Jo's Crafty Place: Wedding Card using Cut, Foil and Emboss dies

Wedding Card using Cut, Foil andEmboss dies - but no foil

For this card I've used Couture Creations Cut, Foil and Emboss dies to emboss and letterpress various elements used on the card.

For the base layer I've used one of the Cut, Foil and Emboss dies from Couture Creations Esthetica Collection - the Flutterby Frames set. I have cut/embossed with the die using 300gsm white card.

For the bride I have used the Ball Gown cut, foil and emboss die from the Couture Creations Lavish Ballroom collection. To achieve a deep, crisp emboss I cut 2 layers of 250gsm card together. To create a piece to fill in the space cut out on the bodice and the lady's face I added 2 more small pieces of card to cover just the head and body and die cut again before releasing all of the layers from the die. It's then easy to trim the backing piece from the layer of card that has only been embossed by the cutting lines. You may need more or less layers depending on your die cutting machine. Alternatively you can stick a plain piece of card behind the head and bodice and then trim around it.

The flowers behind the bride are made using more dies from the Lavish Ballroom collection. A little pigment ink has been applied to the die using a blending tool, before cutting with the dies.

For the framed sentiment I have used the Treasured Frames cut, foil and emboss set (Modern Essentials collection). The tag is cut using the inner frame from the set, inked before die cutting. The sentiment is stamped in the same ink.