Hello friends! I’m so excited to be part of the Technique Tuesday/ WOW! Embossing Powder Blog Hop! This is day one of a 2-day blog hop, filled with inspiration and ideas, and a few giveaways too! If you’re arriving from the Technique Tuesday blog, you’re in the right spot. I have two cards to share with you today, but first, let me share with you information about the Giveaways:

PRIZES – No Blog hop is complete without a prize!

• WOW! Embossing Powders has 6 powders of your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store your powders safely in.
• Technique Tuesday is giving away 2 x $20 gift certificate to their store

The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on ALL THE POSTS on both days. We encourage you to leave comments on both days the more comments you leave the more chances you have to win these fabulous prizes.

To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on each blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally.

I have used the gorgeous Strawberry Stamp Set for both of my cards. The stamp set also has a coordinating die. For my first card, I stamped the image onto white ultra smooth card stock, and used Copic Markers to color the first layer. Next, I pulled out my Polychromos pencils and pencil sharpener, and started adding details. This is my favorite way to add depth to my cards. With a sharp pencil tip, I am able to give extra attention to the smallest areas.

To make the card front background, I stamped the strawberries in all four corners of the panel with embossing ink. I poured WOW! Super Fine Platinum Embossing Powder over the embossing ink, then tapped the excess powder off.  I used my heat tool to melt the embossing powder. This was my first time using Platinum, and it is beautiful! For the heat embossed sentiment, I used WOW! Super Fine Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder to heat-emboss. I cut the sentiment and strawberry image down, and added them to the card base with thin foam squares.

For my second card, I used Polychromos Pencils to color the strawberries on colored card stock.

I used my stamping platform to stamp the image onto the top right corner with light ink. Once I finished coloring, I put the panel back into my platform, and restamped the image, this time with embossing ink. I poured WOW! Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder over the ink. I melted the powder with my heat tool, then repeated the process in the bottom left corner. Next, I stamped the sentiment with embossing ink, and poured WOW! Super Fine Primary Ebony Embossing Powder over the ink. I melted the powder, then trimmed the panel. I mounted the panel onto black card stock, backed it with craft foam, and attached it to an A2 size card base. My last step was adding a few Pretty Pink Posh Jewels.

I hope I have helped you with ideas with ways to use these products. Thanks so much for stopping by! Your next stop on the hop is the talented Verity Biddlecombe.

Technique Tuesday SPECIAL OFFER:

Here’s a list of today’s lineup:

Technique Tuesday
Angelica Conrad (That’s Me!)
Verity Biddlecombe (Your Next Stop)
Zsoka Marko
Jo Herbert
Ana Anderson
Raluca Vezeteu
Danielle Lounds
Jenny Colacicco
Elise Constable
Bev Grey
Karen Reategui
Norine Borys
Miriam Prantner
WOW! Embossing Powder

Happy Hopping!