This uses the new Little Paper Shop set Flourished Doves & a super easy technique I'm callin' "Bleached Vellum Emboss Resist" (just emboss on vellum & scribble over with a white Close to my Heart marker)
For those who don't read blogs, Here's a LOT of my blah-blah-blah(but maybe the details will be helpful to someone.) ;o):
The flourish-band stamp I used here is originally a straight-lined flourish, you can curve it to suit your project. :O)
To make the curvy vellum piece I did this schtuff...
1)...Placed my vellum cardstock on top of the grey curved cardstock (as a guide to make the curve in the stamp.)
2)... Arranged the acrylic stamp in the curve.
3)...Removed the vellum from on top of the cardstock & stamped on it.
(It's stamped in silver with Basic Gray ink & then embossed with clear embossing powder)
The bleached part couldn't be easier. Just go over the embossed vellum cardstock with a white marker (the one I used is from Close to my Heart.) It looks clear as it goes on, but turns a neat opaque white. It stays on the surface of the embossing a little so it gives you a white distressing like milk paint. It's nifty 'cause you can rub as much of the white marker off of the embossing as you like or leave it for interesting texture.
Tinted Vellum:
The plain gray scallop was made by...
1)...Tracing the rounded edge of the card onto vellum.
2)...Cutting the curve & then using SU's slit punch to scallop,
...but the fun part was...
3) Tinting the vellum cardstock. All you have to do is rub it all over with ink (I just slopped a Basic Gray ink pad allover it and then wiped off the excess ink.) Et Voilà tinted vellum in any colour you like.
The Love Dove:
These doves comes in a mirrored pair. Which would be so cute on an anniversary or valentines card to have 'em smooching each other, no? I wanted them to kind of hold up the "Love Love Love" banner.
Copics over Triple Embossing:
I triple embossed 'em with pearlescent embossing powder. (Just add more layers of embossing powder while they're still hot.) Triple embossing makes them nice & thick but it obscures some of their cute detail, so I added details with Copic markers over the top of the e.p. (It's a fast way to tint your images with any colour you like too.) The white under the dove is just another dove embossed in white & cut out to give some dimension.
Other card materials: Papers: Basic Gray SU cardstock; patterned papers: Heidi grace Shimmer flocked paper (Moonlight Meadow/Flourish) & Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter Fate SCR-804. Grey embroidery thread.
Thanks for lookin'!
:O)
Mel
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 GMT Views: 752
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