When I started this card, I was attempting the forged metal technique. It never seems to work well for me - I either don't use enough black paint or I wait too long to wipe it off. It always ends up looking terrible! But here's the process I went through:
Embossed heavy cs with the reptile ef, cut the pine sprig, ornament and sentiment from heavy cs and adhered to the embossed cs with Aleene's Tacky Spray, then sprayed the piece heavily with the adhesive and adhered it to the craft foil. Next the foil was burnished to reveal the underlying elements using a large stylus and a small round eraser.
I applied a heavy coat of gesso and let it dry before applying paints. The base layer is a chalky finish pale greyish green, I added some Distress Frayed Burlap and a country blue. The paints were dabbed on with a sponge and then brushed over with a large flat brush, changing the direction of the strokes. I also applied paint in random places with a piece of shelf liner. I sanded it back to reveal the metal, which ended up being satiny with bits of a shiny finish peeking through. The piece is attached to the matting layer with foam tape.
I know this won't appeal to everyone, but I really like how it turned out.
As always, thanks for looking!
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 GMT Views: 594
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Wed, Nov 19, 2014 @ 2:33 PM
I LOVE it! Once again you always use the most incredible techniques and do things differently! I love that. This is my kind of card and it looks like I have to get down there to watch you do this! It has that wonderful distressed look and so much texture!