A One-Layer, Pretty Medallion.

I think that many of us may be overlooking a beautiful stamp in the new Annual Catalog, the Pretty Medallion Cling Stamp Set.  It is reminiscent of a series of medallion stamps that I can remember (and still have, btw) that were wood-mounted.  I remember creating some amazing multi-layered cards in those days – and Pretty Medallion reminded me of them.

I am starting to explore this beautiful stamp – and here is my first creation.

This first card is a single layer, heat embossed design.  I have used one of the new In Colors – Sweet Sorbet.

There is a single card cut:  7” x 10” and scored on the long side at 5”.  I have stamped the Medallion on the upper part of the card face using Versamark ink and then applying white powder from the Basics Embossing Powder set.  (This is my favorite white embossing powder of all the brands I have tried.) 

The beautiful cursive “Happy Birthday” is from the Stampin Up! Go to Greetings stamp set.  I always use my Stamparatus when I stamp intricate designs.  I don’t seem to have much talent for single stamping.  I almost always need to stamp multiple impressions so that I get a good image.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white embossing.  But something seemed missing.  So, I decided to use Tear and Tape to create a line.  The tape is too wide.  I decided to stick a length of it on to some old backing paper that I had from an earlier project and cut it in half.  The trimmed line is 1/8” thick.

Did you know that you can use glues and tapes to emboss on cards?  It opens a lot of new possibilities, doesn’t it?

With the card face complete, I used the sentiment “Have a perfect birthday” (from the Blessings of Home stamp set) on the inside of the card and then stamped the Medallion once again with Sweet Sorbet ink to add interest.  Seven Opal Rounds complete the card face.

Thank you for stopping in today!  This is a very quick but lovely card.  I will include a list of supplies used – but there aren’t many: