WOYWW #194, embedded embossing, paper lace and a completed Kanban card!

Hello, all you wonderful people! :) It's that time of the week again, what's on your workdesk, Wednesday and thanks to Julia over at Stamping Ground you can see all sorts of crafty spaces from all over the world. Go check it out if you don't know what I'm talking about, and if you have a crafty space(desk, floor, kitchen table or counter) please consider joining in and sharing it. It's more fun than you can imagine and you will meet the nicest people here. :) If I were to tell you how nice these people are it would triple the length of this post so I can't tell you here but go join in the fun and see for yourself, won't you? :)
I have a few pics to share this week. First the requisite desk shot:

I've been trying a few new things this week. Paper lace made with punch sets I own:

Embossing flowers pasted onto cream cardstock=embedded embossing. A pretty cool technique I, of course, knew nothing about! Can't wait to make a card featuring this panel. I saw both the tech above and this one on a ladies website, her name is Carla and here is a link to her page of tutorials.

This is my first completed, I think, card of my newest set of Kanban Vivienne stamps! I had so much fun coloring these dresses and I wish my picture showed them off better. I dyed the rose ribbon to perfectly match the worn lipstick shade in both dresses but I don't think you can really tell. Anyways, I love how the projects are turning out with these stamps. And their quality is top notch! My archival ink isn't even staining the backs of these stamps, like it does every other stamp I own...is that unusual?

Anyways, thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment if you care to, but absolutely have yourself a marvelous day, fill it with wonder and joy and laughter and love! :)