My friend and I played with foil when doing the altered boxes. Since we had great difficulty with Ranger foil tearing we headed to the grocery to purchase heavy duty aluminum foil. I applied alcohol ink then crumpled it. It was adhered to light weight cardstock. I lightly rubbed some black paint over it for some depth, then applied Inka Gold in silver over the top bumps for more shine. The cattails were cut with impression obsession dies. The tips of the cattails were cut from wood veneer and adhered to the foil die cuts. The dragon fly was cut twice, once one from black and once from blue foil. I pieced the wings on the black die cut. Using scraps of green, I cut a mat from white and added 1/2" strips to the sides of the mat, saving the green prepared foil for other projects. Thanks for a great challenge and thanks for stopping by.
Date: Friday, May 9, 2014 GMT Views: 1953
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Sat, May 10, 2014 @ 11:30 PM
Wow Nancy this is amazing. I love everything about it, especially the tin foil technique. Your stitching always blows me away...ahhhh another beautiful piece of art to add to My Favs.
------------------------------ Susie
Please don't take your organs to heaven - heaven knows we need them here.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83608
Mon, May 12, 2014 @ 2:36 AM
Nancy, this is so fun! I have played with foil but mine never came out this well. Impressive and fun!!! Hugz!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92573
Fri, May 16, 2014 @ 9:43 AM
Nancy, not only is this card GORGEOUS, but creative as well. I like how the shine of the foil was held in check....not overpowering your delicate cattails and dragonflies. But it added an extra sparkle.
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Fri, May 16, 2014 @ 6:33 PM
OMG, this is absolutely gorgeous!!!! I love the technique you did to the foil, I am definitely going to have to try this..... I love the cattails, and this is a super card..... Fav'd..... and pinned....
------------------------------ Happy Stamping Vicki One of Kota's Kids ***A Proud Fan Club Member *** QFTD81.... FS295
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