Pages

Monday, June 7, 2010

Emboss Resist and Split Negative Cards

Welcome to the Botanicals Card Kit blog hop. Tonight we are featuring the new Botanicals stamp set with a special technique themed blog hop event! I decided to do two techniques on my cards below: emboss resist and split negative. If you want to know how to do an emboss resist, watch Gina's videos HERE. For the split negative, the video tutorial is HERE.

For my first card, I stamped the botanical images randomly using Versamark ink on a 5.25" x 4" ivory cardstock panel. I cut it in half. I heat embossed half with white, the upper half with Cranberry powder. I then inked the panels with Distress inks. I mounted the two panels on Kraft cardstock.

This card is straight emboss resist using the Garnet ink for the text background and white embossing powder for the main image.
Please visit these designer's blogs for their project using a variety of techniques all made with the Botanicals stamp set:
Then, for even more samples with the Botanicals stamp set, visit the StampTV gallery here: botanicals. To view more information about the free card kit that is included with the purchase of the Botanicals stamp set, click here.
    Photobucket

27 comments:

  1. Both of these cards are fabulous. Love the color combo of the first one, the back ground almost looks like suede

    ReplyDelete
  2. Beautiful cards Nina! The colors are amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Love the use of lace on your 2nd card - beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oh fancy fancy girl! Love how this turned out. :) Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Great cards! Love the deep rich eggplant color with the script background.

    ReplyDelete
  6. How pretty, love the color choices!!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Gorgeous cards Nina....that split negative just makes my jaw drop!! Seriously fabulous!!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Fabulous!! The split negative is new to me, and sooo pretty too.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Lovely cards, Nina! Your first one really knocks my socks off, stunning!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Great cards - the split colours look really good.

    Helen x

    ReplyDelete
  11. Gorgeous cards!!
    Sounds like you have a crazy month too! I too wish school was done already...we'll be having a full house of guests in July and August (relatives from Canada!)

    ReplyDelete
  12. beautiful distressed look! love the colors, too! gorgeous cards!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Gorgeous cards, Nina! I love how your techniques turned out! Also love the rich colors!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Such wonderful techniques...it's been ages since I've done the emboss resist because I couldn't find my heat gun...now that I know where it is, you've inspired me to give it a go.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wow...what a great combo of techniques....love it.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I love them both but the split negative is my favorite.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Beautiful cards!! I think purple is becoming onw of my new favorite colors!!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Nina,
    Beautiful cards! I love how the split negative card looks and the lace on the second is a perfect touch.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Nina, your cards are so pretty! I love your patterns and layouts - they are so elegant together with this stamp set!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Gorgeous cards! I love these colors and the patterns you used! So pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I'm ooohing and ahhhhing over the split negative card. Brilliant. It's amazing. So beautiful Nina.... And the emboss resist card. Is gorgeous too. I love the colors and the lace. You sure make beautiful happen... In a big way! I love visiting your blog!!

    Have a marvelous day!

    Lisa

    ReplyDelete
  22. Shazaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!!
    These take the perverbial cake, Ms. Nina!
    I am fascinated with the split embossing & dual colors .... truly exquisite!!

    ~Bev

    ReplyDelete
  23. Nina these are gorgeous!!! I really like the different techniques on your first card!!! Hugs ~S~

    ReplyDelete
  24. stunning! I love the distressed card most! wow

    ReplyDelete
  25. Gorgeous cards Nina! I would never have thought of using two different colors of embossing powder!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your kind comments.