A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Textured Tissue Paper with Dry Embossing

This month the Group of Cardmakers is watercolouring tissue paper and dry embossing it for interesting textured backgrounds.  Full instructions are on our website.

I made three Christmas cards using the technique.  For the first two, I made green backgrounds and brayered over the raised sections with gold paint.



For the first card, I trimmed the panel and added a two-die sentiment (which perfectly covered up a blob of gold paint that wasn't on the raised part of the embossing).

For the second card, I die cut an ornament and the sentiment out of the panel and again out of scrap cs, and glued them together for more dimension.  I added gold cord to the top of the ornament, and embellished the card base with gold gemstones.

I then changed background and paint colours for this third card.

I used various blues and turquoises for this one (but I think there was a bit of green left on my craft mat!).  Then used a 3D snowflake folder and silver paint.  I added a snowflake / music die (cut three times for dimension - it needed that to make it really stand out), and a Let It Snow sentiment stamped in one of the ink colours and trimmed with a label die.

More examples over on the Group of Cardmakers' blog, as well as detailed instructions.  Be sure to read the information on different types of tissue paper!







Supplies for card 1:
Ink - various green Distress inks
Paper - white tissue paper, white and gold cs
Size - A2
Accessories - gold paint, SSS 3D greenery embossing folder, SSS Merry Christmas and shadow die 

Supplies for card 2:
Ink - various green Distress inks
Paper - white tissue paper, white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - gold paint, SSS 3D greenery embossing folder, Spellbinders ornament die, Hero Arts noel die
 

Supplies for card 3:
Stamps - unknown sentiment
Ink - various blue and turquoise Distress inks
Paper - white tissue paper, white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - silver paint, SSS 3D snowflakes embossing folder, SSS Jingle Snowflakes die, Spellbinders label die


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4 comments:

  1. JoAnn28 October 2025 at 15:18

    Beautiful cards with this technique. Love the background on the first one and the big ornament on the second card. TFS

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  2. Bonnie28 October 2025 at 16:22

    You have done this technique beautifully, Susan! I love the gold highlights and that ornament looks ready to hang on the tree! The blues make a pretty background for the snowflakes! Love that die cut!

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  3. Loll28 October 2025 at 17:19

    All three cards are so beautiful Susan. The gold really stands out on the medium green background. The silver is more subtle on the turquoise. So lovely, my friend. I had so much fun making these cards together. It was a great day of crafting with you and Christine! :) xx

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  4. LesleyG28 October 2025 at 23:55

    Such lovely cards you have made with this intriguing technique xxx

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