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Showing posts with label Lana's technique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lana's technique. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

My Own Special Technique... for Christmas

I have a 'wow' couple of cards for you today, using my own special technique.  They were inspired by a previous card I made, when I first came up with this technique.
Remember this card?  This is where I first came up with my new technique.   (Click here to see my previous post.)
I loved this butterfly card so much.  This is what inspired me to come up with my 2 Christmas versions.
The first Christmas version is made using the smaller ornament die.  I cut 3, scored them down the middle and then attached them (carefully), using Liquid Tombow Adhesive.
The second Christmas version is basically the same, but uses the larger ornament.
The ornament dies are absolutely gorgeous, especially when cut from our Gold Foil Sheets.
I used a larger ribbon on the larger ornament, but the backgrounds are basically the same on both cards.
I love how these turned out.  They are a bit labor intensive, but absolutely worth the extra effort.  Another nice feature about these cards is that they will fold flat for mailing.
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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Acrylic Block Technique Cards, Part 10 ... The Last Card in The Series ... With a New Technique

I saved my very most favorite of this series of technique cards for last.  I absolutely love this one.  I tried a new little technique of my own on this one... and it worked!  
The new little technique that I made up was in playing with the acrylic block stamped background.  I inked up just the edges of an acrylic block with VersaMark ink and then tried my best to line it up with the previously stamped (and dried) background image... stamped and then embossed it with gold EP.  While I had the heat tool going, I sprinkled on teeny tiny bits of gold EP here and there over the white CS piece and just let it land where it wanted to go.  If you heat it immediately, it will actually stick to the CS as it melts.  I was going for an old world look with lots of patina.
I wanted the new technique to really be the highlight of the card so, instead of a stamped image, I chose to float a double butterfly over the acrylic block background.  If you decide to try this, just be patient with lining up the block images and enjoy it.  You'll get a slightly different result each and every time.
In my next post, I'll be giving a sneak peek at the cards for my upcoming OSW Cards class and explaining a bit about OSW (One Sheet Wonder) cards.  Be sure to come back and check it out.

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