Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Debossing, Distress Inks & Penny Black Inc.
Hi crafty friends, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today! I am super excited to be back again to share a new Studio Monday video this week, featuring Penny Black products!
With the Holidays fast approaching, I think we’ve all been planning (or already working on!) projects for the upcoming Season, and I wanted to share a fun, quick and easy background technique using a few of my favorite Penny Black products!
This card design and background technique is perfect for mass producing because it really doesn’t take that much time to put these together. I used a debossing technique to impress the design of the die into the watercolor paper. What I love most about this technique is that it shows how much more versatile large, cover plate dies can be, because one of the products used to create this card is the No Two Are Alike snowflake cover plate from Penny Black. Dies like these are a bit more pricey than other dies because of their large size; however, I think when you can discover more ways to use background dies like these, it makes the investment worthwhile.
The color in the background of these cards was created with Distress Inks; I wanted something kind of frosty and wintry in style, so I chose Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Chipped Sapphire and Tumbled Glass for my color palette. In the video, I’ll be sharing all the steps I took to color in these backgrounds, so make sure you check that out!
I hope you’ll watch the video I have created for this week! In it, I not only share the techniques I used to create these debossed and Distress Inked backgrounds, but also tips for creating custom glitter paper too! There’s a lot to see, so let’s get started…!
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Gorgeous cards, I love the beautiful colour of the background you created from smooshing with the distress inks and I think the debossing looked amazing! Thank you for the great tutorial and the cool technique, I will defiantly give it a try.
Such a beautiful card!
Very icy cool!
Really great idea and the results are terrific!! Love the blues and purples and the added sequins plus the silver shiny sentiment! Thanks for sharing.
This creates a beautiful background on these cards and I really love your color choices. Wow!
VERY pretty!
Fun technique and great video.
Wow, just wow!!! Lovely color palette! TFS!
I love the gorgeous background and sparkly die cut too! I love the pretty color!
Beautiful card. I love the wishes die, its gorgeous!
I’ve been admiring that snowflake background die for awhile. Thanks so much for another great video!
Awesome video Nina. Love the sparkling edges and the gorgeous glitter paper you created:)
Gorgeous cards!
Very pretty cards. I never seem to think about debossing the front of my cards. There are so many fun things that can be done with die cuts besides cutting. Thanks for sharing.
Definitely stunning! Love the background and DIY glitter paper! Thanks for sharing the great techniques!
Gorgeous background you created using the cover plate.
Love the pretty purples & blues together.
Awesome background technique!
I’ve tried the technique of using a die to emboss. Your cards fronts turned out wonderfully. Thanks
The snowflake background is gorgeous!
Any thing purple equals love!!
Beautiful cards. Thank you for making the video and sharing your great techniques.
Beautiful card!
Another great technique to try, and beautiful cards.
thanks for the ideas.
Great card.
Interesting technique!
Beautiful card – your background is fab!
Love your colorful background on this beautiful card. Thanks for sharing your tips and techniques in this great video, Nina-Marie!
What a fantastic background!!!
A new technique that I will have to try. Love your cards. TFS
This is a good technique. Lovely card.
So beautiful! xx
This is amazing!
The devising looks great
The debossing looks great
Beautiful cards! Thanks for the video!
Very cool technique and very beautiful cards. Definitely gonna try this one!
These are stunning cards Nina, such beautiful dies! My first thought when seeing the “Winter Wishes” die was how you could actually cut the ‘T” from the winter part of that sentiment to add to the inside of the card as a cross. After all, Jesus is the reason for “the season”!
So beautiful!
Embossing looks fantastic. Never think about chasing my color around with spray bottle. Will have to try!
Amazing card!
Gorgeous card and love the
techniques you showed.
Carla from Utah
Gorgeous card. Love the flowers.
Beautiful snowflake cards, thanks for great new to me technique!
What a fantastic ice cold card.
Stunning card – I feel frosty looking at it!
Stunning card! Love the frosty feel to this card! Such a great technique and awesome color choice! Love it! Thanks for sharing and inspiring! :)
I really loved your backgrounds–what a interesting new way to use dies! The color were fabulous! Thanks for sharing a wonderful new technique and inspiration!
Love these wintery colors, Nina! Gorgeous card.
Beautiful!
Definitely stole my heart!!
What a stunning effect with the water coloured debossed background! Thanks for sharing the video of how to do this.Have a most lovely day. Cheers Donna Z :)