Less is More Embossing

I made this card for Less is More blog challenge found HERE...the challenge, to use EMBOSSING:

I stamped both the image and sentiment with stazon black and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored the butterflies with 2 retired SU markers and dotted with silver pearls.  The ribbon was added because I goofed on stamping the image, and underneath the knot of the ribbon it is bare...the stamp skipped leaving the stem lines on the paper, so I covered the mistake with the ribbon.  This was my umteenth try at this card (the others were too dark, too light, smudged, crooked), so a ribbon was the only choice for my card.  I know we are to keep embellishments to a minimum...hope I didn't overdo:)!!

This card was meant for OLW, but after I completed the card, realized that we were asked to use 2 colors of ink on a card for a New House.  I only used black...which isn't really a color, and definitely not two colors, so decided to put it up with my other, as it is totally embossed.  I used a stamp by Hero Arts, stamped with stazon black and clear embossed with a couple words to form a sentiment from a PTI set.  I got the idea, being this was the only home sentiment I could come up with, to stamp on gray paper to resemble night.  I then took my SU blender pen and dipped it in bleach and colored the windows with bleach...making them look like the windows are lit up...."Welcome Home".    I added the SU cream ribbon to tie in to the windows and ground the houses.

I thank you for looking, what fun!!!

Things I used:
Stamps: Inkadinkado, A Muse Hand Scripted,  #2 Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink Wreath for All Seasons
Paper: Papertrey Ink white, SU gray
Ink: stazon black, taken with teal and bermuda bay markers
Extras: clear embossing powder, silver dots, ribbon from Michael's, #2 stamp positioner, clear embossing powder, bleach and blender pen, SU cream ribbon
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