Letterpress Card and Envelope Set

I have been in love with the look of letterpress for quite some time. There is something so luxurious about its feel. The debossed paper filled with richly colored ink. The crisp images against white paper...

There are a few ways to create the look of letterpress, but they would have to be called "faux." But not any more! We R Memory Keepers has a Letterpress Starter Kit which is fantastic!! The best part? The fact that the plates will work with most standard die cutting machines! The results were pretty impressive!

After making a set of cards, I HAD to make coordinating envelopes! Head to the We R Memory Keepers Blog for tips, tricks, and details! 

Sincerely Yours,

two creative ways to use your embossing folders and stencils

I'm directing you to the Carta Bella blog today to check out two pretty cool tutorials I have created for you. The first one is a fantastic way to use your embossing folders to create a faux letterpress look. When ink is added to an embossing folder before it is passed through a manual die cutting machine, it creates impressive (no pun intended) results! Look at the world map on the background of this card! 

For a tutorial visit: Designer Embossing Folders

Personal note...in the photo there are two pieces sitting on the book. The first one is a watch. That is the watch I gave my husband the day we got married, 17 years ago. The other is a monogrammed tie clip that belonged to my beloved grandpa. He died before he even met my husband, but they remind me of each other in so many ways, not just the fact that they were both electrical engineers. I miss my grandpa terribly. This past spring, we were at a family wedding and the little man wanted to wear a tie. It was the perfect time to give him the tie clip. Wouldn't my grandpa be proud? 

This card is also in an antique or heritage look and I love the grey tones! For this card's background, I embossed patterned paper with a stencil. You know that is one of my favorite techniques for a stencil! I took it one step farther and sanded off the raised edges of the patterned paper! How beautiful is that?!

For a tutorial visit: Designer Stamps, Dies, and Stencils

thanks for stopping by!

kimberly

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