Inked and Embossed Birthday Card

It's Megan here, so excited for my first post on the Clearsnap blog! I have been really into embossing lately because there are so many things you can do with it and the Top Boss supplies make it so easy to get perfect results!

This card started out as a sketch. I always carry a notebook with me and write or sketch things when I get inspired. I honestly can't remember what inspired this sketch, but when I was looking to start this project I flipped through my book and decided to use this sketch.

To start I made a card and slightly smaller front panel from cardstock.

Then I cut the panel into three parts so that I could color them individually and be sure they would fit back together appropriately.

I love the built in self inking ink pad in the Rollograph, but in this case I decided that I wanted embossing and used the Top Boss ink pad instead. I just rolled the rollograph over the ink pad a few times.

After heat embossing with the Top Boss embossing powder , I inked the paper with the Stephanie Barnard Dye ink pad and then wiped with a baby wipe to remove the ink from the embossed design. I had originally planned to color the panels with Smooch Spritz, which would work also to reveal the embossed pattern. I changed my mind because I wanted to use these specific colors. I love how bright and cheery this combo is.

I then repeated this process with the other stamps and pieces of the panel. After reassembling the pieces, I decided to trim it down a little so I could mat it on black cardstock. Finally, I stamped the sentiment and frame on white cardstock and hand cut it out before adding to the card front with foam tape for some dimension.

Thanks for stopping by today!


Clearsnap Supplies
Top Boss Embossing Ink clear
Top Boss Embossing Powder clear
Stephanie Barnard Dye Ink kettle, cornflower, banana, party pink
Rollograph dots


Other Supplies
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Hero Arts (grid and chevron), Hot off the press (sentiment), Hampton Arts (frame)