Dry Embossed Die Background

My project today is a dry embossed die background and floral card made for Dare To Get Dirty Day 3 of the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty week long challenge event. This event is a special thank you to all of the fan club members who support the site all year long. Have you had a desire to be on the Dirty Dozen design team? This special week of challenges will give you tons of opportunity to be inspired and to show off your wonderful and creative projects right along with the current Dirty Dozen team as well as the alumni team members.  Are you a member of the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club? If not go here to check out all the benefits of being a member. If you are a member hop right on over the special challenge forum here.

This card was made using the Floral Frame Die, 5109D Mixable Flower Stack, Large Ivy and Tiny Flower Buds.  I made a very similar card ( see below) last month using almost the same dies and color combination but popped the die cut Floral Frame up on the card base.  I am a nut about adding dimension to my cards so if I had to choose I would prefer the popped up frame look.  But with that said, it is always great to find additional uses for our dies.  The embossed Floral Frame is really very pretty and adds texture to the card without distracting from the floral arrangement.

The Dry Embossed Die Background

• Place the rubber embossing mat on the die cut plate. 
• Lay the white card base on the rubber mat and place the Floral Frame die over the cardstock. 
• Cover with the top cutting plate and run through the die cutting machine.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the embossed layer and attach to the card base.
• Note:  I used my Crossover II die cutting machine to dry emboss my card base.  I love that I could loosen the pressure of the cutting platform to create enough space for embossing with the rubber mat without having to use extra shims.    I have my Crossover sitting right beside my Big Shot Express but find myself using it almost exclusively because of the ease of setting the pressure higher or lower according to the kind of die cutting or embossing I’m doing.  Setting stronger pressure works great for my more detailed and intricate dies that many times fail to cut completely in my Big Shot.  Loosening the pressure for embossing with the rubber mat or embossing folder is as simple as raising the dial up slightly on the Crossover.  Check out this link to find all the Features and Benefits of this die cutting machine.

The Flowers and Ivy

• Cut the flowers using purple cardstock and the ivy using green cardstock.
• Place the flowers face up  on the molding pad and form the petals using the large ball stylus.
• Press down in the center of the flower to push the petals up.
• Attach the flower sections together using glossy accents making sure to offset each layer.
• Form the tiny flower buds using a small tipped stylus and molding pad and attach them to the center of each flower.
• Attach the large flowers to the card base using glossy accents.
• Tuck the ivy pieces under the glowers and attach with glossy accents.
• Finish by attaching the tiny flowers to the ivy to add another element of purple to the design.

I enjoyed creating this dry embossed die background and flowers card.  I know I say it all the time but I really love how the purple and green pops against the all white background.  The embossed background created an elegant touch.  Thanks for coming by and I hope you have a great Monday and great week.

5211D Floral Frame Die Cut [ RBB ] Mixable Flower Stack Die 5109D [ RBB ] 5162-02D Large Ivy [ RBB ] Tiny Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-10D [ RBB ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… [ ELH ] Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ] Sizzix – Texturz – Silicone Rubber [ SBC | ELH ] Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… [ ELH ] Molding Pad [ ELZ ] 3mm (1/8″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] 7mm (3/10″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 15mm (3/5″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 25mm (1″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 5mm (1/4″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] Precision 5 Inch Scissors with… [ ELH ] Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet [ ELH ] 3/8″ (4029), Glue Dots [ ELH ] Mini (3/16″), Glue Dots [ ELH ] Micro (1/8″), Glue Dots [ ELH ] ATG Double-Sided Refill Tape, 2 pk, 1/4″ [ ELH ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Cosmic Shimmer Flake & Glitter Glue -… [ ELH ] The Ultimate Glue – 4 oz., Crafter’s… [ ELH ] Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft [ ELH ] Embossing Gun (Wagner), Hero Arts [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Glitter Clean-Up Cloth [ ELH ] Memory Box Dies, Metal Adaptor Plate… [ ELH ] Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Precision Base Plate for… [ SBC ] Sizzix – Cutting Pads – Standard – 2… [ SBC ] Dremel 7700-1/15 MultiPro 7.2-Volt… [ AMZUS ]