Technique Tuesday K & L

Tuesday, August 12th, we had our Technique Tuesday. This week we featured K for Kissing and L for Leather Faux.

Kissing Make and Take Card



Stamp Set: Stitched Exotics, Fabulous Flowers, Canvas Background
Cardstock: Summer Sun, Real Red, Pixie Pink Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
Ink: Summer Sun, Real Red, Pixie Pink
Embellishments: Build a Brad,
Punches: Ticket Corner Punch, 1/2" Circle

Kissing Technique:

Ink a solid image stamp with the lightest color ink
Ink a background stamp with the darkest color ink
Press the solid stamp onto the background stamp

Variations
Instead of using a background stamp, ink up a small stamp with dark ink and stamp it directly on your solid stamp

I inked up the flower from Stitched Exotics in Summer Sun and the Canvas Background stamp. I inked the stamp on the canvas background and then stamped it twice on Whisper White. I cut out the flower. I then used my 1/2" circle punch and punched out a piece from the Summer Picnic Designer Paper. I mounted this piece with a mini glue dot on the brad and then covered it with the page pebble. I then mounted these on the front of the card.

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Kissing Card #2



Stamp Set: Fabulous Flowers, It's Your Birthday (retired), Paisley Background
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze (both NEW In-Colors). Whsiper White
Ink: Pacific Point, Pretty in Pink
Embellishments: White 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, Rhinestone Brad
Punches: 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch, Double Rectangle Punch

Kissing Technique: I inked up the flower stamp with the Pretty in Pink and the Paisley background in Pacific Point.

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Kissing Card #3



Stamp Set: Hattitude, Paisley Background
Cardstock: Lovely Lilac, Real Red Designer Prints (retired), Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Lovely Lilacm Summer Sun
Embellishments: Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
Punches: Round Tab Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch

Kissing Technique: I kissed the hat by inking up the hat with Sumemr Sun and "kissing" it to the Paisley Background that was inked in Real Red

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Leather Faux (Faux Leather) Technique Card #1



Stamp Set: Wanted
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel
Punches: 3/4" & 1" Circle, Ticket Corner

Leather Faux Technique

Cover a piece of cardstock with small pieces of masking tape. Make sure that the entire piece is covered with masking tape and no cardstock shows.
Use your first color of ink and rub your pad all over the masking tape card.
You can then sponge another color over the first to get the desired look you want

Cover the entire piece of masking tape cardstock with clear embossing powder. (The powder should adhere to the texture of the tape so no embossing ink/Versamark© is needed)

Heat the embossing powder until it is melted.

Finish your card

I used Chocolate Chip to cover the masking tape and then sponged Creamy Caramel over it. I then embossed with clear embossing powder.

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Leather Faux Card #2



Stamp Set: Wanted, All Holidays
Cardstock: Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Silver Hodgepodge Hardware Brad and Oval frame
Punch: Small Oval Punch

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Leather Faux Card #3



Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Punch: Ticket Corner Punch

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Leather Faux Card #4



Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Gable Green
Ink: Pacific Point
Embellishments: Tempting Turquoise

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Leather Faux Card #5



Stamp Set: Heartfelt Thanks
Cardstock: More Mustard, Rose Red, Whisper White
Ink: More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Rose Red
Punches: Ticket Corner Punch

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