Hello friends and Happy Valentines Day!
I'm happy to say that I received all my samples back this week that I made for CHA.
This card features the new ShadowPress Station. What is a ShadowPress Station you ask??? The Station enables you to ink the ShadowPress debossing folders with ink only on the raised area where it will deboss and it keeps the rest of the folder clean. Works like a charm!
This is the ShadowPress Station! It's basically a template. Some of the features…on the right you will see a little raised tab that's for easy handling, ridges on the underside to lock in your ShadowPress folder, great surface for easy cleaning, works with the existing ShadowPress folders, it's very economical it retails for about $5.00 and will be available in April.
Open the ShadowPress folder and find the raised area of the word. The raised area will be up. Slide the ShadowPress Station over the debossing folder and the little ridges will help hold the folder in place. Hold the folder and Station with one hand and ink the embossing folder by rolling the brayer over the area several times with the other hand. The Ranger brayer works great it is a hard rubber brayer, is small and easy to handle and has feet to sit on so your work surface stays clean. Once you've used the ShadowPress Station it can be cleaned with stamp cleaner.
Insert paper into the folder. Run folder into the Vagabond with the open end of the first.
After you run is through you will have a debased and inked shadow. How cool is that!
You can use a multitude of surfaces. Like the Textured Surfaces (corrugate, cork, burlap) Deco Sheet (oh so shimmery), cardstock, vellum etc.
It can be used with all sorts of inks or paints.
Deboss the ShadowPress words on the paint chip one word at a time. Die cut several hearts from old dictionary print using the Heartfelt Bigz die . This is a great die, it has 11 hearts that are different shapes and sizes and I love that it's a steel rule die so you can cut thick and thin materials.
Add stitching to the background paper and through the hearts. Adhere elements to the base card and you have a card for someone special!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much for stopping in!
Richele
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Wonderfulcard and thanks for the technique tip.
ReplyDeleteWishing you Happy Valentine's xx
It is beautiful Richele, so glad you got it back in time for Valentine's day.... Thanks for showing the 'how to' close up, looking forward to getting mine now! Hope you have a great weekend too. Anne x
ReplyDeleteLove your card and I love the shadowpress too which looks very striking here. Gorgeous. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous sample!! And thanks for the step-outs on the shadow press station - can't wait to try it out! xx Lynn
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial and beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteHi Richele!! I hope all of your samples from CHA came back in one piece!! :) :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE this beautiful card, Richele!! Hmmm...You're making me look at all of the shadowpress debossing folders differently!! Completely love how you used the folders & shadowpress station on the pink paint sample card!! Just a lovely card!! Happy Valentine's Day!! XOXO-Shari
This is gorgeous! LOVE those hearts!
ReplyDeleteYour card is lovely. I LOVE LOVE LOVE those stitched hearts. Thanks for showing the shadowpress station on lots of different surfaces. You've completely enabled me... naughty naughty. ;)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!!
ReplyDeleteYep ... I pinned it ! Stitching so cool through heart ! Needed that shadow press station review ... Thanks !
ReplyDeleteGreat card love the inspiration !!
I can't wait to get my hands on the shadow press station; I have a ton of those folders and struggle to get a clean drop shadow.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU so very much for the neat tutorial - I was wondering how to use when it comes in.
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