Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Oops! I Did it Again!


I thought I was done with the April Fool's day card goofs, but I did it again just 2 days ago (sigh).


I recently bought this Darice "grass" embossing folder because I thought it would make some serene sympathy cards. I pulled out a piece of watercolor paper and sponged it with Fired Brick, Marigold, Mustard, and Squeezed Lemon distress inks. Next I wanted to emboss this pretty image onto the sponged paper. I'm guessing you can already see what I've done :) Yep, I embossed the WRONG side, giving me a de-bossed image on the front! Oy Vey!! Not to be outdone by another mistake, I pulled out an Antique Linen Distress marker and inked in all those de-bossed lines giving them some subtle color. I stamped a couple of SNSS flying birds and white-embossed the SU sentiment on black. Hopefully the recipient will never notice the errors of my stamping?

I'm sharing this over at Darnell's NBUS #11 and 2nd April Fool's challenge - to enter either NBUS, a boo-boo, or both. In this case, it's both.

At the rate I'm going Darnell may need to run this challenge on a monthly basis just for me, huh? LOL

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day, in spite of the boo-boos! Hah!

Carol

24 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

I am loving your 'goof/boo-boo', looks awesome to me.x

Jane Willis said...

It's gorgeous and using the marker in the debossed lines is a great rescue job!
Jane

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

Maybe not what you intended, but it looks fabulous!

Wendy said...

Your card is so pretty, Carol. I would have never known there was a boo boo! Love the scene you created with the grass and beautiful sunset. This is just a lovely sympathy card no matter if the embossed or debossed side is showing! I personally love it! :)

CdeBaca Crafts Gallery said...

It still looks awesome!

Darnell said...

This boo-boo looks like a happy accident to me, Carol! It's a gorgeous card! The camera always plays tricks with the eye anyway and I can never tell if the lines of an embossing folder are mountains or valleys! I hope that's not just me, lol! Thank you for playing again in NBUS Challenge #11 and sharing your turned-out-really-good-boo-boo! Hugs, Darnell

Liz said...

Your boo-boo turned out wonderfully! Lovely card. xx

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Carol, it looks gorgeous - a happy accident!
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

jimlynn said...

I think you just invented the best new technique ever! This is so very pretty! Love the way you fixed the boo-boo and it's perfect.
Lynn

Helen F. said...

I think your card turned out beautifully, Carol! I have this EF, thanks for the inspiration to get it off Mt. NBUS and onto a card.

Princess Judy Palmer said...

From the photo (or maybe it is my eyes) it doesn't look debossed, but I'm sure you aren't making this story up. I think it is a very nice serene card.

Stampsnob. said...

Well fooled or not it looks great..............Lis

Barb said...

It looks lovely in spite of your mistake Carol and very beautiful colours. Barbxx

Barb said...

It looks lovely in spite of your mistake Carol and very beautiful colours. Barbxx

Brenda said...

Well I'm not seeing a mistake! It looks like it is embossed right to me. lol Plus I don't think it matters what side you use does it? Depends on which look you like the most! I love this card and I am loving that embossing folder too. I agree this will make a beautiful sympathy card for sure. I doubt anyone will know that you debossed instead of embossing and if they do, they probably will think you meant it to be that way! lol Only a happy accident to me! Hugs, Brenda

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

You have covered so well the debossed details that it seems perfectly an ambossing! I don't see any boo boo here! :D Well done! The colours are just gorgous and love the black banner!

Unknown said...

HiCarol.

You say you did work an oopsie. I am newish to card making and I can't work out your mistake with the embossing of the grass. It looks like all of the ones I have embossed!!!!!!

Can you enlighten me, please.

Warm Wishes: Mal, Melbourne, Australia

JD/ Jill said...

Like some of the others have said in a comment before mine...I don't see a mistake... The photo looks like you embossed. All I do know is that it looks beautifully done.

aussie aNNie said...

Carol that bow is a Marianne Die.xx ♥[aNNie]

Brenda in IN said...

I love how you "saved" it but I don't think it needed saving. It is just beautiful and the sponging is wonderful with the colors you used.

designbydonna said...

That is a beautiful card. And if you hadn't confessed, no one would ever have known you didn't intend to have the wrong side out. Good way to save that. It really is a great look.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

This is gorgoeus, down to the bird in the sky.
Faith
x

Janice M said...

I have this folder and LOVE it! I agree it makes nice sympathy cards, it also makes great Fall cards too. I wouldn't have known it was a "mistake" if you hadn't said so! It's beautiful and this is one way that I have yet to try with this folder. Thanks for the inspiration!

Verna Angerhofer said...

I've done that myself before...but the nice thing about embossing folders that we can still create a great look with both sides that we use. And, you are right! This is a wonderful design for a sympathy card. I love it. You did a great save.