I wanted to call this "french faux metal & stipple markering & perfectamundo text & marker edging cardstock" I'm just a little wordy, hey? LOL Anywho those are the thingies I did on here. :0)
I wanted to capture a French(?) faux-metal look (black raised dots on white cs) To make it, I just did this schtuff:
* Cuttlebug white paper
* Swipe with black ink pad (or brayer for more control)
* Cut it into a square
* Use the corner rounder to make it scalloped ( I had to start in the middle of each side & do one end twice to get it even)
Flowers with stipple markering:
Perfectamundo text:
I had a funky old book from 1895 that I got in a second-hand shop. I scanned the page above (a great article entitled "How Artificial Flowers Should be Made: a new remunerative occupation for the home") and then cut it and pasted to make this printable sheet I like that it has no cardstock waste when punched and you can darken or lighten it with photo software to print it.The full sheet of text is on my blog if you'd like to use it yourself:
After punching them, I stippled with three monochromatic colours, starting with dark & finishing with light:
1. Taken with Teal
2. Tempting turquoise
3. and Close to my Heart's Breeze (similar to Cool Caribbean)
To stipple I just pounce lightly with the marker--making little dots of colour. First, I had stamped "hi" on them (using the whimsical lower alphabet) with black craft ink & embossed it in clear e.p. I edged them with marker to distress 'em and add dimension.
Stamps: Amazing to Zany, whimsical alphabet lower,
Paper: whisper white, tempting turquoise, BasicGrey (Skate Shop Alias SKT-307), text paper (homemade on printer from scan)
Ink: Black craft ink ( & markers too)
Accessories: 5 petal flower punch, word window punch, eyelets, square punch, gems, black crayon, clear embossing powder, old book to scan, nail file to distress, organza (teal), black stamp'n'write marker
Techniques: french faux metal & stipple markering & perfectamundo text & marker edging cardstock
Registered: June 28, 2005 Location: Sunny SW Florida Posts: 6977
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:35 PM
Wow! Fabulous card and thanks for the details on what you did. You are very creative. I'm editing my comment to add that I am putting your card in my favorites.