Showing posts with label Antique Linen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antique Linen. Show all posts

Friday, June 25, 2021

Faux Letterpress with Magnolia Branches

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Fri-YAY!  We've made it to the weeks' end and I hope you have great plans for something fun.  Today's card features embossing for a faux letterpress look.



To start my project, I inked the smooth or debossed side of the Simon Says Stamp Magnolia Branches embossing folder with Salvaged Patina and Antique Linen Distress Oxide Inks.  To get a smooth blend between colors, I used a brayer to roll over the inks where they meet and slightly above.  I placed the panel of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80 lb. card in the folder and ran through my die cutting machine.  




The result was ink on the debossed areas and no ink on the embossed areas.  I really like this technique, it makes for an impressive card front with little to no effort.  The tip is to use a brayer to create a smooth ink blend.  I stamped a small sentiment, added sequins and matted with black card and Voila!  Complete.

Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

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Saturday, June 19, 2021

A Sweet Hello

Happy Saturday Friends!  Today's card is one using dies to create a sweet, summer card featuring Strawberries.


I dug deep into the stash to create this card, using strawberry dies and panel dies from Cheery Lynn.  I'm not certain if the dies are available as I've had them a long time.  I die cut the berries and leaves from white card and colored using Catherine Pooler inks.  I lightly blended the panels with Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink and mounted on the patterned paper.  The sentiment is from an older Cardz TV set which I stamped on a simple circle die cut.

I needed to dig into the stash and revive some of the older items I have.  It's fun and challenging to look through what we already have and let them see the light of day.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

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