Faux Batik

Hi Bloggers.

This as a demo card from the shows last Friday. I totally forgot a step in the demo and ended up just showing a resist technique - still effective though. I always seem to forget something!

For the background panels, I dusted a piece of Coconut White Card with my anti static bag. I stamped the holly image from the Creative Expressions Let it Snow Stamp Set using Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. Then (this is the bit I forgot) I folded the piece several times, turned it over and folded it in different places. I spritzed it with some water to loosen the fibres. I picked up some Stormy Sky Distress Ink onto my brayer and ran it diagonally across the middle of my card. I cleaned the brayer and picked up some Pine Needles Distress Ink. I ran this over the remaining white areas of my background. I put it aside to dry. Once dry, I cut it into 4 and mounted each piece onto Coconut White card.

I stamped the snowman image from the same stamp set using Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Black Sparkle Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Eight and inked through the die with Stormy Sky Distress Ink.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Ribbon Banners and inked through the die with Stormy Sky.

I pressed 4 of the Creative Expressions Art Deco Metal Corners into Perfect Medium, sprinkled them with Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Metallic Embossing Powder and heat set. I added 1 to each corner using Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.

I assembled the card as shown adding some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlecent PVA in Silver Lustre around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia