More Faux Patina

This week we had our Demo Meeting for my fellow Stampin' Up demonstrators.  We also participate in some kind of swap.  Our theme this month was Fall.  I knew I wanted to use this faux patina technique and decided that fruit/harvest would go nicely with it.  Here's what I came up with...

A video tutorial is in the works for this technique.  As I said before, it is not difficult, there are just several steps involved.

Hope you have an amazing day and have the opportunity to both experience and share God's love today!

Faux Patina

I have been playing a lot with a new technique which I LOVE!  It is called faux patina.  There are several steps involved, but it is really pretty easy and gives a wonderful rich look to a project.  I went shopping early in the week and found this inexpensive ($1) wood frame that I decided to dress up using this technique.

I wish you could see the gold embossing better in the photo, but my camera shuts my phone off when I try to use the flash.  Because the size of the frame is wider than my embossing folder and my Big Shot, I had a little wrinkling of the paper that you can see in the upper right corner.  I decided that it added character and didn't worry about trying to fix it.  :)  

Now I am off to have a productive Saturday.  Hope you enjoy the weekend!

Stamping with Friends

I had a great time stamping with friends last night! Thought I would share the projects we worked on.

The first is our 3D project for the month. We made these coasters out of inexpensive tiles. I encouraged everyone to use their favorite paper for this project since the current Designer Series Paper won't be around much longer, it retires after next month.

Of course we had to make a Mother's Day card, since May is knocking on our door. We used punches to create the cute handbag embellishment and the Big Shot to cut letters. We also used the new Diagonal Score Plate to create matching envelopes for our square cards.

The third project was a simple spring card using the butterfly punch and pretty spring colors. The tiny pearls add just the right detail to the middle butterfly.

If you would like to make any of these projects, consider hosting a workshop with a few of your friends. You can enjoy a little "girl time" and make some useful projects for yourself or as gifts for others!

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