Embossed Resist Folk Flowers for the PPA

How can you resist “Embossed Resist”? This technique was used to create today’s Pals Paper Arts “Color Challenge” card, featuring Stampin‘ Up!’s Folk Flowers Decor Stencils (Occasions Mini—Page 18). These versatile stencils can be used to accent furniture, liven up a wall, and as you can see, they can even be used to create cards! Three lovely hues comprise the palette for today’s color challenge. Although the Design Team uses Stampin‘ Up! products, you may use any brand of product that you desire. And if you don’t have these colors, feel free to substitute similar colors. Everyone is invited to participate in this week’s challenge. Are you ready to play at PPA?

The Stampin‘ Schach Tips:

• Let the brayering begin! Brayer Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, and Lavender Lace onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.
• It’s stencil time! Position the stencil over the brayered background, and stencil using VersaMark Ink and a Stampin‘ Sponge. (I cut my sponges into fourths for a more manageable size!)
• Be an embossing boss! Heat emboss using Clear Stampin‘ Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool.
• Brayer a layer! Brayer Perfect Plum ink over the top of the entire card face. Remove excess ink from the embossed image using a paper towel.
• Let me see those pearly whites! Half-pearls from the Pretties Kit add a soft look.
• The finishing touch! The sentiment from “For All You Do” was stamped in Basic Gray onto a Barely Banana and Lavender Lace brayered background. It was distressed around the edges with Lavender Lace, and layered onto Certainly Celery card stock.

How quick and easy is this! My only regret about this card is that it did not photograph well. In real life, the challenge colors “pop” a little more and the background looks like velour. If you have not tried the Decor Stencils, they are easy to use. With two styles to a package, they are a great value at $12.95!

If you have any questions about this technique, just email me! And as always, won’t you leave a comment and let me know what you think about today’s card? I do appreciate your comments and your support. And I always love seeing what you create for the Pals challenges! Until next time…

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Stamp Set: For All You Do (115360); Decor Stencils: Folk Flowers (118139); Inks: Lavender Lace (101305), Barely Banana (101170), Certainly Celery (105217), Perfect Plum (101437), Basic Gray (109120), VersaMark (102283); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Barely Banana (102701), Certainly Celery (105125); Tools: Brayer (102395), Heat Tool (100005), Stampin‘ Sponges (101610), Clear Stampin‘ Emboss Powder (109130); Glitz and Glam: Pretties Kit (109114)