Yippee for Yana: Dry Embossing with a Stencil

Yippee for Yana: Dry Embossing with a Stencil
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Hi friends! Welcome to the latest edition of Yippee for Yana! Yana Smakula has made this gorgeous card in two slightly different variations. Which do you like best? Please be sure to watch the video, read on, and enjoy!
Yippee for Yana: Dry Embossing with a Stencil
Yippee for Yana: Dry Embossing with a Stencil

Hi everyone, this is Yana Smakula and I’m excited to bring you another episode from my by-monthly “Yippee For Yana” video series! In today’s video I’m showing how to use a stencil to create a subtle textured background for a card with the help of dry embossing!

Let’s jump right in. I’m going to start by saying that you can most definitely dry emboss with stencils. The depth of impression will depend on how thick the material out of which the stencil is made of is, Simon’s stencils are pretty thick and durable so they always leave a nice and visible impression on the paper. If you use a thinner stencil the embossing and debossing you’ll get might not be as deep.

To dry emboss with a stencil you’ll need to use a die cutting machine and an embossing mat. I used my Platinum 6” machine from Spellbinders but this can be done in any die cutting machine. I followed the sandwich instructions for dry embossing with dies in my machine and I also added a paper shim (regular paper folded in half, so 2 sheets thick).

I cut my white cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and aligned it in the center of Circular Lace stencil; you can also have it offset to the side if you like. After running it through my machine and ended up having a gorgeous textured background with an embossed and debossed side.

You can use a background like this for just about any card, you can also make these backgrounds on colored cardstock, not just white; they look fabulous on kraft.

To finish this card I stamped a few images and created a floral arrangement. Using my mini MISTI I stamped ice cream cone in Sunshine, large flower in Hot Mama, small flowers in Magnolia, floral branch in Twirling Tutu and leaves in Thistle.

I also heat embossed the word “Love” in Simon’s Antique Gold embossing powder and cut all images out using coordinating dies.

After having all of the parts and pieces ready I foam mounted my dry embossed background onto an A2 top folding card base and foam mounted all of my die cuts in place creating a floral arrangement. I doubled up foam adhesive in some places to add more dimension. Lastly, I adhered the large heat embossed “Love” and added “Sending” heat embossed in white on black, so my sentiment reads “Sending Love”.

Which background do you like better? The crisp embossed or less detailed debossed one? Please, comment below! Have fun stamping!

WATCH THE VIDEO:


Yippee for Yana: Dry Embossing with a Stencil

Yippee for Yana: Dry Embossing with a Stencil

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  1. Another great use for stencils. Such versatile things. Love both but prefer the embossed side, highlights the lovely detail od the stencil. I really need to get myself one of the lace stencils. Love the edge of them. Thanks for the inspiration.

  2. wow! gorgeous work and what a cool technique! more reasons to buy pretty stencils :) love the embossed look

  3. I like the embossed side better, but that’s me, the card is beautiful and that stencil is awesome, I have it plus one of the others, I still need one more. The set of 3 is just just stunning!! I love the idea of embossing with them and I love your bouquet of flowers with the ice cream cone, so cute!! Thanks for sharing .

  4. Crisper is better. ❤️ Love your floral bouquet cone! Gorgeous! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

  5. Very creative to use the ice cream cone as a floral wrap. Thanks for showing me another use for my stencils.

  6. Thank you so much for this idea with my SSS cherish stencil, it’s going to be fun and look amazing ? !!!!

  7. Lovely colours, and I also like embossing with stencils – the results are delicate and nice. However, I must say, I just cannot stand sentiments being put together in the wrong order ?

  8. Gorgeous cards Yana, I love the dry embossed background, it looks amazing but the debossed background is really beautiful too.

  9. Both look so lovely. I think I prefer the crisper embossing though. You are very talented. Thanks for showing the technique.

  10. The dry embossing is not a technique
    I’ve used but I’ll put it to the test
    this afternoon. I like both designs.
    Have to let you know my preference
    after I see this at firthand.
    thanks for sharing.

  11. Great cards. I will have to try this. I can’t decide which I like better. I think it would depend on who I was sending it to if I wanted the crisper on the softer look.

  12. They are both pretty, but I love the crisp embossed. There is so much pretty detail in this stencil to enjoy.

  13. I love dry embossed backgrounds on cards and sometimes that’s the only way to go. With many pretty stencils on hand, I can have a wider array of options. Thanks for the video and the cards are lovely! Love the cone as the flower bouquet holder!

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