Spellbinders | DIY embossing plates. Father’s Day Card. Video

Dies are such versatile tools! Aside from the regular die cutting you can use them to make stamps (by die cutting the shape out of fun foam, see video example HERE, HERE or HERE), make stencils (see video example HERE) and even make embossing plates!

Today I’m using a tiny mustache die, cardstock and double-sided adhesive and making my own unique embossing plate.

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VIDEO TUTORIAL

I’m sharing a video tutorial showing how to create a DIY embossing plate and also how to put this card together. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel:

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CARD DETAILS

Its not difficult to create an embossing plate using dies, it is a bit time consuming, but definitely worth it in the end. Here I used only one die design, a mustache, but imaging mixing a few shapes and making something totally unique.

The embossing from this DIY embossing plate is not going to be as deep as say from a regular embossing folder, its going to be as deep as when embossing with a die and you can always blend some ink over it to help the embossed areas stand out a bit better.

I used several die sets from Spellbinders to make this Father’s Day card – Hipster 2 and Amused 1. For the color combo I went with green, brown, yellow and a bit of white too, I think this makes up for a nice masculine card.

The sentiments for this project, Every Day is Father’s Day and You Are My Hero both came from one stamp set – Best Dad from Altenew and were heat embossed in WOW Bright White embossing powder. I also added some ink splatter (used my watercolors for this) and a few wooden stars to complete this card.

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Spellbinders Amused 1 Dies S2-216 Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Hipster 2 Dies S2-213 Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders TOOL ‘N ONE T-001 Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ	Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine Shop at: SC | SB | AZ	Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ	Altenew Best Dad Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN	ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ	Ranger .5 Oz. Multi Medium Matte Adhesive Shop at: SSS | PPP | AZ	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ
Stick It Adhesive Handy Pack 5 Sheets Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ	Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ	Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | AZ	WOW Embossing Powder Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | AZ

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