Technique Tuesday- embossed background

I love it when inspiration comes from unexpected places. This was the case for this background technique.
Last week, I was cleaning up my craft space from the holiday cardmaking extravaganza, and unpacked some of the items I purchased during the year-end closeouts. One of the items I purchased was a punch board. It came in a bubble wrap bag. I took it and put it on my desk, intending to put the packaging in the garbage. It landed on my Versamark pad, and inspiration was born!

Hope over to my Facebook page to check out the video tutorial for the background.

Materials:
Watermelon Wonder, and Mint Macaron cardstock
(In Colour 2015-2017)
Basic Black cardstock
Clear embossing powder
Bubble wrap
Versamark pad
Embossing Buddy
Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits dies
Playful Pallet washi tape
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen





Create the background using the bubble wrap, Versamark and embossing powder

Cut the background piece to 3.25x3.5
Cut a piece of Mint Macaron to 3.5x3.75 (cut the solid dragonfly out of this piece- the cutout will be covered)
Cut the black to 3.75x4. Adhere the cardstock in layers. Adhere to the card front, and run a piece of Playful Pallet washi tape along the side. Cut the detailed dragonfly out of vellum, and adhere to the Mint Macaron piece. Brush both with the Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to add a bit of shine and dimension.
Adhere the dragonfly to the card with dimensionals.

The Detailed Dragonfly thinlits dies are available until the end of May, in the Occasions catalogue. If you'd like to place an order, or hold a class, contact me today to find out how! 

Happy crafting everyone!

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