Toni Campana
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Seasonal Branches Faux Silk Card |
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F aux Silk Technique
Measurements:
Crumb Cake - 11" x 4 1/4", scored
@ 5 1/2"
Berry Burst - 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
Basic White - 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" and
4 1/8" x 5 3/8" for inside layer
Lemon Lolly - scrap for die cutting
flowers (only 1 needed per card)
Tissue Paper - 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
Take the Crumb Cake card base and using the curved die from the Basic Borders set, die cut the front of the card placing the die about 1 1/4" up from the bottom edge.
Place the tissue paper square over the Basic White square on your workspace. It helps if you have some sort of contrasting color under these squares so that you can see better. You want to make sure you are stamping your images so that they are within the Basic White cardstock square.
Ink up the flower stamp using Berry Burst ink and stamp it first, placing it so that it angles down from the top right corner on the tissue paper. TIP: there is what I call a top and bottom to the flower stamp (and the berry and leaf stamp as well). Look for the 3 flowers clustered together. This is what I call the top of the stamp. There will be 2 flowers on the opposite end of the image which I refer to as the bottom of the stamp.
Take the large branch stamp and ink with Pecan Pie ink. Take the tip that is on the right-hand side of the image and line that tip up with the bottom center of the middle flower in the cluster of 3 flowers. Then, before lying your stamp completely down on the tissue paper, make sure the back end of the branch splits between the 2 flowers on the other end of the stamp image. This will ensure that all the other branches line up with the flowers.
Take your sentiment of choice and stamp it on the lower right-hand side of the tissue paper.
Ink the small branch with Pecan Pie ink and stamp it at an angle off of the bottom of the bigger branch. Then add the smaller single flower stamp and the tulip-looking stamp on the small branch, using Berry Burst Ink.
Using Pecan Pie ink, stamp the bird image on the left side of the larger branch.
Now, move your tissue paper off of the Basic White square. You will see where the ink transferred to the card stock, but it's ok. We are going to be using the opposite side of that square to finish the card.
Using blends, color in the bird. I used Lt. Lemon Lolly for the belly, Lt. Crumbcake for its head and down the back, and Lt. Pecan Pie for its tail feathers.
Use Wink of Stella to color all the flowers. It will draw the ink out from the stamped outline.
Take the tissue square and crumple it up in a ball in your hand. The tighter you crumple it, the better. Gently unfold the tissue paper so that it's back to a square shape. Using your fingers, lightly smooth out the tissue around your sentiment, but take care that you don't smooth out too many wrinkles in the other areas. This is what gives it the faux silk look.
Grab a Teflon sheet or a silicone sheet and place the square of Basic White so that the clean side is face up. Apply liquid glue all over the square, and make sure to take it to the edges. You don't need to glob the glue on, it should be a thin layer. Liquid glue seems to be the best adhesive for this technique, but I have done it with double-sided adhesive tape as well.
Once the square is covered, remove it from the teflon or silicone sheet and move on to your previous work surface. Take the sheet of tissue, and hover it over the basic white square so that you are centered over it. GENTLY drop the tissue on to the glued surface and PAT the tissue paper down. DO NOT spread it out or press it out, this will remove the wrinkles. You just need to pat it on to the glue. Go along the outside edge of the square to make sure the edges are secured. Set this aside for a few minutes to allow it to dry.
Take the large Basic White layer and stamp your sentiment of choice using Pecan Pie ink. Stamp a single flower using Berry Burst.
Adhere the layer to the inside of the card base. Using a glue dot, attach the Lolly Lemon flower to the bottom of the white layer.