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Thursday, 25 February 2016

Altenew & WOW! Embossing Powder blog hop!

Altenew WOW! blog hop
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Happy Friday Eve! I'm delighted to be a part of a fabulous blog hop today as Altenew have joined forces with WOW! Embossing Powder.


You should have arrived here from Martha Lucia Gomez but don't worry if you haven't, you can start out at Altenew HQ. It's certainly worth hopping along as there's prizes to be won from both Altenew and WOW! :)

For my card, I decided to experiment with a technique I was fascinated by when I was starting out on my stamping adventure: triple heat-embossing. It's an old technique but it was certainly fun to revisit. I applied Altenew Lavender Fields ink onto a piece of Stampbord I dug out from my ancient stash then embossed layer upon layer of WOW! clear embossing powder on top. After my final layer, I pressed the flower stamp from Altenew's Striped Florals stamp set, inked up with VersaMark, into the molten embossing powder and allowed the piece to cool down before carefully removing the stamp to reveal the impressed pattern. A  dusting of gold Perfect Pearls highlights the impressed pattern for that extra finishing touch.

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That's all from me for this blog hop. I don't want to keep you too long as there's plenty of hopping to be done! Before you hop on though, it's worth commenting as there's two $30 gift certificates from WOW! and two $30 Altenew gift certificates up for grabs. Winners will be picked from comments along the blog hop and all comments must be left by 28th February to be eligible to win. Winners will be announced on the Altenew blog and WOW! blog on Monday 29th February.

Right. Time for you to get hopping! Next on the blog hop is Sarah Jackaman Read. Happy hopping and have a fabulous weekend!

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143 comments:

  1. the Blackbird25 February 2016 at 12:29

    wow...I adore this tecnique but your flower is really amazing!
    Cristina
    thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it

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  2. Sheri25 February 2016 at 13:03

    Just beautiful!

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  3. Pon Malar25 February 2016 at 13:17

    Wow, that's one technique I've never heard of!! Definitely gonna try that :) this is awesome :)

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  4. Karen B.25 February 2016 at 13:18

    Revisiting old techniques is the best! They never go out of style. Fabulous card.

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  5. Torrie25 February 2016 at 14:03

    What an interesting technique, and such a pretty card.

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  6. Unknown25 February 2016 at 14:12

    Great card.

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  7. I Card Everyone25 February 2016 at 14:25

    Aimes!!! This looks like the most beautiful tile - totally new to me and so Gorgeous!!!
    =] Michele

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  8. joy25 February 2016 at 14:59

    Very pretty card!

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  9. brandco2450@gmail.com25 February 2016 at 15:09

    What a beautiful card. Love the colours and your interesting
    technique.

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  10. Leanne in Cali25 February 2016 at 15:39

    Beautiful card! Thanks so much for sharing it.

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  11. Debbie Br25 February 2016 at 15:57

    I haven't done this technique for a long time either!

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  12. ScrapaDiddle25 February 2016 at 16:11

    You made virtually a really cool tile with two great products! What a wonderful pairing!

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  13. Unknown25 February 2016 at 16:26

    Love all the golden shine you put on your card! And thanks for the happy greeting of Happy Friday Eve! Yes, the weekend is coming. And so is National Craft month!

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  14. Sue McRae25 February 2016 at 16:41

    Beautiful focal image, using a fun technique!

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  15. NanW25 February 2016 at 17:03

    Lovely technique to produce this card.

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  16. Kathy H25 February 2016 at 17:04

    I need to give this a try!

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  17. Kelly25 February 2016 at 17:21

    Awesome colors and I love the added touch of the washi tape.

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  18. Unknown25 February 2016 at 17:29

    I like your triple embossing technique and the gold dust added so much to the card. Lovely color of purple. Love it. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  19. Angeline Choo25 February 2016 at 17:43

    Oh this is so very beautiful! It looks like it was being carved right into the card. Gorgeous!

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  20. Leslie25 February 2016 at 17:50

    Great technique and beautiful card!! Thanks!!

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  21. Dr Sonia S V25 February 2016 at 18:27

    WOW such a beautiful texture you have achieved with the embossing
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  22. Unknown25 February 2016 at 19:10

    i love the touch of washi tape!

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  23. Unknown25 February 2016 at 19:39

    The flower is very beautiful.

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  24. BeverlyBL25 February 2016 at 19:42

    I had forgotten this technique and I used to use it a lot. Thanks for the reminder and the lovely flower.

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  25. Unknown25 February 2016 at 19:53

    LOVE all of that glorious gold embossing powder!

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  26. Susies Cue25 February 2016 at 20:01

    Another old technique that becomes new again.Thanks for reminding us.

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  27. conil25 February 2016 at 20:05

    Terrific "tile" technique. That gorgeous background color detailed with golden goodness is so effective.

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  28. Janet25 February 2016 at 20:07

    Awesome card and inspiration! Lovin' the new release and WOW embossing powder!
    ~God bless~

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  29. Susies Cue25 February 2016 at 20:20

    I would love to see a video of this technuque

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  30. Susies Cue25 February 2016 at 20:21

    I would love to see a video of this technique

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  31. Anonymous25 February 2016 at 20:27

    A technique I've never tried will have to give it a go. Lovely card!

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  32. Jenniferk25 February 2016 at 20:32

    Wow your flower is beautiful especially with the beautiful lavender background. Thanks for the great inspiration!

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  33. L. Webb25 February 2016 at 20:32

    Ooohhh... I love how different this card is and the embossing really stands out! This is great. I LOVE IT!

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  34. Sue25 February 2016 at 20:34

    Very pretty card!

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  35. cghundley25 February 2016 at 20:44

    Lovely work on
    your delightful
    card!
    Carla from Utah

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  36. Caroline25 February 2016 at 21:52

    Fab. Great idea to triple emboss stampbord (must get my stampbord out...)
    Your tile looks gorgeous on a bright & happy card.

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  37. My Paper Epiphany25 February 2016 at 22:15

    So feminine and pretty! I love the colours and the great technique!

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  38. Lisaerica25 February 2016 at 22:32

    Gorgegous! I love, love, love the color combo, and technique. I'm going to have to try that out for sure. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

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  39. D.Ann C25 February 2016 at 22:46

    WoW! is right!! Lovely!

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  40. Betty26 February 2016 at 00:02

    wonderful card Aimes - lovely in the gold and lavender

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  41. Linda Mc26 February 2016 at 00:20

    I also did this technique years ago and had forgotten all about it! Great card.

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  42. patti26 February 2016 at 00:51

    What a lovely card!

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  43. luluvision26 February 2016 at 00:55

    Ooooh!! I'm going to have to try that! This came out great! Thanks for sharing and being so inspiring!

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  44. Larina M.26 February 2016 at 01:13

    Great Technique and love the colors you chose for the card! Thank You for sharing along in this awesome hop!

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  45. robiw26 February 2016 at 01:19

    Love those colors!

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  46. Tami26 February 2016 at 01:40

    Wow! Cool technique!

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  47. Pratyusha26 February 2016 at 01:40

    Woah!!! Now this is something completely new for me!!! thanks for sharing the technique!!1

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  48. Pam26 February 2016 at 02:09

    So gorgeous! Love that gold embossing.

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  49. Lisa's Creative Niche26 February 2016 at 02:14

    Wow! How beautiful! Love the gold in the purple!

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  50. Betty Sue26 February 2016 at 02:19

    How fun!! Beautiful colors!!

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  51. Teresa Doyle26 February 2016 at 03:39

    Just beautiful Amy. I am a big fan of both Altenew AND WOW products and your card shows why. Just a beautiful combo.

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  52. Shona Chambers26 February 2016 at 03:46

    So beautiful, love the gold with that stunning lilac colour. Gorgeous card!!

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  53. Elise Smith26 February 2016 at 04:02

    Cute card! I've never heard of that technique but it gives the flower lots of dimension. I also really like the lavender and aqua color combination.

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  54. Nandini26 February 2016 at 04:04

    Wow! Gorgeous card and thanks for a fantastic technique.

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  55. StampinLouie26 February 2016 at 04:17

    The gold is beautiful along with the card.

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  56. FeM26 February 2016 at 04:37

    Nice card. I like the technique you used and wished mine turned out half as nice as yours did.

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  57. Denise Bryant26 February 2016 at 04:51

    So pretty! Beautiful layering and color combo! Love the gold embossing!

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  58. Chriss Blagrave26 February 2016 at 04:55

    So very pretty!

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  59. Crafty Girl26 February 2016 at 04:57

    Thanks for great ideas and chances to win prizes!

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  60. Liz O.26 February 2016 at 05:04

    Lovely card! Love the color combo, TFS!
    Have a wonderful day!

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  61. MelissaF26 February 2016 at 05:49

    Gorgeous cards, love these colors and the shiny embossing powder!

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  62. Jeneric26 February 2016 at 06:12

    Love all that gold!

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  63. Maria Pilar26 February 2016 at 06:27

    What a beautiful card! Adorable

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  64. Tasha Vovchuk26 February 2016 at 06:59

    Oh, Aimes, this looks fantastic!!! I love this trick with powders ;) Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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  65. Shilpi Gupta26 February 2016 at 07:15

    nice card

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  66. Penny26 February 2016 at 07:21

    This looks beautiful - just like a little tile on the card!

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  67. Unknown26 February 2016 at 07:25

    What a fun and clever design, love it!

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  68. lostinpaper26 February 2016 at 07:27

    This technique never gets old, love how you flower looks like it's a 'tile', so so beautiful Amy!

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  69. stamper10126 February 2016 at 07:35

    What a creative use of embossing powder + stamps + ink!

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  70. Unknown26 February 2016 at 07:59

    Good to learn a technique

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  71. Marika 26 February 2016 at 08:19

    Just love the soft colours, Aimes! Beautiful card!

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  72. Karthikha26 February 2016 at 08:27

    Great card! Thanks for sharing the technique, I would love to try it :)

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  73. Mirella26 February 2016 at 08:29

    Such a beautiful card! Love the colours and the technique! :-)

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  74. sharpstamps26 February 2016 at 09:18

    Very pretty card

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  75. Amyjzs26 February 2016 at 12:03

    Love that technique, haven't tried that in a long time. Beautiful spring card!

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  76. Louise26 February 2016 at 12:33

    Beautiful color, love the embossing

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  77. Beth H.26 February 2016 at 12:50

    I don't think that I've seen that technique before. Weren't you afraid that you would ruin your stamp? Anyway, it turned out great!

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  78. Margarita Navarro-Rivera26 February 2016 at 14:14

    Hey Aimes, I had totally forgotten about the technique you used. It is so super cool and time to revisit it! Thanks for reminding me about this technique!

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  79. Nana Griffin26 February 2016 at 15:12

    Pretty gold color!

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  80. TangledBlueRose26 February 2016 at 15:49

    So beautiful! Love the depth and rich color. Wonderful technique I need to learn it! Thanks so much!~kim

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  81. Anonymous26 February 2016 at 17:00

    That technique never gets old.Love it! Tema

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  82. Jen Timko26 February 2016 at 17:45

    I love when an old technique is made to look fresh and new! Beautiful flower!!

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  83. Sue Smith26 February 2016 at 18:33

    Beautiful card. I learned a new technique today, had never heard of triple embossing and then putting the stamp the on the surface. I'm excited to try this. Great cards to look at and new techniques to try. Can't go wrong with that :)

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  84. Kristiina26 February 2016 at 19:07

    Great, I'll have to try the perfect pearls in the pressed pattern. I've just used a contrasting EP and melting it flattens the image out... Thanks for the tip :)

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  85. gabriella26 February 2016 at 19:08

    Oh beautiful card,love the gold powder

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  86. uncbballfan26 February 2016 at 19:24

    Thanks for reminding me of this technique! I haven't used it in a log time. Love your card, Altenew stamps and WOW embossing powder! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  87. Cathy26 February 2016 at 19:53

    Gorgeous card, love the look of this embossing technique.

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  88. Jeannean26 February 2016 at 20:08

    Oh yes, I remember this technique, I had forgotten about it! You made a beautiful card with it! Thanks for inspiring me to try an old technique again!

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  89. Unknown26 February 2016 at 20:14

    Very pretty. Haven't seen this technique in a long time. Thanks for the reminder!

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  90. Unknown26 February 2016 at 20:47

    That is amazing! I don't think I've seen this technique before and I love the results. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful card and how to make it. Thanks also for the chance to win!

    Hugs,
    Snoopy :D

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  91. elisa26 February 2016 at 21:04

    Beautiful card! Èli

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  92. pcm26 February 2016 at 21:13

    thanks for the reminder about this fun technique!

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  93. Handcraftedbyhelen26 February 2016 at 21:14

    It's great when crafters do different things with stamps, great technique

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  94. Mary26 February 2016 at 21:21

    Your flower certainly has got he Wow factor.

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  95. Rachel B.26 February 2016 at 21:35

    Lovely card!

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  96. McStamper26 February 2016 at 22:17

    Very unique and pretty.

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  97. Laurie2cats26 February 2016 at 22:22

    Lovely card, thanks for sharing this technique.

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  98. Emma Rose26 February 2016 at 22:28

    Neat card

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  99. Berina RGA26 February 2016 at 22:59

    Wow!! This is a nice technique!! And you've chosen a beautiful color combo!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  100. Sue D26 February 2016 at 23:26

    Fabulous and great technique.

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  101. Anonymous26 February 2016 at 23:30

    Love the colors on your card!

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  102. Judie27 February 2016 at 00:09

    What a superb technique! Love the end effect!

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  103. Carol T27 February 2016 at 01:03

    I've never heard of this technique. I will have to try it. I really like the way it came out. Thanks

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  104. CoolPaperArt27 February 2016 at 01:24

    nice! I haven't seen that technique used a lot so thanks

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  105. Robin B.27 February 2016 at 03:12

    Your card is gorgeous! I love the colors and the triple heat embossing, that's a technique I haven't heard of.

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  106. Chark27 February 2016 at 03:24

    fun! great colors!

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  107. Ericka Strange27 February 2016 at 03:47

    Beautiful card and love the pop of gold. So pretty.

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  108. cindybearj27 February 2016 at 04:25

    Wow! I've only been stamping a couple of years and I have never heard of this. It is so beautiful!

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  109. Sowmya Karthik27 February 2016 at 06:00

    Beautiful and cute embossing card :-)

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  110. halomom27 February 2016 at 06:06

    I'm having a hard time picturing this. I wish you would do a video for us.

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  111. Flo 27 February 2016 at 07:19

    Great technique. I'm going to have to give it a try. Thanks.

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  112. Wendy27 February 2016 at 07:50

    Love the look of the impressed image, great card! Xx

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  113. Sandra27 February 2016 at 08:53

    I love the colours you have chosen for this card and the embossing is stunning.

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  114. Salima27 February 2016 at 12:33

    Sweetness Aimes. Beautiful card

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  115. jan metcalf27 February 2016 at 14:00

    Fantastic way to review an old technique!

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  116. Michelle Brown27 February 2016 at 14:24

    Amy, pretty card! I've never tried that triple heat embossing technique, I will try it out.

    Thanks for sharing,
    Michelle

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  117. Michelle Brown27 February 2016 at 14:26

    Amy, pretty card! I've never tried that triple heat embossing technique, I will try it out.

    Thanks for sharing,
    Michelle

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  118. Unknown27 February 2016 at 15:27

    so very pretty, I have not tried this technique before... thank for sharing

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  119. Michelle Brown27 February 2016 at 16:13

    I have not seen that triple embossing technique before. Your card is really pretty!
    Thanks for sharing,
    Michelle

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  120. jintyoo727 February 2016 at 16:30

    How beautiful Amy, looks like a little ceramic tile :-)

    P.S. Great idea to use "astro turf" and as a photo prop!

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  121. Debbie27 February 2016 at 16:52

    Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

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  122. Kristie Goulet27 February 2016 at 18:06

    Amazing color! Love the embossing!

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  123. Unknown27 February 2016 at 18:15

    Beautiful design and love gold hearts.

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  124. Miriam Prantner27 February 2016 at 19:53

    The impressed piece looks really cool! I love the gold perfect pearls in there!

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  125. Kailash27 February 2016 at 20:24

    Such a cool technique, nicely done!!!

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  126. Michelle Brown27 February 2016 at 22:56

    Really loved your card and I have never heard of the triple embossing before. I'll have to try it!

    Thanks for sharing,
    Michelle

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  127. Unknown27 February 2016 at 23:15

    Awesome technique! Beautiful flower! Great card!

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  128. Miriam Leech28 February 2016 at 00:06

    I never knew about this technique. The results are gorgeous! Love the lavender and gold, too! Thanks!

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  129. Denise S.28 February 2016 at 00:13

    I am really going to have to try the multiple embossing. And the technique for the center of the flower is neat.

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  130. Unknown28 February 2016 at 00:24

    Beautiful. I've never done this technique.....thank you for highlighting it.

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  131. Patricia28 February 2016 at 01:28

    I have never tried this technique. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful card.

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  132. Jan Castle28 February 2016 at 04:37

    Very pretty!!!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  133. Kris in Alaska28 February 2016 at 05:27

    This is simply stunning! And a wonderful technique!

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  134. Unknown28 February 2016 at 09:33

    WOnderful card! Love the technique! Thanks for sharing.

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  135. Debbie28 February 2016 at 12:16

    So pretty.Embossing always adds a touch of class to a card. Love it. Hugs xxxx

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  136. Rachel S.28 February 2016 at 15:33

    Love the color combination with the gold embossing.

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  137. Essie28 February 2016 at 16:26

    This is so pretty!!--I would really like to see you do this in a video, though--sounds kind of complicated and so I'd like to see it in action before trying it out.

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  138. Monika/Buzsy28 February 2016 at 17:26

    Gorgeous card Amy. Love the focal point. What a great technique with the embossing powder.

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  139. Laurie28 February 2016 at 17:31

    Beautiful card! I love the colors.

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  140. LauraJane:)28 February 2016 at 19:43

    Molten embossing powder! Love the look!

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  141. Amanda29 February 2016 at 00:05

    How beautiful! I've tried stamping into molten embossing powder before, but haven't had much luck. Must be my technique. I'm going to follow your directions here and try it again because your "tile" is gorgeous!

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  142. Unknown4 April 2016 at 16:57

    Beautiful card!!

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  143. Carol Rossouw25 April 2018 at 21:12

    What a clever technique and stunning card! Thanks for the inspiration

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