Welcome to Watch It Wednesday! Today I’m going to share two examples of what it looks like to emboss on ribbon.  To be honest, when I first tried this technique, I didn’t even know if it was going to work.  But it did, and I love the result!

On the card below, I first started out by adhering an aqua ribbon strip to a piece of cardstock…this made it more sturdy for stamping and embossing.  Next, I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  When I applied the heat, the embossing powder began to sink into the ribbon, rather than raise up like it would on paper.  And it created this cool bleach-like appearance.  I think it looks just as good as the pre-printed ribbons you can buy!  I also added a strip of ruffled ribbon below the sentiment that I created by just folding it back and forth, adhering each section with a dot of hot glue.

Card by Kelly Rasmussen. For supplies and instructions click HERE.

Next up, I have a special treat for you from the sweet Jennifer McGuire…a video showing you exactly how to do this technique!

Thanks for all the great tips Jennifer!  Here’s a closer look at her colorful ribbon card.

Card by Jennifer McGuire. For supplies and instructions click HERE.

Now it’s time for another 100 Days of Ideas card featuring a SNEAK PEEK from the Designs in Wood supplement. Jennifer used the new Dogwood stamp paired with a new sentiment to create this gorgeous and striking card. The flowers are perfectly colored and I love how she made a little ribbon bow looped right in the middle of the card. Simply beautiful!

Card by Jennifer McGuire.  For supplies and instructions click HERE.

Well, we are already on to GIVEAWAY #3 this week!  To be entered to win the new Dogwood stamp shown in the card above, just leave a comment on this post.  We will randomly select a winner from all comments each day this week, and on Saturday I will announce all five winners. Look for the 26 new Designs in Wood stamps in the Hero Arts Online Store on Monday…just 5 days away!

Be sure to come back tomorrow when we will announce the winners from the first round of entries for our February challenge and have another Designs in wood stamp giveaway!

Hope you get time to create something today!

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