TLC370 ~ Faux Patina ~ (03/26/12)
 

Good day to you, stampers! :D

Gather your supplies and get ready to take on your foe: FAUX PATINA!
I LOVE the results of this, and although the instructions will look lengthy, it goes fairly quickly (trust me)!

Here is my sample:
~ Music of the Soul ~

My four layers of color are (in order): Sahara Sand, Taken With Teal, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede; THEN clear embossing pad and gold embossing powder.

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And here is the gallery where you can see everyone's creations:
TLC370 GALLERY

Instructions (thumbnail photos to match main steps are below):
1. Start by making a background using an embossing folder and a light colored ink with the Inspired By Belleek Pottery technique (I used Sahara Sand).
2. Sponge on your next color layer to bring out the embossed pattern (I used Taken With Teal).
3. Add a contrasting layer on top (I used Always Artichoke).
4. Add a final darker color over all (I used Soft Suede).
5. Take your embossing pad (I used VersaMark) and lightly brush the pad over the raised areas.
6. Emboss with a metallic powder (I used Ranger's Queen's Gold). If you get too much of the design covered with embossing powder (you only want the gold here and there), just brush off with a cloth or brush (I used a dry baby wipe) before embossing. Heat.
7. VOILA! Done!

I hope you will try this fun and beautiful background! There are MANY color combinations to try - you can use colors close to my sample's layers, or make up your own combination. Patinas come in many colors - grays, reds, rusts, greens, browns, blues, yellows, all metallics....try a variety of layers!
Work from lightest ink to darkest. My patina look in my sample is probably on the light side. You can have some very dark, rich colors! Just think of the different colors of metal objects you have seen~

Angie Leach was my inspiration in learning this technique! Thanks, Angie!

Judy, this creates such a beautiful vintage background. Off to put my thinking cap on and make one.

Here is my attempt at this great technique. TFL

Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - TLC370 - Motorcycle Tag

Judy, Fun Technique
Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - TLC370 Faux Patina

Judy what a great challenge. I loved it! Here's my card.

What a cool technique! Here is my card, Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - Puppies Best Friend FM

My brayer is missing and I just can't find it. I tried the technique with just sponging on the color, but it didn't look very good. RATS!

Wow this is fantastic, I left some love on the gallery and can't wait to try this.

Here is my HELLO CUPCAKE.

You were right, Judy....this is a fun technique and not that hard to do. I will be using it again. I went the "light" route since I was creating a spring card. I also combined your challenge with Jen's CAS for today. Thanks for another great Monday lesson!

FAUX PATINA WITH BUTTERFLY

Here is my card :
Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - TLC 370 Scilla : Glory of the snow
niki

Here's Angie Leach's instructions, with samples of how this technique looks with different colors - very cool technique!

Vintage Wallpaper Faux Patina Embossing - Too Cool Stamping

I tried to CASE Selma this week with the Marianne dies, she is so fabulous with those things!!!! I used the Patina technique on the center piece to my card, I like this technique and thank you so much for posting these directions. Here is my attempt.

Here's mine, Judy:

Faux Rose

Judy, what an awesome technique! I love it! Here's my card for today:

Baroque Patina

Awesome technique. Lots of fun!

Tip for everyone else - don't overthink this! The directions are really simple, just follow them - it does work!

Thanks SO MUCH! I hope to remember to try this again!

Here's my card...
http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...830?&cat=18581

I really enjoyed this technique! Here is my card:

Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - TLC370 Dragonfly

Oh what fun!!! Thanks for the challenge!
Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - erika348 - Sending Spring Smiles - Faux Patina

Here's my Faux Patina Butterflies

Thanks Trish and Susan for the tips and link. And thanks Judy for a real challenge for me! I may have to try this technique again. I think I needed to use more ink when I was sponging.

Here's my card that actually looks a little better irl.

Fabulous Challenge!
 

This challenge was just too much fun! Here is my card:
Splitcoaststampers FOOGallery - TLC370 - The Journey
Lisa :D

Such a fun technique...can't wait to try again. Here's my Papa Patina

TLC370 Love Butterfly
 

Thanks for the cool challenge! I used a green-gray paint sample card for my background, and SU's Loads of Love for my message. The gel pen colored butterfly is from Memory Box. My embossing folders are Cuttlebug's Just My Type, and I finished with silver embossing powder. Here's Love Butterfly.

Thanks Judy for a really cool technique challenge today. TLC370, FLLC, Thanks so much... by Luv Flowers - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's MINE

TLC370 Love Buttons
 

For my 2nd try, I used sandpaper before I applied my stronger colored ink- that did the trick! I used Cuttlebug's Just My Type EFs on a recycled note card- and sewed some mini buttons on. Here's Love Buttons

I've really enjoyed see all the beautiful cards being made with the faux patina technique. I just had to give it a second try - especially since I bought a new ef today. ;)

Second faux patina

Okay, Judy I tried the new technique! It was easy and fun, but not as pretty as I wanted it to be. I will try another time with different colors. I used same colors as youd did except for the first one. I used a light color like you suggested- barely banana was what I had. Here it is.
Thank you for inpsiring me to do something new.

Thank you!
Sharon

Judy, I LOVE this technique! Although my results were varied, it feels like one of those techniques were there is no "wrong" result. Here are my cards, maybe I'll have another one to add later, although my table is a disaster area. No idle neatness here! :D

TLC370 Roses by ckbythesea - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

TLC370 Bonjour by ckbythesea - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Wow Judy!! this was just the most fun technique!! I love how my panel came out! thanks SO much - here's my faux patina card: TLC370 Courage with Faux Patina by artystamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

This was my first ever challenge. I hope I am posting this right. Thanks!

It was wrong so I deleted that link.

The next post works.

My Card
 

Not sure if I posted that right or not. If not, try this one.

TLC370 YRMD by stamping_crazy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Thanks.

I had fun with this. I hope I did ok, I embossed on a piece DSP instead of solid.
Thank You on Faux Patina by AnniePanda - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Love this technique! Did this card yesterday, but just getting around to posting it:

I had so much fun yesterday that I had to give it another whirl today with the bright challenge colors! Here's my Paris Patina

Years Gone By
 

Judy, great technique and tutorial .... patina and vintage go so well together - thanks for sharing!

Here's Mine:

http://images.splitcoaststampers.com...332870993&7238

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Wow, this is an awesome technique, love the outcome!

Dottie!

This is my first card for this challenge. Wow, great challenge, Judy, it was a lot of fun!


TLC370 Lacy Patina by sue28 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Judy, my 2nd card for this challenge -


TLC370 Birds & Swirls by sue28 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here is my SIMPLY SOFT FAUX PATINA.

How exciting to discover that my faux patina technique is featured on this challenge! Woohoo and thank you! It was so much fun coming up with it. I had never seen anything like it before and I loved experimenting with all the colors! The projects I've seen on here in the gallery look fabulous! Keep 'em coming! Love it!

Thank you for the great technique challenge!

Here is mine.

Here is my FULL OF LIFE.

Thank you so much for sharing this technique! I gave it a go here:

TC370 faux patina by Kathleen Lammie - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Loved looking at the cards in this challenge so thought I would have a go, I�m not a hundred percent happy with it as I�m not a stamper so dont use inks that much, found it quite hard but thought I would post my effort anyway.

Try a Technique Faux Patina by jan31 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Judy, this was a fun technique. I hope I did it right :) Here is my card, finally:

Believe in Your Dreams by BarbieP - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I'm a little late with this one but I love this technique and will use it many times. Here is my latest. Thanks so much for the video and tutorial.

For the recent VSN one of the challenges was to try a new technique...this is the one I found and I loved making them. I turned it into a class for a group of gals and they loved theirs too! Your directions are fabulous, easy to follow and be successful with! thanks!