What Not to Do: Heat Embossing

Ever have one of those super simple "oh this will be a quick card" ideas, that quickly turns into an ordeal?  Yep, it happened to me while embossing recently.  To be fair, I went in with the intention of experimenting a little bit, but quickly learned a few important lessons!  I thought it would be fun to share so (a) you could learn from my mistakes and (b) it's fun to see craft fails! ;)

Before the fails, let's look at the final product:

Gorgeous, right?! :)   Here's the not-so-gorgeous..

(it's adjacent to the leaf on the flower....sigh...)

So I made my fourth and final attempt, which was a success!

I finished the card by using my stylus and paper cutter to dry emboss the lines around the edge of the card.  Have you ever photographed your craft fails?! :)

Supplies for these projects:

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Ink:  Versamark Watermark Ink, Cherry Cobbler Craft Ink Spot, Always Artichoke Craft Ink Spot

Stamp Sets:   Because I Care (Hostess Level One set)
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (for sentiment), Clear Embossing Powder (for flower), Stylus, Stampin' Dimensionals