Serene Garden Birthday Card and Embossing Mats

Create this Serene Garden Birthday card using a new stamp set, new dies and a new tool.  Try the new Big Shot Embossing Mats.  With these mats you can emboss easily using Framelits, Edgelits and Thinlits.

I am a big fan of using your tools in new ways and now Stampin’ Up! has made it easier. Not only can you embossing with dies but you can die cut using the die and then emboss if your die has decorative ejection holes.

Recipe For Birthday Card

Stamps: Serene Garden, Detailed Love.

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Mint Macaron.

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Soft Seafoam.

Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Garden Scene Framelits Dies, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Banner Triple Punch, Big Shot Embossing Mats, Glitter Enamel Dots, Pink Pirouette Blends Duo, Calypso Coral Blends Duo, Light Crumb Cake Blends,  Blends Color Lifter, Enamel Glitter Dots..

Stamp the leaves, and flowers Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White.  Color with the blends and die cut the flowers. Place on the panel.

Stamp “Happy Birthday” on Macaron Mist and punch with the Banner Triple Punch.  Attach to card front  and attach ribbon around the panel.  Give the flowers dimension by popping them with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finally, attach panel over the embossed card front and enjoy your handy work. Send your card to a birthday person so they can enjoy as well.

Embossing Mats

Your favorite Framelits, Thinlits, and Edgelits dies can do more when paired with the Embossing Mats. Use with dies that have decorative ejection holes for additional embossing. Or use with cutting dies to emboss instead of cut. Includes Impressions Pad, thin silicone rubber mat, and thick silicone rubber mat.

However, with new products, there is sometimes a learning curve.  Yes, these mats require a different Big Shot Sandwich.

There are instructions that come in the package with the Embossing Mats.  However, they may be confusing.  I played around with some instructions that  Sharon Armstrong developed.  Please read the instructions in the package or print off the ones in this post.  So, you can two options for the sandwiches.  I would suggest that you play with the mats until you are comfortable with the instructions.

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As the embossing on the Whisper White is difficult to see, I embossed a piece of Bermuda Bay so that the impressions show.

Watch for a video showing the ways to use the embossing mats.

I am sure that this stamp set and matching framelits will be a popular set this year.  Get it early, save 10% on the bundle and use it all year long.

So, create a Serene Garden birthday card and people will say “how did you do that”.

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