faux tearing

[mzdragonfly]

would love any info on how to do faux tearing
thx

[gaylestamps]

Not sure what you mean or what this is called, but there is a technique where you tear scrap paper and lay it across your cardstock, then sponge ink over the edge to make the cs look torn...

[LaLatty]

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Originally Posted by mzdragonfly

would love any info on how to do faux tearing
thx

Here is a turtorial I found on 'Faux Tearing':

http://michelegforce.googlepages.com/fauxtearing

Here's a card I made using the 'Faux Tearing' techniuqe:

LSC152 Garden Silhouettes by LaLatty at Splitcoaststampers

[memories4you]

Thank you so very much for sharing this tutorial... just what I had been looking for.

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Originally Posted by LaLatty

Here is a turtorial I found on 'Faux Tearing':

http://michelegforce.googlepages.com/fauxtearing

Here's a card I made using the 'Faux Tearing' techniuqe:

LSC152 Garden Silhouettes by LaLatty at Splitcoaststampers

[ashmanra]

Love it! I have never seen it with the added inking along the edge. That really adds a lot! Thanks!

[reneejul1]

Here is a tutorial using the brayer for your torn layer, with a few stamps to make a patterned paper : http://paperpleasing.typepad.com/my_...ackground

[jenvitale]

Ok, if you have to tear a piece of paper to make the template for the faux tearing, why not just tear the cardstock and be done with it? What am I missing???

[girlzclubstampers]

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Originally Posted by jenvitale

Ok, if you have to tear a piece of paper to make the template for the faux tearing, why not just tear the cardstock and be done with it? What am I missing???

I think, probably, that the tear might go the wrong way (it does, sometimes.... :-)) and ruin the cardstock - which is a little bit more "rare" (and expensive....) than paper. This is just a safe way of doing it. However, sometimes I fold the paper first, forward, then back over itself again - and tear it normally. It helps the tear go the right direction. :-)

[Tammy Jo]

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Originally Posted by jenvitale

Ok, if you have to tear a piece of paper to make the template for the faux tearing, why not just tear the cardstock and be done with it? What am I missing???

Faux tearing also just gives a different look than actual tearing. Here's some samples of my use of faux: (sorry, my pics are always a bit blurry)

LDWR06, Forest Floor by Tammy Jo at Splitcoaststampers

and

More is Wanted by Tammy Jo at Splitcoaststampers

The horse card to the top uses the faux tearing while the one beneath is truly torn. Just different.

[b1jah2]

Love the technique! Great job on the cards and tutorials

[stamps&cars]

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Originally Posted by jenvitale

Ok, if you have to tear a piece of paper to make the template for the faux tearing, why not just tear the cardstock and be done with it? What am I missing???

I would do it for several reasons.......you don't have to adhere the torn piece for one....then there is a thickness issue with mailing cards that it would help.

[PebbleKraft]

Ditto stamps&cars, plus I would add that you can tailor a paper to the exact design you are working on. This is really helpful if you don't have a color to match your ink, or a pattern to match the central image on a card. It really is a great technique.

[Digiden]

Wow, I've been tearing for real, but think this is a much easier, and even prettier way to do it. Thanks for sharing those tuts.

[lindsaymay]

Oh yeah! My SU Demo did this at a workshop a couple of years ago. It's easy, first tear a piece of scrap paper, magazines work well, and lay it over your card then brayer on a color on top. When you take off the paper it looks like a peice of torn paper! very cool.

[mrussom]

I like this idea too! Thanks for the info.