No Time To Stamp?

I was planning to make a gift set out of Nursery Necesseties, but time is getting away on me, so when I saw Beth’s TLC challenge today at SCS I thought I’d get two cards done anyway — and I’ll do more later, if time permits. The challenge was to do a technique called Dazzling Diamond Dust — which always confuses me — because you don’t use Dazzling Diamonds at all, you use Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder - but it looks very Dazzling and like Diamonds when it is done — LOL!!! Here are my cards:

Both of these cards use the Cuttlebug and the Scor-Pal for dry embossing. My white panel is cut 4 x 5.25″. First I did the Scor-Paling. I lined the left edge of the panel up at about 3 1/4″ — there is no mark there, just guess. Then score 3 lines at the 4, 4 1/4″ and 4 1/2″. I went overit hard and twice to make a good impression. This is the WRONG side of the panel. Flip it over. The 3 lines should be like you see above. Now, take your CB folder, insert the panel and line the left edge of the folder up with the third scored line, and run through your machine — done — quick, huh? Now, attach the ribbon and adhere this panel to your card.

Next make the main image panels and stars, cover them with Versa Mark andemboss them with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. Adhere to card with Pop Dots, elevating the star higher than the round panel.

• Stamps: Nursery Necessities
• Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana
• Ink: Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Versa Mark, Signo White Gel Pen
• Accessories: Taffeta Ribbon, Brads, Punches: 1 3/8″ circle, 2″ circle, 2 1/2″ scalloped circle, Large Star; Pop Dots, Cuttlebug and Baby Embossing Folder, Scor-Pal.

On this post I give instructions on how to neatly punch out the moon.

A note about using Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder — I find it a bit more touchy than other powders. It embosses very quickly and will burn quickly as well if you don’t keep on a moving with your gun. I always just watch for the sparkle, telling me it’s done. And it’s better to under heat it — you can thenfeel with your finger — if it flakes off, emboss some more. When it is properly adhered, it is tight, will not flake and has a sand paper feel.

That’s it — time is short — got to run!!! I have so many more sets to get done before Christmas with a variety of themes, so please stop in again. Thanks much!!! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!!!