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
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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 |
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Your video was where I was introduced to these folders! I love all of the wedding cards you created! The colors used are so beautiful! Keep up the great work Yana!
You have the ability to make everything looks pretty!
Simply beautiful cards, love the ink, embossing idea.
Yana, I love the soft colors you chose. Your cards are beautiful.
Elegant cards! Thank you for the video!
Love them all…thank you for sharing!
Oh my! These are very pretty (love the color card stock you used) cards, and I appreciate the idea on how to use the white satin pearl embossing powder (which I recently bought but haven’t used yet). Thanks, Yana!! P.S. It was 115 degrees in Phoenix the other day (111 in Tucson today). I’ll bet you’re glad you’re back in Ukraine!!!!! Even the cactus are wilting (not much rain this year)!!!!!!
Thanks for the inspiration! I love the effect of the embossing powder over the dry embossed areas! Beautiful cards Yana!
Loved your video showcasing the new cut & emboss folders. Thank you for sharing your dry and heat embossing techniques to create beautiful wedding cards.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for your wonderful ideas.
Elegant and beautiful cards, thank you for the inspiration. I can’t wait to try the cut & emboss folders.
Hi….WOW !!!! Truly elegant cards…Love them
Beautiful cards. Love the colors.
Oh so beautiful , loving your work
What a fabulous technique putting white ink and white embossing powder on top of the dry embossed paper. These cards are stunning! Not anything Ive seen done before, amazing outcome. :O)
Just beautiful! All of them.
Absolutely beautiful, Yana! The Dotted Lace is my favorite but they are all gorgeous. A great idea to have several of these on hand.
Your cards are beautiful! The folder designs are perfect
for these wedding cards!
Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Those two cards are so pretty. You really did a good job.
SO PRETTY
SO ELEGANT
Dang, girl! You outdid yourself here. I absolutely love the way you added the pearly embossing powder… took these embossing folders to the next level!
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous. Love the embossing powder technique. It makes the cards so elegant. Love the cut and embossing folders. Thank you for sharing a new technique for me. Carolyn
These cards are so delicate and absolutely lovely, thanks for sharing!
Breathtaking, stunning, elegant, beautiful and awe inspiring! Totally loving your creations! TFS!
Love your cards. The pastel papers really give them that extra special elegance.
OH, YANA!
SSSOOOO BEAUTIFUL!
Oh my word… I love the white satin you added to your cards. Gorgeous!
Gorgeous cards Yana! They are so elegant and I love the addition of the embossing powder.
Yana, your cards are so gorgeous and elegant–perfect for weddings. Congrats to Spellbinders for a great release.
I LOVE your cards! They are so pretty, elegant and very feminine! So perfect for a wedding of an anniversary! Wow!
So very beautiful and elegant. Makes me wish I had a wedding to go to! Great job!
These cards are so pretty and elegant!
Love your wedding cards! So shabby and elegant! tfs Hugs, Christine
Adding the White Pearl embossing powder really showed the beauty of the dry embossing of these new dies! Your cards are elegant, feminine and beautiful! Love how soft and shiny they look! Stunning!
Such soft and delicate cards. I am impressed by the many looks you can get from these dies by simple changing color schemes. The embossing can be a delicate background or a bold statement.
Yana, your cards are always so elegant!!
Absolutely beautiful and elegant cards! I just love to see cards with that pearlized look! I also really enjoyed watching your video on how you went about pearlizing (spelling??) LoL!! each card too! Very informative!!
Your cards are gorgeous! I love the pearl look <3
Beautiful and elegant cards. The new folders are very interesting. I would love to add some to my stash.
Thank you for the inspiration<3
Beautiful and elegant embossed cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
Your cards are stunning. I had not seen the embossing die cut folders before. Love how you used them.
Very pretty design and colors for weddings.
Hi! Your cards are stunning! Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your creative ideas!
Truly beautiful Yana! Love what you created with this exciting new product. Can’t wait to get some of them for myself!
Your cards are gorgeous! I love these new Cut & Emboss folders, and also how you added embossing powders 🙂
Yours was the first video I saw demonstrating the new folders, and I am in love with them!! Great job, and I can’t wait to buy them! 🙂
Pretty pastel colors.