Hmm I guess it is rather subtle for whom I made this card. LOL! I can't decide whether it looks too simple or not. Though I have to be really honest and say I am chuffed to bits with how it turned out even if I couldn't get a decent photograph of it. In person is looked plain luxurious.
The tree stamp is a Martha Stewart stamp and truthfully I wasn't expecting a good image. I had read a lot of stories about how difficult it is to stamp with her clear stamps, so I really worked on the stamp with a white eraser before stamping. I decided to go for a luxurious look - green and gold, it is almost like Fort Knox on a card. The cardstock is from open stock at Archiver's. I rubbed the cardstock all over with a used fabric softener sheet (cheap embossing buddy) to ensure I didn't have any stray embossing powder. Loaded up my stamp with versamark, stamped and heat embossed with gold embossing powder that I have had forever. Truthfully I thought it might have gone off/tarnished as I have read some horror stories. But it seemed fine even if I couldn't photograph it!
Ingredients -
Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest, Archiver's open stock - linen texture
Stamp - Martha Stewart Crafts - Clear Christmas Tree Stamps, Kitchen Sink Stamps - Whole Family
Ink - Versamark
Accessories - gold embossing powder.
