Mix It Up Challenge Blog + Optional: Embossing (wet or dry)

Hello, hello, friends! ☀️ Time to grab your sunglasses for this bright little creation! 😎 Over at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog, it’s always ANYTHING GOES—but if you want an extra twist, this round is all about embossing (wet or dry).

I couldn’t choose… so I used both!

The background is a bit subtle, but it’s there—I used Simon Says Stamp’s Bubble Rings embossing folder and borrowed a fun technique from Jennifer McGuire. I added color directly to the embossing folder, then ran my white cardstock through a few times to softly transfer that blue hue. Such a cool effect!

Next came the fun part: die cutting all the flowers and mushrooms from Taylored Expressions’ Blooms and Shrooms, plus the cutest colorful snails from the Snailed It Cardmaking Kit. This card was inspired by one of Taylor’s sample cards on their website—I'm not sure who designed it, but I absolutely loved the inspiration!

I went bold with bright colors, added ink shading, and finished things off with a bit of wet embossing on the tiny mushrooms and the centers of the smallest flowers. Everything came together on a mini slimline card, with lots of white splatters and a touch of white gel pen to finish it off.

I tried to capture the dimension in the photos—it was such a fun card to create! I hope you’ll join us at Mix It Up with an Anything Goes project, or challenge yourself to add some embossing—wet or dry!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 💛