Morning Peeps, it's time for our new challenge at Allsorts and this week Annie is challenging us to use either wet or dry embossing on our work. Our sponsor is the Sizzix.
I tend to heat emboss an awful lot of my stamping, not only do I like the sheen from it gives but if I am going to colour in it gives me a good edge to stop me going over the edges.......a regular occurrence as something of an unnatural colourist.
Both of my shares are Chocolate Baroque samples, the top tag was cut twice from heavy cardstock using a TL die and stuck together to create a firm base for the inks. My starting point was to pain the whole tag with a light brown acrylic paint, the a coat of crackle graze followed by a coat of cream acrylic paint. I then randomly stamped a Rose and script image and heat embossed with detail copper and also added some stencilling. The UTEE piece is just a random blend of UTEE crystals which I melted on a craft sheet and then stamped into with the Rose image. The three little hearts were stamped with the same script and embossed with detail clear to give them a bit of a sheen.
This set of cards and matching box are all TL dies, one of my favourite die sets from 2016. The Spring flowers formed part of a recent CB show on Hochanda and are all stamped with versafine and heat embossed with detail white powder , then coloured in with Spectrum pencils and matted and layered in coordinating cardstock.
Last week the girls 'Sussex Cousins' came to stay with their Mum and Dad - aka one of our son's and DIL. Pictured above are from left Cousins Prince and Luka along with Daisy, Holly and Poppy to the rear. Luka is a rescue from Cyprus, apparently they have a large number of Hungarian Viszlas abandoned over there, they are bought for hunting and then just abandoned when the season ends and an English lady Vicar living there tracks them down and re-homes them, mostly in the UK.
My team mates have all come up with different embossing takes on the theme and you will find them all over at the challenge blog.
Divine tag and fabulous flower cards!
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Gorgeous makes Brenda, love the little hexagon ones. Those chocolate dogs are lovely, as the others are, but not seen those before. xxx
ReplyDeleteBoth projects are lovely Brenda, your utee embossing is stunning
ReplyDeletegorgeous tags Brenda.
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gorgeous cards! love the visitors!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that so many dogs can get on so well. Lively story of the dogs getting rehomed. Luka is very lucky. Love those hexagonal cards.
ReplyDeleteLook at those little faces looking up so lovingly, bless them. Your cards and tag are lovely as ever. The flowers look superb coloured onto the black card and it gives a totally different look. I love the background of the tag, there's so much going on there. Enjoy your long weekend. Crafty hugs, Sandra x
ReplyDeleteMore beautiful creations! I color all the time and still go out of the edges. Embossing the stamp does help so much. What a wonderful family photo! I love dogs too! Hope you are doing well. Hugs, Robin
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful colours on your tag. I love it! And I love your set of cards too!
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Beautiful cards ,brenda gorgeous colours.
ReplyDeleteLove all the dogs, sad what people will do to animals!
The tag and the card set are gorgeous. I like embossing too and I use this technique quite a lot as well.
ReplyDeleteThe dogs are very cute. They look really happy. :) Isn't it awful that people just abandon animals when they don't have any use of them anymore? It breaks my heart when I hear such stories. :( What that vicar lady is doing is very kind - finding those dogs new homes.
Hugs!
What a great picture with the dogs. I love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards have you made.
Have a nice weekend.
I'm just in love with your mixed media card! Pinned https://it.pinterest.com/pin/534802524491077673/ Amazing textures and the roses stamped on UTEE is a delight!!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous set of cards, too, so different!!
The doggie's family photo makes me laught, as they look at the camera with their lovely and fun faces!! Adorable!! So glad that the poor Luka has found a new home and someone that loves her! The problem of rescue dogs in the world is too much big and important, many blessing to that Lady!!
Wonderful creations Brenda, and the dogs are all so cute!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous tag, totally gorgeous colours and a wonderful design, unfortunately I have no idea what UTEE is, never seen any up here in any of the craft shops.
ReplyDeleteLove the white embossing on the black and the fact that your backing card matches the colour of the flowers.
Super photo of the dogs, they seem to look very happy together.
Have a good long weekend.
Kath x
Fabulous texture and details on the tag and love the shaped cards and beautiful embossed stamps
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Love the golden lushness of your tag, Brenda! Gorgeous collage background, wonderful hearts, and truly magnificent rose. Your coloring and shading in the rose melts my heart. It's been a long time since I used UTEE. Thanks for reminding me of the technique in this incredible project.
ReplyDeleteYour TL shaped cards are beautifully done! And the puppy smiles are the greatest! Thanks for the inspiration tonight, B. xx
Beautiful cards! I love the hex shape. The flowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful elegant tag Brenda. It has a lovely vintage look. Beautiful set of cards in a nice shape and a lovely photo of all the cute dogs too!. Marlies x
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the Shabby chic tag, the rose UTEE embellishment is fantastic! The colourful flowers against the black are stunning in a CAS way.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but wondering what treat you're holding to get those adoring looks from the 4 legged fans... or am I cynical?
Enjoy this long weekend Brenda! xx
Prachtige tag mooie kleur .Leuke foto met de honden.
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your cards are so nice!
ReplyDeletelove all dogs!
they are adorable!
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Aww these are stunning! I've only recently tried heat embossing and I love the effects it gives!
ReplyDeleteAww and I love the doggy pic!
Lucy x
Your "troupe" looks like a super happy one! What a great photo!
ReplyDeleteLove the vintage feel of your first card again so different! Hugs, Gerrina
Hello Brenda, the dogs are gorgeous, such happy faces and they are all posing beautifully, love them.
ReplyDeleteYour projects are beautiful, love the CB floral cards and the tag is so pretty , Kate x
Wonderful cards. Love the dogs!!!.
ReplyDeleteHi Brenda, both are wonderful. My favourite is the TAG, so fantastic! I love it.
ReplyDeleteHugs Carola
Fabulous CB projects, you are doing them proud, and I just love those "happy faces" so cute and what a great photo!
ReplyDeleteWOW Brenda the tag looks fabulous with your embossing and love the way you use such different techniques and make a beautiful project!! The dogs are posing so beautifully !!
ReplyDeleteFabulous projects as always Brenda love those stmaps and your pretty cards and box . Most of all I love your doggie photo they are just gorgeous but what a sad story about the rescue dog and what a wonderful lady finding them homes Love and hugs Carole x
ReplyDeleteStunning tag Brenda, love the UTEE embellishment, and the set of hexagon cards make a lovely present.
ReplyDeleteThose dogs are so adorable - can't imagine anyone just abandoning them, thank goodness there's someone who cares and re-homes them.
Avril xx
LOVE all the soft colours and depth of your tag! Beautiful pack of dogs too! X
ReplyDeleteThe cards are so beautiful and your gift tag looks so vintage! That picture of those dogs is awesome. It is a perfect picture! Have a great week and take care.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work!!!
ReplyDeleteoooh the girls are just gorgeous, so happy indeed. LOVE your fabulous creation B, hugs to you.xx ♥[aNNie]
ReplyDeletewell...first of all the dogs sure do steal the show!
ReplyDeleteNow...onto the cards, etc.
Your tag is so lovely and arty and full of your creative flair.
The hexagon cards look so lovely. i like the stamping done in the shite and then coloured.
It makes them look so special!
Once again I starred in your creations. They are gorgeous. And dogs are lovely.
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Left abandoned?! Unbelievable people do that! The puppy dogs do indeed steal the show! Gorgeous, artistic tag & I adore the card set with the coloring on black!
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on your blog B., I've been so busy and never seem to have browsing time. Out more with dad and extra commitments but wouldn't have it any other way. You've some lovely cards going on here and wonderfully made embossed images, I nearly always emboss my stamping too, I love it.
ReplyDeleteWhen your doggies look up at you like that you wonder how people can abandon them, isn't it?? Some people only think of themselves and no one else... sad for them and those they affect.
Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Sending hugs and prayers too... pray your health is ok.. ❤️
Shaz in Oz.x
{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}
Super embossing and colouring of those cards and I love the tag. The doggies do steal the show though and they look so well behaved... or is that just for when the camera comes out! xx
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