It’s Sunday…and do you know what that means? It’s time to play with The Paper Players! This week the incomparable Nance Leedy has quite the challenge for us: Use a repurposed or recycled item on your project. I decided to re-purpose some magazine pages while using the “Faux Cloisonne” technique. I can’t wait to see what YOU repurpose or recycle!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Faux Cloisonne
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.
- Faux Cloisonne is as easy as 1-2-3! 1. Stamp the image with VersaMark onto a magazine page. I find that fashion magazines like Harper’s Bazaar or Vogue are filled with artsy images in a myriad of colors. 2. Heat and emboss. 3. Snip!
- How cool is the result? The leaves were punched using the Bird Builder Punch…once again from magazine pages. A Floral Trim flower, tinted Rose Red was added to the middle. Need a refresher on how to tint these flowers? Click HERE to watch the video.
- Emboss with dies! After seeing this technique on Lisa Eisner’s blog, Crafting with Princess Lisa, I had to give it a try. Once again, it’s as easy as pie. Ink the flat side of framelets (I used the Labels Collection) with VersaMark, and position as shown, with the cutting edge facing up…away from the paper…and zip it through the Big Shot.
- Don’t you love the look?
- I snipped it out with paper snips, and added a piece of lace from the Artisan Embellishment collection.
- Brayer a layer! Crumb Cake ink, brayered onto a Paper Doily, looks much more subtle than plain white.
What a mess I ended up with! I just had to snap a picture of it. I usually put things away as I go, but not this time. Yikes!
Then I couldn’t decide if I wanted to keep the second blossom on, but as you can see at the top of the page, I removed it. Here is the one with the extra flower:
Which one do you like the best…one flower or two? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them. Of course, if you have any questions about the cards I create, or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! I will be away doing “dog” business today…Brody gets evaluated to see if he can return to showing, so I will be away from the computer until evening, so be patient if you need to contact me. And don’t forget…
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Stamp Sets: Secret Garden, Sweet Essentials, French Foliage, Distressed Dots; Inks: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Rose Red, VersaMark; Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla; Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelets, Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Bird Builder Punch, Paper Snips, Brayer, Spong Dauber; Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls, Artisan Embellishments, Floral Trim, Paper Doilies, Pink Pirouette/Rose Red Two Tone Ribbon
