Today at Creative Knockouts our challenge is embossing fun – well I ended up with two different types of embossing for me card. I chose to use the Geisha Girl image from SheepSki designs for my card and they are sponsoring this challenge.
I decided to colour my image with promarkers and stampin blends. Then I fussy cut her out ready to add to the card once I’d sorted the background.
I chose the gelli print background that looked like it would work with the image colours I had chosen and the pattern looked fun too.
I then used a Japanese stamp I’ve had in the stash a long time (no idea what it says so I hope it’s nothing offensive!) and embossed that in the background with a green powder.
Then I cut a strip of white cardstock to run through the embossing folder with some ink for a stripe down one side.
Next I added the girl and decided she needed a flower to add to the card.
I know the die I chose isn’t a cherry blossom but I think it looks nice regardless!
I die cut it from white but then used stampin blends to colour the pieces to create something that was the same colours as her outfit and parasol.
Next I stamped the friend from a cut mini Altenew set and decided it needed a border so I embossed a piece of scrap with the same green powder and used that as a mat for the sentiment.
I tucked some linen thread behind the sentiment just to add a different texture.
I added the panel to the crumb cake card blank I made which is a slimmer card than normal. This worked well with the feel of the card I thought.
Inside I used another print out (this one has less detail on it than the one I used on the front) and cut the panel so the girl was to the side of the inside. I used a bit of the cut off gelli print at the bottom and stamped the sentiment at the top in distress oxide to finish off.
So three types of embossing – dry with a folder, heat embossing stamping and heat embossing for a background mat panel. Challenge completed!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
Inkyfingeredcat 
Beautiful!
Thank you x