<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Happy Earth Day!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I have lots of crafty goodness for you today but first a shameless plug:</p>
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<p>There is nothing greener than digital supplies right, just print what you need on demand, save the trees!</p>
<p>OK, a few weeks ago I showed you how to emboss a frame by using a cardboard mat, a cuttlebug folder and a Big Shot machine. I had requests for a video so here ist is, also there is a mini<a href="http://www.craftedge.com/index.php?rfid=4291406&amp;ref=c05943995fc9e9df4a0b0672d997478d"> Sure Cuts a Lot {SCAL} </a>lesson too as we will make out embossing template with the Cricut:</p>
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<p>Here are the finished projects. I used the poppy stamp from the <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/fancy-flowers-digital-stamps/prod_1859.html">Fancy Flowers set</a> as my focal image and colored it with Copics. I got a bit carried away with the white ink in the background, it was a really juicy ink pad 🙂</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3328" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/fancy-flowers-digital-stamps/prod_1859.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3328" data-attachment-id="3328" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/happy-earth-day/embframpe_poppywenvie/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg" data-orig-size="600,547" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271855310&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13.74&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="embframpe_poppywenvie" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3328" title="embframpe_poppywenvie" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg?w=468&#038;h=426" alt="" width="468" height="426" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg?w=468&amp;h=426 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg?w=150&amp;h=137 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg?w=300&amp;h=274 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/embframpe_poppywenvie.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3328" class="wp-caption-text">Digital Stamp: Lindsay&#39;s stamp Stuff, CS: SU!, PP: K&amp;co, other: Ribbon, white ink</p></div>
<p>On this one I placed the oval cutout on the card and sprayed ink on the frame area then rubbed it with an inkpad to bring out the embossed design. I stamped the butterfly (<a href="http://www.aboutartaccents.com">About Art Accents</a>) in the center and heat embossed and colored with watercolor markers, added some ribbon and crocheted flowers and the Asian clip art (Garden Meditation set from <a href="http://interneka.com/affiliate/AIDLink.php?BID=13398&amp;AID=39952">Lettering Delights</a> on sale for $1!) then I sewed it to my card base.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3329" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3329" data-attachment-id="3329" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/happy-earth-day/aaa_emb_framebutterfly/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg" data-orig-size="600,569" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1271855391&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.889&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="aaa_emb_frame)butterfly" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3329" title="aaa_emb_frame)butterfly" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg?w=468&#038;h=443" alt="" width="468" height="443" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg?w=468&amp;h=443 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg?w=150&amp;h=142 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg?w=300&amp;h=285 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/aaa_emb_framebutterfly.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3329" class="wp-caption-text">Stamp: About Art Accents, Envelope Template: Lindasy&#39;s stamp Stuff, Asain element: Lettering Delights</p></div>
<p>I made the custom envelopes using my Cricut and <a href="http://www.craftedge.com/index.php?rfid=4291406&amp;ref=c05943995fc9e9df4a0b0672d997478d">SCAL software </a>and SVG templates from my <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/svg-cutting-templates-for-cricut-a-/envelope-bonanza-/prod_2144.html">Envelope Bonanza set</a> (15% of for Earth Day!) the template also come in printable jpg as well as SVG.</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and till next time happy crafting!</p>
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