TodayÂ’s Ways to Use It Challenge is all about Ovals. Since ovals are one of my favorite shapes to use, this is my kind of challenge!
This card is actually not hard at allÂ…I started by running a glue stick all over a piece of plain card stock then smoothing a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil down on top of it. I cut one piece slightly smaller than my 4.25 x 5.50 card front, put it inside the fleur de lis embossing folder, then I put the lg oval frame of the Diffuser set on top & embossed. This left the oval center unembossed. I just happened to have a narrow black die cut oval frame that fit so I attached it around the oval. The 3 crosses were die cut out of trimmed off foil covered card stock I had left. I also embossed only the same crosses on black card stock, fussy cut them & attached under the silver versions.
On the embossed background, I used a black Copic marker to add the antiquing along the inside edges of each diamond shape & wiped it a bit w/ a paper towel as I went.
Thanks so much for looking! It's just been posted on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2014 GMT Views: 1792
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Thu, Apr 17, 2014 @ 10:25 AM
stunning work of the HE{art}, Julie! Love the metals, the depth created by the shadows and that wonderfully simple, powerful truth so hard for us mortals to apply.
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Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: Hugging a golden and stamping' in PA Posts: 21216
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 @ 10:31 AM
Just gorgeous, Julie! It's funny that you should use foil on your card because I just received some colored foils that I am anxious to try. Your card has inspired me!
Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 @ 10:48 AM
Oh this is GORGEOUS Julie! LOVE the faux silver technique you used! Eye popping!!!
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Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 @ 12:24 PM
Julie what a great job you have done of using an ef on tin foil.....also love the 3 die cut crosses and the way you have outlined everything in black... it is so impressive... love it...
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50743
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 @ 3:49 PM
WOW I love the foil on this...such a beautiful and strong look to the bg and then the dimensional cross on top really takes this to a high level..wonderful card Julie!
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