Here is this year’s valentine for my husband, with an unexpected (but true) sentiment on the front. During the COVID isolation, I remarked several times how grateful I am that we like each other. The months of forced “lockdown” could have been an excruciating time, but we managed to survive and enjoy our togetherness.
The sweeter message is inside, in case you’re wondering!
Because Classic Ink dries so slowly on Vellum, I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso and quickly embossed it with clear powder. If I had left the ink to dry, it would have been too light — and even with the embossing, it’s not as dark as you would expect. It’s a useful hack, as is inking your stamp in Versamark, then in the ink color of your choice, then embossing in clear. I should experiment to see if the result would be substantially different.
It’s unfortunate that from the product name “Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder” you don’t get the whole picture. As amazing as the EF is, there are also nine dies, including this pretty stitched heart. Click the picture in the recipes at the end of this post to see the whole story!
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