My First attempt at Embossing Paste

I have been wanting to try Embossing Paste for a while. I went to Michael's, unsure of what to buy. They do not have any paper craft brands, specifically. I looked at the products in the art department and walked away. I had no idea what was the best choice!

Last week All Scrapbook Steals had a super sale on a Teresa Collins, my second favorite paper company behind PTI.  Here is their site  http://www.allscrapbooksteals.com/

I ordered the paper and since I was paying shipping, I added this embossing paste:

And this stencil: 

I made this card:

I am pretty happy with it. I put a small amount of the paste with the stencil onto some white paper before I went to get my husband at the airport yesterday. This afternoon after a DREADFUL basketball game, I worked with it. I just used my inking tool and lightly inked it to help the pattern show. 

Not bad for a first effort...

Next I want to try it on colored card stock.

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

PS

I got these, too! They were $3