Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp Winter Twinkle Blog Hop. If you have not hopped from the start, head to the Simon blog HERE. :)
If you have just hopped from the lovely blog of my talented friend Kathy Racoosin, then welcome!!
Today we are hopping along to celebrate the December Card Kit. It's such a fun kit, with an embossing theme. So, I've got a simple shaker card to share that features some embossing on the gorgeous silver card that comes in the kit.
I admit, I was a little skeptical about embossing on this surface (I am NOT an embossing expert…) thinking the ink might slip and slide on this shiny card… but how wrong I was. It stuck beautifully, and left a super crisp impression.
As I mentioned, I do not consider myself to be an embossing expert… in fact, I am pretty lazy when it comes to embossing.
I remember the wonder of embossing for the first time… it was like magic. My sister (who lives in Canada) bought me a heat gun and together we tried it out. We were both pretty excited by the results, and she isn't even into paper crafting. :)
Today, I tend to use embossing most when working with watercolours - it's a great way to keep the paint in place and create lovely pools of paint (see this card HERE with a photo tutorial, THIS card which also has a tutorial, or this card HERE). I love that this kit gave me a kick up the butt to get my heat gun out to emboss a sentiment. I love the look and will certainly be trying it out again soon. :)
I remember the wonder of embossing for the first time… it was like magic. My sister (who lives in Canada) bought me a heat gun and together we tried it out. We were both pretty excited by the results, and she isn't even into paper crafting. :)
Today, I tend to use embossing most when working with watercolours - it's a great way to keep the paint in place and create lovely pools of paint (see this card HERE with a photo tutorial, THIS card which also has a tutorial, or this card HERE). I love that this kit gave me a kick up the butt to get my heat gun out to emboss a sentiment. I love the look and will certainly be trying it out again soon. :)
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445 comments:
1 – 200 of 445 Newer› Newest»Lovely card, Lucy!
Very unique shaker card, love it!
Wow... love shaker cards and this one is just amazing!
wow, I should try a similar layout. Beautiful card!!
i love the color of the cardstock ! so pretty
This las a beautiful shaker card!!
Love your fabulous shaker card! What a great design and these blues are awesome!!
Like how you used the ornament dies to make the cut outs & make this a wonderful shaker style card.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Lovely card Lucy.
So pretty - I love the shapes.
Beautiful!
Love the ornament cut-outs!
very beautiful card! Thanks for the inspiration!
i love the stiching border,wish i had a bogshot n dies....n love the ornaments too
Super cool kit, and awesome card, as well! Thanks for a chance at this giveaway! I have a question, the other day I was embossing using Ranger's white embossing powder on Bazzill cardstock, and when I was done a part of the embossing powder disappeared, and only the colour left by the Versamark was left! Would that be because I over heated it?
Love the silver embossed ornament. So classy looking in front of the fun shakers!
Lovely use of Ornaments die cut with gorgeous sequins and highlighting the sentiment beautifully!
Love the card! So pretty!
OOOO Those big sequins are great!
Lovely card! And a great blog hop! Thanks for the inspiration. ;-)
Love the shaker card! I love it when people use different shapes for shaker cards since it gives a different feel for it. TFS!
Love the shaker card!!
I love the shaker ornaments! Cool idea.
What a fun shaker glittery card.
Love the trio of ornaments,embossing, and shaker element.
Cute idea to make ornaments as a shaker. So pretty and shiny.
Love the card and the kit! Cannot wait for it to arrive.
Lovely shaker card!
Gorgeous shaker card!
That's a beautiful shaker card!
Love a shaker card! Great idea to make a cluster of ornaments.
Lovely card Lucy!! I love the addition of the negative die cuts! TFS
Dolly
Beautiful card. Two of my fav techniques-embossing and shaker.
Awesome
Laurie B
Very pretty. Heat embossing just takes things to the next level for me.
Your card is utterly fantastic! I love the combination of Christmas balls with a shaker card :)
What a wonderful shaker card...
it turned out really nice.
Well done
I like the dual window shaker card. I hear you on the needing a reminder about how fun heat embossing is - I moved in July and haven't embossed yet. Will do so once I get my kit tho'!
Love that you've made these ornament shaped with the embossing!! Great take on the kit! :)
Your card is beautiful! I don't have this kit but I truly wish I did after seeing all these lovely cards in this blog hop.
What a lovely card. Im also liking those ornament dies, I must purchase them soon. I like how you used them as shakers.
love the use of negative space on the card!!!
Such a great shakercard Lucy I love it. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful shaker card Lucy!
Beautiful! I love embossing!
Your card is beautiful!
beautiful card!!!! Can't wait to get my hands on this kit
Love your ornament shaker card, very pretty indeed.
What a unique shaker card- very creative!
I love shaker cards, and yours is so pretty :)
Shaker n heat embossing all in one card, don't get no better than that!
I love your shaker card and also embossing. I use this technique a lot and you are right - it is like magic :-)
oh how fun, very cool
Love the card!
What a great shaker card. Love the card makes me want to go through my supplies and see what I could come up with.
Beautiful - I love the double shaker!
What a fabulous card! I love that silver paper and the double shaker cut-out rocks.
beautiful card ..... just love shakers
This is beautiful!!
Very pretty Lucy. Love the die-cut windows in the background with the sequins.
Wonderful CAS shaker!
Beautiful card! I love those ornament dies. They are definitely on my wish list!
Cute card!
I love all of your cards and this is another winner.
Beautiful shaker card!! Great way to spice up ornaments!
So elegant. Love the card. And your previous Christmas cards :)
LOVING the sequins inside. What a great card! Thank you for sharing!
Your card is truly lovely... notwithstanding the kick up the butt. Glad to hear you can emboss on that cardstock.
Your card is so sweet!!
Beautiful card.
I love how versatile this stamp set is!
Gorgeous card! I like that you embossed the top of the ornament too. Thanks for sharing :)
Fantastic shaker card! Love the unique shape!
I really like your use of the ornament die cut.
love this kit and the cards you and everyone else have created!!
Very nice layout
One of my fave cards from the hop, Lucy! This is stunning!
Love the shaker card. I also love to use heat embossing when using watercolors.
What a beautiful shaker card Lucy. Love how you turned the sentiment into a ornament too. One of my favorites.
Love the shaker card. I can't wait to get my kit!
So beautiful!!!
I have a love/hate relationship with shaker cards! I wish my cards turned out as beautiful as yours does! TFS!
Sweet shaker card, Lucy! You've made the SSS December Card Kit so enticing!
Gorgeous card with a CAS look but so much going on. I love it! Thanks also for the links to your other embossing cards. Just beautiful and so inspiring! tfs hugs, Kristina
I got out of embossing for past couple of years, but lately with all the ideas and designs I have started using my embossing powders again and have been reminded how much I love it. This card kit is truly one of my favorites. Love your die cutting with the ornament die for the background.
Hi I am from Canada and to buy supplies to craft with xan be expensive but Simon Says Stamp has the best shipping. I love the use of the embossing with the silver paper.
What a fabulous card! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful work!
Love the card. I got the ornament dies, so can't wait to get my kit and play with this.
Cute idea to use the cut-outs for shaker card.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this elegant shaker card!!!
I love how the Dec Card Kit works so well with the Holiday Ornaments die set. Beautiful!
OMG Your card is gorgeous!!! OMG what an outstanding creative job...WOW...girl you sure did super clever and creative....WOW....I just love what you did!! YOU so ROCK!!
Beautiful card! Can't wait to get my kit!
Lovely card, great source of inspiration. Thanks for sharing with us!
Beautiful!
I love your take on the shaker card! I love sparkly things and all the shaker cards with sequins are the bomb!
Such a pretty card Lucy.
Awesome shaker card. TFS
I think this has to be one of my favourite kits... and I LOVE how you've used it! Jo x
super super cute shaker idea with this kit!!
Beautiful card.
fabulous Christmas cards Lucy x
You card came our beautiful!
Beautiful card! I love how you added the shaker section and the embossing.
stunning silver and soft pool - so pretty!! Thank you.
Love your shaker card.
This is one of the most creative shaker cards I've seen---love it!
What a beautiful card!! I love the shaker element to it too.
Lovely card!
Gorgeous shaker card, Lucy! Thanks so much for being part of the hop!
I'm actually all done with my Christmas cards but after seeing your wonderful creation I just might have to find one more friend or distant relative to put on my mailing list.
Oh my goodness!!!! What a stunning card. I love the ornaments used as the shaker!!!! So clever!!!
This is so very pretty! I really like how you created the sequin shaker ornaments.thanks for the video.
Love shaker cards!
Simply adorable! I love how you used the embossing powders and what a great kit for Holidays! Thank you for sharing your lovely project!
Wow, I love that balloon card you linked to. It looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Love the sequins!
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Gorgeous and unique shaker card! So awesome...thank you Lucy!
Love a good shaker card - well done.
gorgeous shaker card, Lucy! Love it!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful shaker card.
I love this card! I love to see what you are making.
Glenda Demorest
glendademorest@hotmail.com
Wonderful card! You rocked this kit!
Beautiful1!!
Your card is wonderful! Thanks for sharing. It was a good reminder to go ahead and try - even when apprehensive about certain papers and techniques.
great card
great kit
What a fabulous card and Kit!!
Such a pretty shaker card - love that the ornaments both have sequins!
Love how you use the products. Beautiful card. Thank you for the inspiration.
What a Great Shaker Card, I love the idea of using out of the ordinary shapes. Thanks for the eyecandy!
Love the sequin filled shaker element and the embossing looks fab. Tracey x
WOW!Love your card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful and very creative shaker card!
What a great shaker card! Love how you creatively used the kit!
What a beautiful shaker card. I really love the two shakers together. Thanks so much for showing it.
Loved using the negative space as a shaker card. Excellent.
Adorable card! I will try to make a card like this, don't have any of these supplies but I do have some embossing powder and ornament dies. Thank you.
First time have been to your site! I love the card. See you the next time I drop by!
OH this is a gorgeous card!! I love how you die cut two ornaments out of the base for your sequins to shake in & then put a third on top with the sentiment...awesome!
I love that you made a subtle shaker card, it is so beautiful.
Such a cute card!
Fabulous card, Lucy! Love your gorgeous design and the pretty colour combination!
Lovely card, I love the shaker card!
What an interesting and novel look for a shaker card using the card kit. It's also good to know that Simon Says has its own embossing powders.
Very pretty card!
Embossing is just so cool, isn't it. You did a lovely job on your card.
Terrific shaker card, Lucy. Tks.
Great idea☺beautiful card
Another beautiful shaker card. Loving the shaker technique more and more and the colors in this kit are wonderful.
Very creative with the ornaments. So cute.
Creative card idea! I really like it!
I love love love this card. Definitely my favorite. It's so clean and super elegant
Love your shaker card and the way pink and gold go so pretty together
Cute shaker card! I'm going to have to pull out my ornament dies and try this.
Love the different shaped shaker card!
I just adore you're beautiful shaker card. Great video and great ideas. Love you're design. Thank you so much for sharing you're ideas with us. Just love the colors in the new SSS card kit.
I love shaker cards and this one is absolute perfection! I just love it!! This kit is filled with so many luscious things! So wishing I could get it but if wishes were dollars I would be rich! LOL
Thanks for sharing this beautiful card with me!! It is awesome!
fantastic and beautiful card!
Beautiful shaker card!!
You should emboss more...the card here looks beautiful. I love the shaker image behind your embossing as well...:)
I love your shaker card. The ornament shaped windows are so cute. Very unique.
Love shaker cards and yours are stunning!
nice to use the ornament dies for the shakercard
So simple yet effective.
This is such a pretty and festive shaker card! Great new kit!
Gorgeous!
You sparkle and shine Lucy!
I love the shaker card with the ornament! Very creative! Cant wait to try a version!
Shaker Christmas cards are my favorite! I love it!
Lucy~ WOW...what a beautiful card with shaker window ornaments! And your embossing turned out great : ) Thanks for the reminder that our die's negative space can be used for other techniques and for the chance to win such a fab prize!
Great use of kit, love the simplicity
Love that you used the ornaments to make the shaker element :)
What a great card! So pretty!
Lovely card...simple and elegant with the extra sparkle from the shaker element. Great idea.
Lovely card, Lucy!
Very pretty card.
so beautiful!!
Cute shaker card!!
Stunning card! love the design, the colors & everything about it.
love the sequins inside the ornaments. Great idea
sweet card with that ornament die cut~
cute shaker and embossing card - awesome!
neat card...... thank you
Love this shaker card! The embossing brings it to another level!
Love how you used the ornaments for a shaker card. Embossing is definitely magical!
What a different style of shaker card. It's great. thanks for sharing your talents with us.
Fun card! Love the ornaments.
Love your color combo
Wow, love the ornament shaker card, great idea.
Fun use of the ornament dies!
The ornament shaker is such a clever and cute thing to do. Thanks for the great idea!
Your shaker card is different than what I usually see out there and I LOVE IT!
Thank you for sharing this design :)
This is such a great card using the kit and the ornament dies. Great shaker card!
Great layout !! love the idea of this shaker card
very pretty!
I love the color of the platinum embossing powder. I think that will be on my next SSS purchase.
Love the positive/negative ornaments made into a shaker card. Brilliant!
Lovely card, this kit has great colors in it! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Lucy,
Gorgeous card, thanks for the chance to win!
Cariños
MarÃa Alba
Beautiful, elegant card.
Love the shaker card. The ornaments cut in it make it great. I like the ornament you used on the front too.
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