, Distress Inks - salty ocean, broken china, stormy sky, squeezed lemonade, fossilised amber

Other: white embossing powder, Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Bird Call