Welcome to my ABC “Sale-A-Bration” Series! This series showcases products from the 2018 Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures. Today is all about Embossing Folders.  Embossing adds so much texture to your projects and they are a great bang for your buck! Previously, I shared a card I made with the new Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (which is included in the Blossoming Basket Bundle) featured in the new Sale-A-Bration release. If you missed the post, click HERE.

There are 3 new embossing folders featured in the Occasions catalog: Petal Pair, Simple Stripes, and Scattered Sequins.

Today I’m showcasing my favorite, Petal Pair. I love that you get 2 beautiful folders in this set! I made 3 cards to share with you using the floral design. There are so many ways you can use this embossing folder to get different looks.  It is perfect on it’s own or you can use different techniques to add color.

Card #1

This card is clean & simple and shows how gorgeous this floral design is all on its own. I embossed “celebrate” from the Celebrations Duo found in the annual catalog.  (I could have used the Celebrate You Thinlits Die from the Sale-A-Bration catalog but I wanted to keep it all about embossing today.) *It is important to emboss celebrate first then the floral folder otherwise you would crush some of the flowers along the top with the embossing folder. (I bet you can guess how I learned that one!)  I thought the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set was the perfect saying for this card and I love the way it curves with the embossed flowers.  This shows how quick & easy it is to achieve a clean & simple card to celebrate any occasion! I chose Pool Party and Night of Navy for my colors and added a bow with the Crinkled Seam Binding. The embossed layer measures 3 3/4 x 5 and the next layer is just 1/8 larger.

Card #2

For this card I decided to add color to the embossed flowers using my sponge daubers and ink. I love how this is a completely different look even though the layout is the same! This was quick & easy to do and I love the soft Spring look.  It would  be a great card to give with a pot (or bouquet) of flowers to someone for any occasion. I have several friends and family members with March birthdays and this would be perfect for them.

Card #3

I wanted to use my Stampin’ Blends for this last one.  (I should have started this post with “Welcome to Day 4 of my coloring therapy!” LOL ) I have to confess that this card did not work out the way I had envisioned but, I am pleased with the final result.  (Sometimes it’s just trial and error!) I opened the embossing folder and inked the back (the side without the Sizzix label) with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and put my paper on top.  Then I ran it through the Big Shot. The result was a big mess with ink where it shouldn’t be!

Plan B to the rescue!  I redid the embossing then colored the flowers on the messy one with my Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut around the flowers with my paper snips.

I love how the colors pop with the black outline.  I colored this a little different than I usually do with my Blends.  I only used one color instead of both the light and dark shades.  Then I went back with the Color Lifter to get the different shades.

I embossed the back flap on the envelope to tie in with the card. There is still so much more you can do with embossing folders!  Here’s another look at all 3 cards.  I would love for you to leave me a comment and let me know if you have a favorite.

You can purchase the products used to make today’s projects from my online store. Click on the images below or Click HERE to shop. 

Here’s another project I shared previously where I embossed the new Mini Silver Gable Box using the Petal Pair Embossing Folder. *You can click on the image to see the original post.

Click HERE to see more ideas using embossing folders.

Click HERE to see all the different embossing folders available in my online store.

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Enjoy your Day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

Product List

Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145760] $22.00	Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $9.00	Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [142760] $9.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00
Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [122924] $8.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100867] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131201] $8.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [126970] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad [126985] $6.50
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949] $6.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [126944] $6.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [126983] $6.50
Rich Razzleberry Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144584] $4.50	Pink Pirouette Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144592] $4.50	Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144576] $4.50	Pool Party Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144595] $4.50
Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144585] $4.50	Old Olive Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144574] $4.50	Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144573] $4.50	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter [144608] $4.50
Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00	[144189] $8.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00