Before I submitted my last Stampin’ Up! order, I decided to check the Online Exclusives group of products to see if the Basics 3D Embossing Folders Set was available again. My timing was perfect! There are three folders in the set; here I used the one called “hobnail-glass dots.”
I’ve owned several embossing folders with dots, but I’ve never had one so distinctive! I’m going to try it using Basic White cardstock to truly emulate hobnail glass. If you’re not convinced of the value of our 3D folders, just look at this one!
On this Stamp Review Crew hop card, I experimented with a type of floral silhouette using our White Craft ink pad. This product comes as an uninked pad with ink refill — I suppose so the pad doesn’t dry out. I have several pads that have been inked for … years, and I was surprised to find them still usable and not a bit dry! Still, you want this pad to be juicy so you get the image as white as possible. (I also use the Heat Tool to dry the images and brighten the white.)
But the re-inking filled me with a bit of dread: I’ve always wondered if this ink is a kind of paint, it’s so thick. The arthritis in my thumbs makes it difficult to squeeze this refill bottle (also the VersaMark refill). Surprisingly, although I thought I might have to use pliers to do the squeezing, the process went well. Perhaps because the refill had never been opened?
Note the small flowers stamped in Lost Lagoon ink inside the card; although you can’t see them, some are second-generation (“stamped off”) images.
This was my first attempt and I am pretty pleased — I hope the recipient is, too!
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