Simon Says: Dry Emboss!

 

Hello Monday my friends! Welcome back to our Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, where this week we are all about DRY EMBOSSING. We are also showcasing the wonderful array of Tim Holtz products...I bet you have some in your stash! 

Welcome back to the amazingly talented Alison Bomber, our guest designer for October! It's so good to have you back with us, Alison, and I am really looking forward to your makes!

Somewhere in my travels on the web, I came across this idea to use stencils to emboss with, so I had to try it. They give a very subtle embossing to the paper, which I am sure has to do with the thickness of the stencil. I tried it with Simon's Floating Leaves stencil from the STAMPtember release. 

AUTUMN PRAYERS

As I practiced with the stencil and the Big Shot, I found I needed to add a shim to get a better emboss. I placed a thin piece of cardboard under the paper and ran it through the machine.

I rubbed over it with some Tim Holtz green distress inks and a bit of crackling campfire, then added some streaks of gold with Gilded Liquid watercolor.

I wanted to dress it up a bit, and since fall is upon us, I added in an array of twigs and leaves to tuck behind the sentiment. Then, I spritzed the card with Tim's Bronze Mica spray. 

I like to edge my pieces with brown, and used Tim's ground espresso (a fave of mine).

Fairly simple, but now I have a card to someone who needs some prayers.  And, I got to test out using a stencil to emboss with!

Happy Fall!! Come join us this week and try out some dry embossing, and add your Tim Holtz products to your make if you have them. Our generous friends at Simon Says Stamp are offering a $25 shopping voucher to one of you!

SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp Stencil FLOATING LEAVES SLIMLINE	Tim Holtz Sizzix FALL FOLIAGE Thinlits Die	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Crushed Olive	Peeled Paint - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink CRACKLING CAMPFIRE
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray	Simon Says Stamp PRAYERS Wafer Die	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock Bulk 100 Rainbow Pack	simon says stamp 120lb white card stock
Tim Holtz - Tonic Maxi Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer	Craft Scissors - Tim Holtz	Brutus Monroe Gilded Metallic Aqua Pigments	Ranger Dylustions CREATIVE DYARY GLUE STICKS	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Sizzix Big Shot

A great place to shop!!

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Be sure to check out how the awesome design team is using dry embossing this week!