Blind Embossing with your Paper Trimmer

This is another card of mine that was on the Stamper’s Showcase. I am into monochromatic cards in a big way, so I LOVE Stampin’ Up’s color coordination in terms of ink, cardstock and embelishments, and this card shows them off just perfectly.

Click on the photo to enlarge and see the background–that’s what I want to focus on this morning. You can create this very easily with your paper trimmer and a bone folder. All you do is score a straight line every half inch all the way across the card front. Then turn it and do the same thing in perpendicular lines the other direction. Bingo! You’ve got a grid of perfect squares that adds a lot of texture without adding a lot of busyness. In the case of this baby card, it turned out looking like a soft baby blanket (especially when you brush ink on the raised lines).

One more note on this card and I’ve got to go make lunch for the little boogers–the heart in the center of the square punch frame is made from the scallop circle punch–yep, I said the scallop circle punch. You just cut two of the scallops out! You can get several hearts from one scallop circle–and they just fit on a dimensional. Very cool! Another awesome use for this extremely versatile punch.