Splitcoaststampers.com - the world's #1 papercrafting community
You're currently viewing Splitcoaststampers as a GUEST. We pride ourselves on being great hosts, but guests have limited access to some of our incredible artwork, our lively forums and other super cool features of the site! You can join our incredible papercrafting community at NO COST. So what are you waiting for?
Gina!!!! this is JUST the coolest technique!!!! I LOVE to use the ordinary things I have on hand and this is the perfect way to get a wonderful embossed circle!!! Now I am off to my pantry to make embossed circles!!!
Thanks so much!!
God bless
Nyoka
__________________ Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world. ~Virgil A. Kraft
Thanks so much for all the help...I checked them all out and will try it in the next week or so...I think it would be great on some of the leaf sets I have or a fine drawing...am anxious to try it out....Fran
thank you everybody! I am "trying" to create paper that looks like the hide of an elephant. so far I have tissue paper + some awful chemicals, faux suede & leather, my version of Michael Strong's onion skin paper (using real onion skins!)
(if you want to try it: Spray the non-printed side of the card board piece (recycled corrugated cardboard cut from any flattened product carton) with spray glue. Press pieces of dry onion skin (dry, brown, outermost layer of a yellow onion) onto the sprayed cardbd until the whole surface is covered. Overlap the skins, if necessary, to cover the surface completely.Trim the onion skins from the edges of the card. Turn the onion skin-covered cardboard piece face down on the table and press firmly to set the skins. Take a paintbrush, dab the onion skins with a thin, even layer of white glue. Set aside to dry.
I'm going to try grocery bags with some of those "in my head" ideas. Does anyone have any other ideas for elephant hide paper?
Does anyone know where I can find the faux techniques listed in the original post? Any help would be appreciated. I am particularly interested in the faux mother of pearl technique! Thanks so much!
saintsrule: Lin stamps posted the list on page1 of these postings
look there- i can't copy/paste.
I will look around & see if i have one for you
yup: this one uses lumiere paint. take a bunched up piece of plastic wrap, dip into lumiere and dab it all over glossy cardstock be sure to leave some areas of the card stock blank. Let dry completely.
When dry, rub with a paper towel- the lumiere will come off leaving a smooth pretty background. Sponge or brayer a very light dye ink over the background. Wipe off with paper towel. use staz on to stamp your image.
Hope this helps.
I can't remember who originated this technique but it's very cool.
Does anyone know where I can find the faux techniques listed in the original post? Any help would be appreciated. I am particularly interested in the faux mother of pearl technique! Thanks so much!
Look at both post #18 and #19 for documents on the faux techniques. Both are on page 1.
Here are the directions for the faux techniques.
Lin
I can't get this to down load....
I would really like to see all of these techniques. I like how they are all in
one place. Makes it really easy.
Is there anyway someone could put this in a PDF file, or is too big?
Hey everybody- This technique for faux aging of paper comes out way cool and very much worth the wait. Here's how. Buy, plant (and let dry) or ask for gladiola flowers that have wilted- preferably in a dry state. Put your paper in a foam or other tray. Pick blossoms apart place on top of the paper and add a little water- enough to wet the paper and the blossoms. Let the blossoms do their work and keep them watered. Your paper will age beautifully and it looks like the real thing. For a grandmas attic wall paper effect squish (smear) each blossom on the paper until it turns to goo. I have made papers that look like old fashioned wall paper in green and pink (using red glads) Orange and yellow are what I used this year and I just let them sit in the water. I folded thin cheap writing paper in half, put enough water on the blossoms and let them sit. What a cool book I now have! It looks very old. The key to this technique is let the blossoms dry completely before using them. And let them soak on the paper. The color doesn't come out like dye it comes out gradually. I just put the tray with paper, water, & blossoms on a shelf where I can see it. I add more water and continue to let them soak until the paper is the stage I want. No fuss/no work. Love it! This technique is an excerpt from my book "Recycled Crafting- beautiful ways to save money" which I hope will be in print by Easter.
