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Tutorial: Altered Textured Impressions Folder!! You are going to love it!

Strap on your seatbelt and helmet… let’s go for a ride.. you are GOING TO LOVE THIS!!

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Do you know how to get this lovely blank oval area using the Stampin’ Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folders???

Emb folder oval tree

Normally when you use one of the Impressions Folders you get an all over textured impression like this:

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But I got a cool swap at Convention from Betty Kincannon who learned about this technique and shared the info.  I wanted to try this with our Stampin’ Up! Impressions folders, and I knew you’d want to see a tutorial, so I modified the instructions to use my Stampin’ Up! products and I eliminated a few of her steps to suit my needs…. HERE YOU GO…

Step 1

Step 2

(wood template info at bottom of post)

Step 3

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Step 6

Step 7

Then you get THIS!!

Emb folder after

Supplies:

Emb folder supplies

I used these frames from a national craft store chain.

Emb folder wood frame

UPDATE…. so I’m thinking this morning…. Why not make my own template/frame?!? I think we could use our Stampin’ Up! Chipboard sheets, and any Big Shot die, and cut an opening in a rectangular piece of chipboard and make our own frame… need to give it a try when I get home this afternoon!!  Let me know if you try it!

This will work beautifully with the following Textured Impressions Embossing Folders:

  • Petals A Plenty, mini catalog pg 21, #116824, $7.95
  • Finial Press, catalog pg 195, #115963, $7.95

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I will send a FREE WOOD FRAME TEMPLATE to the first 5 customers who place an ON LINE ORDER through my website (HERE) of $50 or more and include at least ONE Impressions Embossing Folder!

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I will send a FREE wood frame template to 3 randomly drawn comments on this post, deadline: Friday, Sept. 11, 6pm CA time.   Comment must include full name and email address in your comment.

OK>> now back to my 125 Swaps using this technique for my upcoming Founders Circle Trip next week!!

Emb folder FC prep

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351 thoughts on “Tutorial: Altered Textured Impressions Folder!! You are going to love it!”

  5. Patty, what an engenious idea. I can’t wait to try this, I will have to see if I can find those frame in my local craft stores, I don’t remember ever seeing them, but I will look again. I love your site and all your great ideas you show us, I visit your site every single say. Thanks for sharing and caring. Cheryl

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  6. Patty: It took me two times to read the instructions-but how “Easy Peasy”! Thanks for the blog candy opportunity. LOVE your blog – and all your fabulous ideas! Kadie

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  7. Patty, what a fantastic idea! I love your card and I will be trying this at home. Thanks so much for sharing! Good luck on making all those swaps and congratulations on Founder’s Circle. Have a great trip.

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  8. I just love that look! Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to try it. I have always liked the cards with an area in the middle sponged , then an image stamped over it and this seems to mimic that idea.

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  9. I love using the embossing folders. This just adds another element to my card making. Thanks for all the great ideas on your blog.

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  10. Thanks for sharing what is the most interesting & creative idea presented in some time. 125 people will be thrilled with your card design & asking how you did it. Now onto the blog candy….

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  15. Hi Patty,
    This is absolutely devine. I cannot wait to try this technique and it opens up so many possibilities doesn’t it? Thankyou so much for the opportunity to win a template to try this technique.
    Regards
    Michelle

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  29. Patty – what a great idea! I just got that embossing folder, too! I will definitely be experimenting with this technique for my next stamp club meeting!

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  31. I LOVE this technique. I wish you could tell where you got the frames. I know you cannot witht he new rules, but Stampin Up does not sell any of those frames. So why can’t you tell where you got it. But I understand the rules. Thanks for your website. I go to it almost every day. Thanks again.

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  32. Way to go Patti,will have to head out shopping to look for those frames.Thanks for sharing.Enjoy your trip,I am sure it is going to be fantastic.
    Eileen

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  34. Wow, I read your blog daily and always get great ideas, but this one takes the cake. Can’t wait to try it and I have a class tonight, so I HAVE to wait!!! Thanks for all you share with us.
    Roberta

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  40. WOW… that is soooo cool. Can’t wait to try it when I finally get all the tools. Have the BigKick already and will be ordering with Suzanne in October! YEAH…can’t wait to play. Thanks for sharing this technique with us!

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  41. Thanks for sharing the idea. I can’t wait to see your finished card. Your instructions are always so easy to understand.
    Darlene LeMar
    djstamper2003 at yahoo dot com

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  43. Ooooh! VERY COOL IDEA! I love this and the next time I’m in town I’ll be getting a wood frame to try it! SO cool!
    Have a great trip, too! I know that everyone getting a swap from you will!

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  47. Patty, thanks for sharing this fantastic idea and showing us how to do it.
    Smiles,
    Heather
    gilles dot arsenault2 at sympatico dot ca

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  54. Wow! Patty, this is SO clever! And create such an unique look!!
    125 is A LOT to make, but I am sure you will have fun meeting those founder circle members. Can’t wait to see what you brought back to share with us. Thank you!
    Lauren Yang
    sloatyang@yahoo.com

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  58. Patti, that is a great idea. Never would have thought you could fit a wooden frame through the BigShot. Now, do you use a stamp-a-majig or eye-ball it to stamp the image in the center?
    Nance in Reno

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  60. OMGosh! Patty, this is absolutely awesome! I love it. Thanks so much for sharing this technique with us. And thanks for all the inspiration you give. You are a wealth of inspiration for me.

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  64. Patty, This is fabulous! What a cool technique to try out with the Big Shot. I love these folders and have all 3 of them from the catalog and this makes them even more versatile. Now I need the Holiday mini one too!

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  66. I love them, Patty. You have opened up a new world for us all. They are so elegant!! I have the embossing folder, but I don’t have the wood frame. Thanks so much for sharing this with us all. Love new ideas!!

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  75. These embossing folders never cease to amaze me. Thanks for sharing this technique, Patty. Another reason to go to a craft store. Yikes!

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  83. This is a definite WOW. I use embossing folders all the time and I’m so excited that SU is finally selling them AND they are the size of an A2 card. Thanks for the great tutorial! 🙂

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  87. Patty, I just LOVE the way you always think outside my box. I love all your tutorials and tips. They always inspire me to find new ways to use SU products and stretching me as a demo. Keep doing what you do, you’re a blessing to all of us!
    leviticalsong@hotmail.com
    Diane Gibson

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  91. I got this swap also but was clueless how to duplicate it. Thanks for sharing this.
    Jackie
    Stamp Out of It! It’s an attitude

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  94. Patty…as usual this is AWESOME! I also got one of Betty’s swaps, but never thought to ask her HOW she did it! Thanks for the tutorial…my Stamp Club will be doing this if I can find a template! (or maybe I’ll win one! lol!) Wow…that’s a lot of swaps, too! Busy girl!
    Connie Babbert
    iluvstamping@columbus.rr.com

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  103. Patty this is a great technique! Thanks for the awesome tutorial – I think I’ll go get some of those frames today so I can try it myself. Thanks so much. Clara

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  104. Wow that is just super awesome. I am going to try that. Now I too need to go and find it at ‘you know where, Mls’. Just another beautiful way to use our Stampin’ Up’ stuff. Yippeee!

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  109. Wow! What a great idea. The embossed image is so distinct! Love it. Can’t wait to try it myself. Thanks for sharing. Love your ideas.

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  114. Wow…this is amazing! What a cool technique…can’t wait to try it out. It is so elegant, yet you have a single layer card which is so easy to mail. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
    Elizabeth Vollmer
    craftymom1985 at yahoo dot com

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  115. Patty, I am so grateful for you and your knowledge and your willingness to share! This is a great tip. LOVE IT! Gorgeous card. LOVE IT!

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  120. Wow, that’s amazing Patty. I will definitely have to try this! Wonder if I can make some in time for Cincinnati this weekend? hehe
    Thanks for sharing!
    Bobbie 🙂

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  132. Patty, as usual you are an inspiration! Or, in “stampin’ terms”, YOU ROCK! Thanks for sharing and yes, I agree the SU chipboard or balsa wood would do just fine for the frames. I was just at WallyWorld today and could have picked one up but better to teach a stamper how to fish than send her to a nat’s chain store, right? lol! Thanks for sharing…I love this! Had been trying to figure out how to use the full embossing folders and not have to layer it to death. OOOH, can you just see this with the Top Note die??? Jan Hoyt
    http://www.inkerzaway.blogspot.com

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  136. Great technique! I was thinking of putting a solid piece of wood or plastic in the center where I did not want the impression, but I can see now why that would not work! Great new technique I have NEVER seem before – that is becoming rare! Thank you!

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  140. Patty, what a cool idea. I love it and will be trying it myself. It certainly gives more versatility to all our embossing folders. The possibilities are endless. Thank you for sharing this great technique

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  141. Wow!! How cool is this?!! Thanks, as always, for sharing w/us! I have a return to make at a national craft chain so I’m going to look for these wood templates today!! Can’t wait to try it out!!

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  151. Patty, I love this idea! And will defiantly be trying this at home. Thanks for sharing!
    Sabriena Satchwell
    (sabriena.satchwell@gmail.com)
    (www.littlemissscrapalicious.blogspot.com)
    Ps – Congratulations on achieving Founder’s Circle. 🙂
    Have a great trip.

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  153. yippee! I am going to get one of these cards next week! I wonder if we could make our own templates from our wood sheets or chipboard using the big shot dies?? Then we wouldn’t have to give any money to those craft stores. LOL!
    Lisa

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  172. oh … my… gosh. I would never have thought this was possible. Way to go, Patty. We’re so fortunate to be able to get all this creativity right into out homes. Thank you so much for sharing, can’t wait to see what you’re up to at Founder’s Circle!

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  174. whoo hoo Patty it worked! So I took your suggestion and used the cardboard that comes in our catalog boxes (at the bottom/top) I ran a scrap piece of cardboard thru with my scallop oval die and use the oval cardstock as my guide. Traced it on the cardboard (cut to 51/2 x 4 1/4) and cut the centre oval out, leaving a oval ‘hole’ in the cardboard. I made 2 of them and glued them together. I followed all your directions and it worked perfectly! Now for those of us that can’t find the wooden ones at the craft store we can make our own!
    Thanks once again, Kerry

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  178. I love this. I couldn’t wait to try it, so I made a template from balsa wood and I am having fun trying different embossing folders. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to show my stamp club,

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  187. How cool is that! Thanks for sharing the tip with us. We all love seeing a new way to use our supplies. Bet your trades will be in big demand and have a great time!

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  188. I LOVE seeing new ideas with our Big Shot! Thank you so much for the clear directions. I’m a visual person so I appreciate your explanation and photos, Patty.

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  191. I just love this idea – I can hardly wait to try it! Thanks so much for all your great ideas! I always look forward to reading your blog!

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  197. I’ve been wondering what to do with those wood sheets, now I know! Thanks for sharing a great tutorial and a beautiful project!
    Missi

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  199. What a great idea. Thank you so much for sharing. A picture is worth a thousand words and you’ve certainly done that with your great explanation and step by step pictures. Thanks for making it “fun” to learn new ideas. Jamie (jhintzen@ptd.net)

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  209. Ooooo!!! This is such a great idea! I have got to try this with chipboard!! Imagine the possibilities…you could put a chipboard BIRD in the center of your card to make a BIRD shaped frame if you wanted! I am so excited to try this. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me win!!! LOL

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  210. This technique is awesome! How fun! I’d love to win a wood template to try this myself. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge

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  218. Pure genius!!! I love when somebody thinks outside of the box and comes up with these ideas. I wish I could sit right down and do it NOW…giggle.
    TFS!!!

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  222. Patty, this is definitely awesome. I hope the chipboard works, if not I’m off to the craft store to find one of these frames. thanks so much for sharing.
    carolyn s
    ceashark at aol dot com

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  223. WOW~Does your brain ever rest? Thanks for sharing this technique…Hope you have a FANTASTIC time at Founder’s Circle. Looking forward to seeing the swaps you receive. Thanks for the opportunity to win some YUMMY blog candy.
    Marisol Gutierrez
    http://atouchofsol.blogspot.com

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  227. YES!!! Patty, your idea of using chipboard WORKS beautifully! I made a frame by cutting 3 pieces of thin chipboard to 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″. I centered then cut an oval opening in each piece of chipboard, one at a time, using an oval die (from a set of ‘thin dies’ that came nested; the thin dies will cut only 1 layer of thin chipboard at a time). Glue the 3 layers of chipboard together with the windows fully aligned after cutting the windows out of each piece. Two layers of chipboard still had some ‘ghosting’ of the embossing folder. Three layers of chipboard produced an excellent image and no ‘ghosting’ in the window. I had to modify my ‘sandwich’ to move it through the Big Shot. From the bottom up, here’s my sandwich: Multi-purpose platform using ALL tabs; 1 piece of chipboard that’s larger than the embossing folder (acting as a shim and protecting the multi-purpose platform’s surface); embossing folder loaded with piece of cardstock; your customized 3-layer chipboard template/frame; 1 cutting pad … and it’s ready to crank through. I was not able to find a combination of plates, tabs, and shims when using TWO cutting pads (the normal procedure).
    Thanks Patty for sharing this great idea. You are marvelous!
    Mary B

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  228. Dear Patty,
    Each evening after a tiring day with kindergarten and first graders, I look forward to visiting you (your site) for innovative ideas. Tonight’s tutorial with the flat center using the new petals-a-plenty folder is an awesome idea. This looks very sophisticated and elegant. I can hardly wait for an evening when I can work on making a frame template to figure out a variety of center finishes. All your work is greatly appreciated even though we may not have time to thank you.
    Lorraine Guild
    560 Sinda Circle
    Moab UT 84532

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  230. How nice of you to share this with everyone. I’ll try making the frame first to see if it works with chip board. Love your card with the Thoughts & Prayer set. I can picture the Upsy Daisy set in the oval and many more.
    Blessings,

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  236. I said I couldn’t wait to try, I didn’t! Ran to M’s grabbed the frame and flew home. It works like a charm and has really made me think of lots of ways to use this technique. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  238. What a cool technique! Will have to try it with the chipboard and one of the SU dies; how cool…you are a genious! Thanks for sharing. Mary Jo

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  243. Hi Patti,
    I love your card very much – that’s a beautiful tree stamp, isn’t it, and the embossing folder is great too. Thank you for the tutorial – that’s an excellent technique.
    Hugs,
    Anne.

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  244. Patty, you are such an inspiration to so many of us. As my emails come in I watch for your name knowing it’s going to be another great idea. What a wonderful idea and I can see such great ways of using it with cards and scrapbooking projects. Thanks again for sharing with us. Love your blog. Sheila

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  245. Just saw that you wanted full name and address for the drawing got to excited about the technique and forgot to include it.
    Sheila Myers
    100 Cinnabar Trl
    Cibolo, TX 78108
    Thanks

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  250. What a cool look, will have to give this a try! Thank you so much for sharing! Can’t wait to see what you do for the Founders Circle card!

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  271. I want to share with the group the absolutely wonderful thing that happened to me yesterday and has renewed my Faith in my fellow Demos. I placed a small order with Patty and because I had made an error changin my e-mail in Pay Pal it was bounced back to her when she tried to send it to me. So what did she do –She CALLED me and straighted it out. That is customer service and you know that this is the kind of service her customers get. Thank-you!

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  280. CONGRATS!! on the Founders Circle; such an excellent group to belong to. Another great inspiration from you~~~thanks for sharing.
    SUE~~~~suemacdon@rogers.com

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  281. WOW Patty! I didn’t really care for the embossing folders, but with this technique, I may just have to place an order for them. Where did you get the wood templates?

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  285. I just love this super cool technique. I enjoy seeing all of the new ideas shown on your blog. You continue to be an inspiration to me.
    Debbie

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  292. What a great idea! I just recently purchased the Big Shot and I am in love with it. I will definately be trying this idea. Thank you for sharing!

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  293. Wow! What a great tutorial and great cards! I am such a visual learner and the step-by-step pics are terrific!
    I tried posting early this morning at 5:30 am, before I left to go to work, but my computer was so slow it was going to make me late. I was anxious to get back on here after my day at work and take a better look!
    Thanks for sharing the instructions.
    DeniseB

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  294. Patty, What a fantastic card. Great job on the tutorial. I have not been able to find the templates. Would love to win one.
    Julie Beckert
    Illinois

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  299. Brilliant as usual Patty! I hope I win this cool template but I’m going to try making one tonight.
    Thanks for the great inspiration.

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  300. Patty, I so want to be you one day-creative, willing to share and just an all around nice person. I check your blog every day. I am really new to making cards so I learn so much from your site. I just got the big shot and haven’t ordered any embossing folders yet. I didn’t think I needed one. Now I can’t wait to get some and start playing. Thanks for being you!

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  302. I am amazed with all the wonderful ideas I find out there in the “world wide web”. Thanks so much for your continued inspiration!

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  304. Once again Patty, you are fantastic! Not only thinking up these cool things but sharing them with all of us. Signed a truly devoted follower (don’t tell JanTink 😉 )

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  308. Thanks Patty for sharing this technique and doing it with pictures! I’d heard about this but never quite got it figured out and now you’ve done it for all of us. You rock!
    Hugs and blessings – Jean Fitch
    jlfstudio at Charter.net (gotta confound those internet finks by not using the at symbol in a post right?)

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  309. I love your work. You have given me so many ideas and new techniques to use. Thanks so much for sharing them, and good luck with your 125 swaps.
    God bless,
    Sue Davis
    Fults, IL

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  312. Wouldn’t the wood sheets we sell work, too?? Just use the Big Shot to cut the shape you want, then use them for your template…of course, if the chipboard works, it’s probably cheaper. Just a thought!! Thanks for getting my wheels turning!

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  314. Hi Patty,
    This looks totally awesome. Thanks for sharing and your unending generosity. What an neat idea. Have a wonderful time at Founder’s Circle.
    Blessings and Hugs,
    Jeanne Rau Demo #2015333 Phoenix AZ

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  315. I have wondered for a long time how to have the flat insert so it can be stamped on. Thanks for the info I can hardly wait to try this!

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  321. Patty, I never cease to be amazed by your ideas. This is a great trick and makes a beautiful card. You can adapt it to any occassion. Thanks for your creative ideas. They inspire us all!

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  323. VERY cool! I bet any negative piece from the SU chipboard sheet would work great! A large smooth flower shape in the center around the embossed little flowers would be darling!

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  324. When I first saw this beautiful card, I just could NOT figure out how to do this.What a VERY clever person to figure this out! It looks SO professional, I could swear this was purchased in a card shop! No way could we do this….BUT then Patty always shows us how we can INDEED accomplish this, no matter how hard it looks! Hooray Patty!!!

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  329. Tried this with chip board. It works okay but there is a very light impression in the center of the card front. Still was able to stamp over and it is not too noticeable. Great idea.

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  331. I was happy to find the frame at my local store. I was not able to get the sandwich to go through my big shot, however when I deleted the shim and opened it to tab 2 it worked like a charm! Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  332. I tired this technique tonight – VERY COOL!!! Even my husband was impressed and said this was cool(and most of the time he just nods when I show him stuff – LOL). This was just what I needed to get back some crafting mojo. Thanks for sharing Patty!

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  335. Wow. what a great idea…I will have to try it out also! Keep up the great work..and thanks for a chance of winning a template..

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  336. Hi Patty,
    I made a template using our chipboard long boards and the coluzzle oval. It worked absolutely wonderful. The sandwich that worked best was the multi-purpose platform with both tabs, then the chipboard template, the embossing folder with cardstock inside, and then a standard cutting pad. It turned out beautiful with the large stamp from Gifts of Christmas stamped in the oval. Thanks so much for sharing the technique!!!
    Laurie Gibson

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  338. I don’t have a big shot but I would like one. I know somewhere down the road I’d like to purchase one, but seeing this technique makes me want to purchase one NOW. Your cards look so pretty.
    Elsa

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  343. Hi Patty, I have never seen these wood frames. We live in a small community, but do have a Joanne’s. I will have to check there. I was looking at my SU Wood Sheets, but they are probably too thin. If you came up with something besides Chipboard, which I do not have I would be very interested in knowing. I do love the idea of a blank center. TFS Nancy

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  349. Patty, great idea. Looks awesome. But I think I saw someplace where you could do the same thing but just using an oval or square etc. by putting your c/s inside the emboss folder and than putting the oval etc. shape on top of the c/s. Close the emboss folder and run thru the Big Shot. This will act like the same as the wooden frame. I have not tried this, but I know I saw this on someone’s blog while blog hopping.
    Think I will check it out.

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