Hello there! Today I’m sharing several wedding cards featuring dry and heat embossing techniques and cut & emboss folders from Spellbinders. My hubby and I have been invited to several weddings this Summer and whenever we go to a wedding I always love to give a handmade and not a card from a store so I though I’d make a couple to have on hand for the upcoming events.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARDS DETAILS
Whenever I think of wedding cards I picture elegant, clean & simple designs with some shimmer and sparkle and beautiful texture.
I decided to use cut & emboss folders from Spellbinders to create the cards I’m sharing today. These are a new kind of folder that already have the die embedded in the folder so it embosses and cuts in a single pass.
I dry embossed several panels using 3 embossing folders (all linked below) and several colors of cardstock in my Spellbinder Platinum Die Cutting machine. It is best to use paper that is not very thick, you might have trouble cutting through 120lb cardstock, I tried 80lb white cardstock and 110lb colored cardstock and it cut fine. Thicker paper will emboss, but it might not cut all the way.
You can use these folders in most die cutting machines. To use in the Spellbinders Platinum machine you place the folder on the platform and cover with just one clear cutting plate.
To dress my dry embossed panels up I decided to do some color blocking and add detail with the help of heat embossing and embossing powder. I masked sections of my dry embossed background, blended/applied white pigment ink and covered it with White Satin Pearl embossing powder from Hero Arts.
I used mini ink dauber as well as direct to paper technique to apply ink onto my paper. I went with a very heavy layer of ink for most of my cards. The reason I blended white ink under my embossing powder is because embossing powder is clear and will show whatever color is underneath. I wanted heat embossed sections to be white or white-like so I blended white ink.
Once my panels were heat embossed I moved onto creating sentiments for my cards. I used clear stamps from 2 sets – one is from Sketchy Landmarks from Altenew it reads “For two special people on a very special day. May you live happily ever after” and another set that I used is Banner Sentiments from Papertrey Ink, this message reads “On Your Special Day” (discontinued).
These cards were easy to make and I’m hoping that they will be well liked!
BLOG HOP!
This blog post is a part of Spellbinders blog hop featuring Cut & Emboss folders collection. Visit other blogs on this hop for more inspiration using these folders.
Spellbinders
Nichol Spohr
Tina Smith
Desiree Kuemmerle
Sandra Nagel
Gemma Campbell
Jennifer Gallacher
Virginia Lu
Janette Kausen
Jeanne Jachna
Alicia Havranek
Rubeena Ianigro
Yana Smakula – you are here
GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate this release, we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to a lucky winner. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, July 29th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.
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 Diamond Lace Frame Cut and Emboss Folder Shop at: SSS | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Regal Swirl Cut and Emboss Folder Shop at: SSS | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Dotted Lace Cut and Emboss Folder Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Spellbinders Main Attraction Magnetic Die Finder Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Spellbinders Magnetic Handy Mat Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Surf Blue Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL | AZ |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 Lb Desert Storm Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Cotton Candy Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Smoke Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Classic Vellum Layering Paper Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 PTI Banner Sentiments Stamp Set Shop at: discontinued |
 Altenew Sketchy Landmarks Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tsukineko 6 Sponge Daubers Tools Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
SAVE ME/PIN ME TO PINTEREST
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Yana, These are incredible! Absolutely beautiful!
Gorgeous cards! These will be wonderful for the weddings.
Such beautiful cards, so soft and lovely. You are such a talented cardmaker!!
Gorgeous cards. Watch your YouTube videos all the time. Love your artistry.
Elegant cards! Beautiful details and colors on your lovely cards! Love the look of these beautiful cut & emboss folders! I’m anxious to try them out!
These are stunning, Yana! The diamond lace pattern would make a gorgeous wedding invitation as well, I think.
Fabulous collection and stunning card.
These cards are beautiful! Love this release!
Yana, These are just STUNNING, the embossing is beautiful!! I think you should start your own business doing Wedding Cards, you would be a HUGE success!!
thank you, Tracey! I actually thought about it a few years ago 🙂 If only there was time to do it ALL!
I always have trouble with wedding cards. Great inspiration!
AWESOME Cut & Emboss folders I especially love the cards with the horizontal space to stamp!
Your wedding cards are stunning. Thank you for the video!
These cards are stunning! I am so intrigued with these embossing/die folders. Can’t wait to try one!
You always show such beautiful cards and these are at the top of the list for elegance. It’s not easy to make wedding cards but these are perfect! Thanks for sharing.
These cards are amazing!!! You are so creative I love all your projects – keep them coming.
Yana
Fabulous cards unbelievable!!
These cards are just fantastic!
My first look at these cut/emboss folders! Wow! And what you did with them! Wow, again! Love all that shine! Beautiful and elegant cards!
These are stunning. I learned a lot from your tutorial.
These cut and emboss folders are genius! I love them. Your cards are beautiful.
Could not have been more perfect inspiration for me! My oldest is getting married. The first of three! So beautiful!
Gorgeous cards, as always Yana. Need these embossing folders and some white pearl embossing powder too!
Stunning, Yana!
The Cut and Emboss folders are awesome! Beautiful and elegant wedding cards. Also can see for special anniversary cards, too. Thanks for the introduction to these folders and your gorgeous dry embossing technique.
Absolutely gorgeous! These are so pretty and feminine… so formal too! Who needs a printer when you can make these stunning beauties?
Such a beautiful card to match a beautiful occasion.
Lovely CAS wedding cards!
Thank you for sharing these! I have a family wedding coming up and these are so stunning. I saved to Pinterest so I can look back at the process. Your cards and these folders are so beautiful.
Gorgeous just I expected!
These cut & emboss folders look so cool. Yana, your wedding cards are subtle, unique & soft & elegant & any other word you can think to describe them in this manner.
Very beautiful cards. They are so stunning!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Wow! These cards are fabulous!! Love the colors, designs and everything about them! <3
I love the different color tones with the embossing powder.
Yana, your cards are the most elegant and beautiful and yet they seem relatively simple to do with these wonderful folders! Awesome video.
So very beautiful. These will be perfect for your upcoming weddings… I love how these new folders do both cut and emboss. Real game changers. Nicely done.
Oh my goodness! These cards are so lovely! I hope to make several using your ideas here. Very beautiful. And I can’t wait to purchase several of these cut/embossing folders from Spellbinders.
Love the colors you used, so soft looking.
Yana, as always your cards are just beautiful. I love the thought process for your wedding cards and how elegant and stunning the samples are that you created. How could anyone want a store bought card after seeing these. Thanks for showing all the tips and inspiring with the emboss and cut folders and other tools you used for your card samples.
What an amazing idea! These cards are beautiful and remind me of “cutwork” embroidery
Absolutely gorgeous, as always!
Gorgeous cards, Yana! the cut and emboss folders are fabulous and you have made them look so beautiful.
What beautiful cards you made. So elegant. So lovely.
You are so right about what a wedding card should look like and all of these succeed. The satin pearl embossing powder takes it completely over the top. Thank you so much for these very elegant examples.
Such clean lines, elegant and simple.
Your cards are beautiful, simply elegant. Love the heat embossing, it just makes the cards sparkle. Thanks for the inspiration.
WOW, YANA!!!! I could tell that these Embossing Folders would be PERFECT for wedding cards! THEN YOU MADE THEM!!! WOW! WOW! WOW!!! LOVE THEM ALL!!! I LOVE the one with the vellum sleeve!!! SO ELEGANT! Your other cards are ELEGANT also with the EMBOSSING POWDERS!!! STUNNING WORK, Yana!!!!!!!!!! 😉 I am left in AWE!!! SUBSCRIBING to your blog!!!!
Stunning wedding Invitation the colors are beautiful and the details are super beautiful thanks for sharing
These are SO elegant! I have the Regal Swirl and now NEED the others, too!!
Beautiful cards!!! Definitely need these folders in my life!
The wadding cards are beautiful