Ok as promised here is the second card from my technique class on Friday, the ladies made this cute little card using the fabulous technique - faux silk. Read below if you would like to know how to create this card.
A close up of the faux silk technique
How To:
my base card is early espresso, the next layer is whisper white run through the big shot, before I put it into the tulip embossing folder I ran the base of the folder over with crumb cake ink, popped the whisper white cardstock in then zipped it through the BS.
I snailed that layer onto the card then started with the main image - the faux silk.
- Cut a piece of cardstock in neutrals (I have chosen white) for your main image. Set this aside.
- I took a piece of white tissue paper and trimmed it just a little larger than my main whisper white square.
- Stamp onto your tissue paper with your stamp set of choice, I have used enfrancais background stamp, then the bird and birdcage from aviary stamp set, then in old olive have stamped the tree from lovely as a tree and made it into branches with which the aviary hangs. be careful as the ink can bleed.
- Once you have stamped it and it is dry, carefully scrunch the tissue paper up.
- Uncrumple your tissue paper and smooth out carefully.
- Next take your anywhere glue stick (from stampin up) and glue all over the whisper white cardstock you had set aside in step 1.
- carefully place your tissue paper image on top of the glue and smooth out leaving some wrinkles (for the silk effect)
- Trim off the excess tissue paper and you are done.
Embellish as you wish. I have layered my main image onto the scallop square from the die scallop square duo by stampin' up!.
Details: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamp Sets: Aviary, Lovely as a tree, Enfrancais
Ink Pads: Early espresso, baja breeze, old olive
Cardstock: early espresso, whisper white
Punches: modern label punch, word window punch
Tools:big shot machine, tulips embossing folder, scallop square duo die.
Other: anywhere glue stick, tissue paper.
Hi Melissa! So nice to see these techniques again! I do love the faux silk technique ... but again ... haven't done it in ages! I bet your class girls are having a blast! Hugs xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is one I have tried....WOO HOO!!!! I do love faux silk. Espresso is fast becoming one of my fave colours. All my faves...En Francais, LAAT.... you are such a button pusher...Love the card. ooxx
ReplyDeleteWow... I love that technique and wrote a toturial on it a while back too, but with a different twist, addin shimmer paint! Pretty card, and fun site.. new here and found you through pinterest!
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