Pretty Pumpkins: Happy Fall

I love designing cards for fall, but sometimes I find one so beautifully done by another stamper, I barely change anything. Such was the CASE with this one by Erica Cerwin:

Pretty Pumpkins | Banner Year | In north central Illinois, you don't hear too many people saying y'all, but I still love this saying! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I loved several things about this card: the gorgeous clear-embossed background, the Cork specialty paper that you have to see and feel for yourself, and the old-is-new technique of heat embossing an image stamped in Classic ink.

So many stampers at camp in September had never done this technique. It’s simple, but so, so impressive:

Ink up stamp in VersaMark ink to provide stickiness.
Ink up stamp in Classic ink of your choice to provide color.
Stamp image on cardstock.
Sprinkle with clear embossing powder.
Heat until image is shiny and raised.

You must clear the stamp thoroughly before repeating for another image, or you will muck up the VersaMark pad with color. If that happens, blot out the color (I press it several times against a piece of copy paper) and re-ink the pad. It won’t look new, but you shouldn’t have any color left on the pad. Or, just use that pad for images that will be embossed in something other than clear powder.

This technique basically allows you to emboss an image in any color!

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