Emboss Resist

Hopefully this card will win me lots of gorgeous goodies from Papertrey but if it doesn't at least I learned a new technique! ;o)

Nichole has a video tutorial on how to emboss resist and I couldn't resist using my new Distress Inks with this technique.  For some reason this picture makes the card look very shiny but IRL it has a very shabby distressed feel to it.  I need to brush up on my photo-editing skills…

I began by stamping my Rustic Cream cardstock with the Text-Style stamp using Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks. I then stamped the leafy image from Life with Versamark several times across. I used white embossing powder to make the image pop.

To create the shaded background I sponged Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, and Summer Sunrise across the entire panel, wiping with a paper towel over the embossed area.  I also sponged the background cs of Summer Sunrise with the distress inks to tone down the color.   

And wah-lah! An embossed, resisted, distressed card that I likey-likey very much! Thanks for stopping by and having a look. :o)

Supplies
Stamps: PTI - Basic Backgrounds: Text Style, Life; Verve: 
Ink: PTI - Terracota Tile, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
CS: PTI - Rustic Cream, Summer Sunrise
PP: PTI - Bitty Dots
Other Stuff: Summer Sunrise Ribbon, Rustic Button, Rustic Twine, Basic Grey bling it