Heat Emboss on Dry Emboss Background Card

Besides the fact that I'm stepping away from my Stampin' Up! supplies on this card and went with this adorable digital Image from Mo's Digital Pencil, I also practiced with a few techniques.  One was coloring with my Copic Ciao markers.  The second was practicing this out of the box with Nestabilities technique for cutting out the image.  The third technique was this week's Splitcoast Stampers.com technique challenge which is the double embossed background.  The layout of this card was also imspired by the sketch challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.  

For the background panel was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and then I applied VersaMark ink and heat embossed with SU Iridescent Ice heat embossing powder.  I got a little too much of the VersaMark on the recessed areas so the embossing powder didn't just stick to the raised portions but it is a nice sparkly effect anyway.  I'll try to be more precise with a brayer like you are supposed to do on the next one. 

The image was sized and printed and then colored with the Copic markers.   I applied the technique for cutting it so parts of it were outside the frame (see link above) and layered on SU Chocolate Chip and SU textured White card stock cut out also with the scallop rectangle dyes.  SU rhinestone stickers were added for a little more bling.  Finished size is 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". 

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