Blackout embossing

 

I'm not sure I've ever done this technique with patterned paper. I was inspired by Heidi the Yorkshire Crafter to give it a go. I used a piece of patterned paper from a pad from The Works, so no worries if it didn't work out, as very cheap!

I actually went over the debossing again with a blue ink pad as the black looked too dull. Matted and framed with 6x6 Maximum crafts die set and a plain sheet of paper from the same pad.

The sentiments are by Altenew (happy) and Chloe (wishes) cut from snippets below. The square left from the centre of the card I cut out the base for the dragonfly, then cut it again from a clean sheet of the same patterned paper.

Here's another view.

Off to The Snippets Playground with this one.

Just had a few days away at a favourite place of ours Ironbridge. We stayed in a delightful townhouse right on the Wharfage with a view of the bridge from our windows. 

We visited Wroxeter - Roman city remains which was so interesting. This is the largest free standing roman wall in England.

Benthall Hall - National Trust with beautiful gardens and again so much interesting history provided by the guides.