I love this look, but what is patina? It is the look that bronze, copper and other metals get from being exposed to the elements, chemicals and other ingredients that change their composition. This technique is so much fun to make because as you progress through the steps you see such awesome changes to the card.
1. Find the side of an embossing folder where the background is raised. Then, ink it with a light neutral color like Crumb Cake. Place your paper inside the folder and roll through the Big Shot. The Crumb Cake color will now be on the background of your paper.
2. Sponge three colors in progression from lighter to darker over the embossing. I used Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, and Early Espresso.
3. Tap a Versamark pad in just a few places over the top of the card. Emboss with gold embossing powder. It will leave a scattered look and that is what you want.
4. Finish the card anyway you want. Experiment with other color combinations and have fun.
Have you ever tried using shaving cream to create the background of a card? If you have you know it can be quite messy. The flower in the center of this card was made with the Faux Shaving Cream technique and not only was NOT messy, but quick and easy to do.
1. Ink up a solid image stamp set with a light color.
2. Ink up the roller of a wheel in a darker contrasting color.
3. Place the wheel on the stamp; press and twist; remove and place on a different part of the stamp and repeat the press and twist.
4. Huff on the stamp to make sure it is moist, and place the image on some card stock. Easy Peasy!
Each flower you make will look different but resemble what it would have looked like had you used shaving cream. I love Faux techniques don't you.
Don't you think metal on a card adds a little bit of extra fun? But, the thickness of metal adds to the cost of mailing the card to someone. This technique called Faux Metal solves the problem. And it is an easy technique.....I love the idea of easy don't you.
1. Use a Versamark pad and stamp one area of a piece of card stock thoroughly.
2. Sprinkle the area with a thick layer of silver embossing powder. Shake of the excess powder.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 two more times so you have three layers of embossing on top of each other. Before adding each additional layer make sure the first layer has cooled enough you can touch it without leaving an impression in the embossing.
4. Choose your stamp you want to have look like metal and stamp it in versamark. The versamark on the back of the stamp will keep it from sticking to the embossed card stock. Have it close by so you can reach it quickly.
5. Versamark, and emboss the card stock one more time and as soon as you have finished grab your stamp and press it into the heated layers of embossing powder and hold it steady for 5 seconds. When you peal the paper off of the stamp you will have an embossed image that looks like metal.
Here is a closeup of the Faux Metal embellishment.
Do you love the look of a card that has been bleached but hate the mess? This card was made using the Faux Bleach technique. It is so easy but looks so very hard.
1. Choose a solid image stamp; stamp the image on a light colored card stock with Versamark; emboss with white embossing powder.
2. Mix up some reinkers and water in a spritzer. I chose Gumball Green and Midnight Muse. The colors need to be darker shades, lighter ones do not show up very well.
3. Spray your reinkers on the embossed image till you get the look you like.
4. Lay your cardstock while still wet on several layers of paper towel. Place a piece of white computer print paper ontop of the embossed image.
5. Using the highest non-steam temperature of your iron press on the computer print paper until you see some ink coming through the paper.
6. Peel off the computer paper. The embossed powder should transfer into the computer paper and leave the look of a bleached image. I had to press my iron on the embossed image a few times to get all of the embossing powder off the main card image.
I love this technique and plan to use it on some more cards in the
future,
You might have heard about Paper Pumpkin and wondered what the cards look like in the welcome kit. Check them out. There are very precise directions which makes this kit ideal for the very beginning stamper. But for the more courageous, you can move the items around, turn the card sideways, and just have fun. These 3 cards took me about 20 miuntes to make.
After searching Pinterest, I found an upgraded version of the card and loved the idea of adding a little bit of matching cardstock to get an even more different look.
In case you are wondering what Paper Pumpkin is check it out here. And on one of my earlier posting I took a picture of what the first kit will look like. So, check that out here.
I personally love the idea of getting a box in the mail each month and being surprised by the project inside. I know StampinUp well enough to know the projects will be fun to make and top quality. If you are like me and want to be a part of Paper Pumpkin you have until the 10th to sign up in order to receive the welcome kit before the end of March. If you sign up after March 10th you will receive the welcome kit in April. The welcome kit will always be the first kit you receive. The other monthly kits will all be different and available for one month only.
Contact me with any questions. sue.scheets@gmail.com
