7 Awesome Embossing Folder Ideas | Altenew Video Hop

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It’s a release video hop day for Altenew, and I had fun with the Craft Your Life: Nordic Wonderland project kit.

I’m sharing 7 awesome ways to use Embossing Folders creatively and you can check out each of the techniques in my video.

I finished each of my embossed panels, and ended up with 8 finished Christmas cards for my stash! Details for how I finished each one are below.


Use Coordinating Stencils

  1. Swipe a wet wipe over the front & back of an a2 panel of Neenah 80lb and dry emboss with the Nordic Wonderland embossing folder.
  2. Using the coordinating layering stencils, colour the image with Fresh Dye inks. (The image is symmetrical, so you do one side, clean & dry the stencil and flip it over to do the other side.)
  3. Trim an 1/8th inch off each side and mat onto an a2 panel of black cardstock. Add a stamped sentiment from the stamp set.
  4. Colour a white star acrylic dot with yellow alcohol marker and adhere onto the top of the embossed Christmas Tree.
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Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye Ink Mini Cube Set
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Cool Summer Night Fresh Dye Ink Mini Cube Set
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Emerald Fresh Dye Ink
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Change the Orientation

  1. Turn your cardstock to allow for the pattern to sit at the bottom of a portrait panel and emboss in green cardstock as per the last card.
  2. Swipe an embossing ink pad across the raised areas of the embossed pattern/image and use a fluffy brush to sweep Perfect Pearls across the entire area. Brush away any excess and set with a quick spritz of hairspray to avoid fallout.
  3. Trim 1/2inch from the panel and adhere a strip of Sapphire glitter cardstock at the bottom of the panel.
  4. Die cut the Joy word die, using Neenah 80lb for the shadow and Sapphire glitter cardstock for the lines. Adhere onto the card panel with foam adhesive.
  5. Stamp a sub sentiment from the Joy mini stamp set and trim into a thin banner. Adhere in place with liquid adhesive.
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Joy Die Set
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Joyful Greetings Stamp Set
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Milky Way Glitter Gradient Cardstock
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Greenbean Cardstock (5 pack)
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Confetti White Perfect Pearls
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Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad
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Coloured Cardstock & Perfect Pearls

  1. Repeat the steps to emboss an a2 panel of Navy cardstock and set aside to dry.
  2. Swipe an embossing ink pad across the raised areas of the embossed pattern/image and use a fluffy brush to sweep Perfect Pearls across the entire area. Brush away any excess and set with a quick spritz of hairspray to avoid fallout.
  3. Die cut the Joy word die, using vellum for the shadow, Neenah 80lb for the lines and fill in the negative spaces with Sapphire glitter cardstock. (Use the negative, leftover pieces.) Adhere onto the card panel.
  4. Stamp a sentiment and cut into a strip, then adhere below the die cut sentiment.
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Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink
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Joy Die Set
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Confetti White Perfect Pearls
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Milky Way Glitter Gradient Cardstock
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Huckleberry Cardstock (5 pieces)
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Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad
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Pearlise the BACK

  1. After embossing a red panel, swipe an embossing ink pad across the BACK of the panel and sweep the Perfect Pearls across with a fluffy brush. Spritz with hairspray.
  2. Silver shadow and Neenah 110lb word for the Joy large die.
  3. Stamped sub sentiment from the Joy mini stamp set, trimmed into a banner.
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Joy Die Set
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Joyful Greetings Stamp Set
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Milky Way Glitter Gradient Cardstock
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Cherry On Top Cardstock (5pack)
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Confetti White Perfect Pearls
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Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad
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A Touch of Gold

  1. Emboss Burgundy cardstock and swipe over the pattern with an embossing ink pad and sweep over with Gold Pigment powder. Spritz with hairspray.
  2. Trim 1/4 inch off each side and adhere to an a2 cardbase.
  3. Stamp the adorable Fox and once dry, ink blend using the coordinating stencil. Add more interest by using a darker colour to give some shading. Die cut.
  4. Stamp a sentiment and trim into a strip. Adhere onto the card panel with foam adhesive.
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Orange Cream Ink
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Autumn Blaze Ink
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Lindy's Magicals Glitzy
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Milky Way Glitter Gradient Cardstock
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Merlot Cardstock (5 pack)
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Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad
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Double the Pigment

  1. Let’s skip to the new bit…Swipe Antique Gold pigment ink across the back side of a black embossed panel. Sweep over the inked area with Gold Pigment powder.
  2. Trim 1.5inch off the top of the panel and then adhere onto an a2 cardbase, so that the white is on the bottom.
  3. Stamp a sentiment and trim into a banner then adhere onto the card.
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Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink
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Antique Gold Pigment ink
Antique Gold Pigment ink
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Lindy's Magicals Glitzy
Lindy’s Magicals Glitzy
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SBC
Oreo Crunch Cardstock (5 pack)
Oreo Crunch Cardstock (5 pack)
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Specialty Cardstock

  1. Dry emboss an a2 panel of Silver foil cardstock, trim it and add to an a2 cardbase.
  2. Joy die – White glitter shadow, Silver Foil word.
  3. Stamped sub sentiment.
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Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink
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Joy Die Set
Joy Die Set
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Joyful Greetings Stamp Set
Joyful Greetings Stamp Set
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Milky Way Glitter Gradient Cardstock
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Silver Mirror Cardstock
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Leave it White

  1. Emboss an a2 panel of Neenah 80lb, trim 1.5inch off and adhere to an a2 panel of Navy cardstock.
  2. Joy die – Gold glitter shadow, with Neenah 110lb word, with the negative pieces kept in place. Offset them to form a drop shadow.
  3. Stamp a sub sentiment and trim to a small strip.
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Gilded Glitter Cardstock
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Joy Die Set
Joy Die Set
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Joyful Greetings Stamp Set
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Craft Your Life Project Kit: Nordic Wonderland
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Blueberry Bliss Cardstock (5 pack)
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