It's the VC Rocks Blog Hop!

Hi and welcome to my stop on the VC Rocks blog tour! I'm happy to have you visit and hope you enjoy the projects I have prepared for you. If you've already been on the tour,and you've just come from Elaine Wright's blog, then you know that we are focusing on using the Big Shot. And, if you are just getting started, well now you know, too!
My projects use a really cool technique called "Inlaid Embossing". It's done by adhering one or more elements (usually punched pieces of cardstock or designer series paper) to a base layer of cardstock, placing the entire piece into an embossing folder and then running the entire thing through the Big Shot. It's very simple, but absolutely gorgeous!!
Here's my first card:

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!
Just Believe stamp set. Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, and Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler classic ink pads. Early Espresso stampin' write marker. Basic pearls, Lace Ribbon border punch, Decorative Label punch and the Big Shot with the square lattice embossing folder. The embossing is a bit difficult to see so, here's a close-up:

You'll notice, too, that I colored my pearls with my Early Espresso marker. I thought they were a bit more striking than if I had left them alone.

Here's my next card, which uses "The Open Sea" stamp set:

For this card, I punched twelve images from the Nautical Expedition designer series paper using our new postage stamp punch and adhered them to a layer of Crumb Cake cardstock. I then embossed this piece as before, using the square lattice embossing folder in my Big Shot. Next, I wrapped our beautiful baker's twine around the left side of the panel before adhering it to my base card of Cherry Cobbler. I added my ship image, popped up with dimensionals. I think this would make a great card for father's day! Again, until my photography improves.....here's a close-up of the embossing:

Well, that's all I have for now. I hope you like what you've seen. The next stop is Cindy Lubbert's blog. Have fun and come back to see me again soon!