Mojo Monday 147 Embossed Embossing

This is my take on this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I was trying to go for a focal point (point taken, I think) that was really bold. I've had this Stampin' Up stamp set forever and probably use it more than the rest of my SU collection. I thought it would be the perfect set to attempt a challenge at Splitcoast called Try a New Technique. I particularly enjoy this challenge because it really makes you work outside of your comfort zone. (Which, by the way, is a good thing!) I have never even thought of dry embossing and image that I've already heat embossed. When I use my Tombows and watercolor paper, I always heat emboss my image, usually with a clear embossing powder so that the colors don't run outside the image once I wet them. It's hard to tell from the picture, but after I colored the image, I ran it through my Sizzix machine in a Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder. Interesting look, I think I need to keep playing with combinations to see what shows up better.

This is week number 147 of Mojo Monday sketch challenges and the template for the above card:

This card is really big also, I needed to enlarge it to fit 4 pictures of the flowers. Shortly after I photographed this picture, all of my ribbon started unruffling. I gotta be quick around here.

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Stamps: Nature's Wonders (SU), Just Because (CTMH)
Paper: June Bug dp (Basic Grey), Basic Black, Daisy White, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx black
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Labels Ten & Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, Basic Grey gems, Papermart White Satin ribbon, Ranger clear embossing powder, Aqua painter, heat gun, Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder
Size: 6" square