Friday, 12 September 2025

Embossing for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jenny wants us to use an embossing technique.
Whether it's dry with a folder, or wet with inks, powder or pastes. Sounds like lots of fun!

Or you can play along with our anything goes birthday option too.

Our party guest and my team mates have some great inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I have had this 3D embossing folder for ages and probably only used it once!
I thought I'd try the blackout technique with it, but instead of completely covering the card with ink, I just blackened around the debossed areas so the tools stood out more.

I used some designer paper from Craft Consortium, it held up well being embossed with the 3D folder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams, Happy Birthday

The Neglected Stuff Challenge, my Memory Box 3D tools embossing folder

Allsorts, Birthday

Supplies:
Memory Box EF1019 3D folder; Craft Consortium retro summer paper pad; Versafine clair nocturne ink; Creative Expressions sentiment die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week,
Cathy x

12 comments:

Loll said...

Very cool card, Cathy! xx

Liz said...

Super card Cathy, what a great embossing folder!
Liz xx

Pat said...

What a great idea to use a piece of Craft Consortium dp to emboss on to Cathy, and I love the added black around the debossed tools which highlights them perfectly, and finished with th white on black die cut birthday sentiment which stands out so well over the top.. a lovely card. x

My Paper Epiphany said...

Fantastic masculine card! I love the colours and grungy effect you've achieved with this technique:)

brenda said...

Such a detailed EF and looks great with your inky treatment, perfect masculine Birthday card for our Allsorts theme, many thanks for joining us.

B x

Diane said...

This is a great masculine card, great colors too!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Neglected Stuff!
Diane TNS Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{The Neglected Stuff}

Liz said...

Popping back to say thank you for sharing your lovely creation in the Allsorts Challenge.
Liz xx

Nancy said...

Love this blackout technique with that EF, Cathy! The colors are so cool! Well done!

Sarah said...

What a superb technique, really showing up the elements. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts. Sarah

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a wonderful embossing folder, I love the colours you used on it too. A Great masculine card. Thank you so much for joining us in our Create Your Own Background challenge at The Male Room Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
Faith DT

Linda said...

Cathy, what a great embossed card for the men in our lives. Great card. Have a great weekend.

Karen Mead said...

Your card looks amazing Cathy and how cool is that embossing folder with all the tools! I love how you have coloured it too xx