Hey Creative Scrapbooker Fans! Creativation came to an end last Monday and I was able to get my hands on one of the most talked about products on the show floor this year. Emerald Creek Craft Supplies has collaborated with Seth Apter to come out with his collection of embossing powders called Baked Texture.  These are my new favourite embossing powders and I’m sure that you will be stopping by your local scrapbook store to pick them up. For my project today, I’ve created this Happy Birthday ATC, (Artist Trading Card) which use a variety of products from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies, a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Super Stock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, some adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L as well as a few products from Ranger Ink. Read below as I share with you how to recreate my Happy Birthday ATC at home.Before starting your ATC’s, you’ll need to cover two ATC cards from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies with a page from an old book. To adhere the book page to each ATC, use Distress Collage Medium in Matte from Ranger Ink.To start, randomly apply Ground Espresso, Picket Fence, Antique Linen and Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint from Ranger Ink over one of the ATC’s. Allow the paint to dry.With the paint dry, apply Jet Black Archival Ink from Ranger Ink to the Kimilese stamp from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies. Randomly stamp the stamp overtop of the ATC.To make sure the ink is dry, dry with a heat tool. Rub Vintage Photo and a little bit of Walnut Stain Distress Crayon from Ranger Ink randomly on the ATC.Using the Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink, create a ring in the top right and bottom left corner of the ATC. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Patina Oxide Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies overtop of each ring. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. With the embossing powder cooled, randomly streak the Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink over the ATC. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Dirty Sand Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies overtop of each streak. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Let the embossing powder cool.With the embossing powder cool, apply a coat of Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink to the entire surface of the ATC. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Vintage Beeswax Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over the entire ATC. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Once the embossing powder has cooled, apply Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink the the bottom right and top left hand corners of the ATC. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Rocky Road Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over top of the top left and bottom right corners. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool.From the Stitched Circles dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs, die cut the 2 1/4” stitched circle out of Super Stock Cardstock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. With the circle cut out, place the 1 3/4” stitched circle in the center of the 2 1/4” stitched circle and run through your die cutting machine. Apply Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink to the stitched circle ring. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Chunky Rust Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over the entire stitched circle ring. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Set the ring aside to cool.Using the Stitched Circles dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs, die cut the 1 3/4” stitched circle out of Super Stock Cardstock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. With the circle cut out, place the 1 1/4” stitched circle in the center of the 1 3/4” stitched circle and run through your die cutting machine. Apply Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink to the stitched circle ring as well as the 1 1/4” stitched circle. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Patina Oxide Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over the entire stitched circle ring and stitched circle. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Set the ring and circle aside to cool. Using the Stitched Circles dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs, die cut the 1 3/4” stitched circle out of Super Stock Cardstock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. With the circle cut out, place the 1 1/4” stitched circle in the center of the 1 3/4” stitched circle and run through your die cutting machine. Apply Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink to the stitched circle ring. Sprinkle Baked Texture – Ancient Amber Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over the entire stitched circle ring. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Set the ring aside to cool.Cut a piece of Super Stock Cardstock from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine that measures 1 1/2” x 1 1/4”.  Apply a light coat of Antique Linen Distress Paint from Ranger Ink to the entire surface of the cardstock piece. Once the paint has dried, apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger Ink to the Happy Birthday Sentiment from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and stamp onto the piece of cardstock. With the sentiment stamped, cut the Happy Birthday apart. Ink the edges of each piece using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with foam from Ranger Ink.Next, you’ll need a Metal Button Brad from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies. Make sure to cut the backs off of the brad.Adhere the 2 1/4” Chunky Rust ring to the center of the ATC. Foam square the 1 3/4” Patina Oxide Ring to the center of the Chunky Rust Ring. Foam square the 1 3/4” Ancient Amber Ring to the right of the Chunky Rust and Patina Oxide Rings. Foam square the 1 1/4” Patina Oxide Circle to the center of the 1 3/4” Patina Oxide Ring. Using Dodz from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, adhere the button brad to the middle of the 1 1/4” Patina Oxide circle.Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the left of the rings.Your Happy Birthday ATC is finished and I hope that you’ll have fun making my Happy Birthday ATC at home.Supplies Used:

• Creative Scrapbooker Magazine: Super Stock Cardstock.
• Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Baked Texture Embossing Powder – Ancient Amber, Patina Oxide, Chunky Rust, Rocky Road, Dirty Sand and Vintage Beeswax, ATC’s, Metal Button Brad, Kimilese Stamp and Happy Birthday Stamp.
• Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Circle Die.
• Ranger Ink: Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Crayon, Ground Espresso Distress Paint, Picket Fence Distress Paint, Antique Linen Distress Paint, Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint, Distress Collage Medium – Matte, Blending Tool with Foam, Jet Black Archival Ink and Emboss It Ink.
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares, Dodz and EZ Runner Pernament Tape.
• Misc: Book Paper

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that you’re inspired to create this Happy Birthday ATC.
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