How to Emboss with a Background Die and NEW Lawn Fawn Release!

Hi friends! I hope you're excited about the new Lawn Fawn release! The new products are now available in the Lawn Fawn store. Which products are your favorite from the release?

I shared this card on my Instagram page this week and I received a lot of questions about how to emboss with a background die, so I put together a quick little photo tutorial.

For these cards, I used the Quilted Heart Backdrop dies. This die is so cute with the die cut hearts, but I didn't want to mess with all of the die cut pieces, so I embossed with it instead. I started with a piece of Ballet Slipper cardstock and die cut it with the Outside In Stitched Rectangle die. 

I used the Sizzix Big shot die cutting machine, so this is what I used to emboss with. I start with the base plate opened to  tab 1, add a cutting plate, then a rubber embossing mat (here's a link to the one that I use from the Sizzix website), the cardstock, the background die, and then the top cutting plate (not pictured). The order that you use in your die cut machine might be different than this, but this is what works for my die cut machine.

I like to add a piece of tape to the cardstock and background die to make sure that the die doesn't move when I run it through the cutting machine.

After running it through the machine, remove the tape from the die and admire the dry embossed cardstock. And no little die cut pieces everywhere! :)

Here's what the finished cards looked like. I added the skunks from the new Scent with Love set and the Giant XOXO and Giant Be My Valentine dies.

This card used the Quilted Heart Backdrop die in the Portait orientation. I also added glitter to the bottom of the die cut sentiments for some extra pizzazz.

I hope this tutorial helps you to emboss with your dies. It's a fun way to get different looks from the background dies, and this technique can also be used with stencils!

Here's a look at all of the new products for the Lawn Fawn release:

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Cerealsly Awesome Dies Shop at: LF	Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies Shop at: LF	Small Mini Slimline Stackables Dies Shop at: LF	Giant XOXO Shop at: LF
Giant Be My Valentine Shop at: LF	Valentine Hearts Border Dies Shop at: LF	Tiny Gift Box Skunk Add-On Dies Shop at: LF	Quilted Heart Backdrop: Landscape Dies Shop at: LF
Quilted Heart Backdrop: Portrait Dies Shop at: LF	Lots of Hearts Background Stencils Shop at: LF	RAWR Flip-Flop Shop at: LF	RAWR Flip-Flop Dies Shop at: LF