‘Replacements’ demo card
Hey Bloggers! Today I would like to share my second demo card from the Sherlock Holmes Shows. This show cases a technique using the ‘Replacements’ embossing folder and Aluminium Foil Insulation Tape. Did I mention this was my all time favourite embossing folder to work with?! lol
I firstly cut a piece of scrap cardstock to fit inside the Replacements embossing folder. I then took some of the Aluminium Foil Insulation tape and cut it up into small squares and rectangles and peeled of the backing to stick on to the cardstock in a patchwork pattern. This tape can be sometimes difficult to find in DIY stores so I would recommend just buying some of ebay. Once all the cardstock is covered with the tape, take a black biro and start creating small scores lines around the joins of the tape, this gives the impression of the sheet metal look we are trying to achieve. Next you need to place the cardstock into the embossing folder and emboss through the Grand Calibur. Now for the messy part…take some Black Acrylic Paint and paint over the Insulation tape. Note:I find it easier to do one half first. Make sure you really get the paint into all of the grooves of the embossing folder design. Then take a piece of kitchen roll and gently swipe over the wet paint, removing the surface coat but keeping some of the paint within the grooves of the embossing folder design. Note: When swiping the kitchen roll make sure you stick to straight lines, because this will create the brushed metal texture.
The same process was used to create the crown on the card, Spellbinder Nested Crowns, and then I stamped the phrase ‘Time Flies’ in the centre from the Time Flies stamp set. I also created a faux nesty of the crown in black cardstock to make the crown stand out more. To finish I stamped the background with the ‘Clocks’ background stamp onto Kraft Cardstock and then layered a piece of chicken wire over the top. I stamped the phrase ‘Learn from yesterday, Live for today, Hope for tomorrow’ (also from the Time Flies stamp set) onto another spellbinder labels shape and added some brads and faux screw brads around the edges. I also added one of each size of the new Glass Vials, which I filled up with old watch parts.
All for now, S@m x
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January 30, 2013 at 3:29 pm | Uncategorized | 12 Comments
Loved this card when I saw it on C&C must try and get some of that tape, love the effect it gives. Love Jean x
Loved this card when you demoed it on C&C and had to have a go with some aluminium tape I found in our shed (it’s mine now) cos the effect of patching it up embosssing it and brushing black paint onto it and buffing it off is just amazing for men’s cards Loving your work, Sam xx
Annie xx
I really liked this when I saw you demo on TV, fabulous! Carole Z X
I absolutely love this card, and am definitely going to try all these techniques, it was fascinating watching you demo this.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Fab! Love, Julia xxx
I’m so pleased you blogged this one – it was my favourite of all the ones you demoed the other day, I love that background technique.
Helen
Love this card, Sam.
Your demo techniques are great and inspiring as are your stamp designs.
I am off to Amazon, thanks for the tip, and will attempt to enter into your world without leaving my Spellbinders!
It is all such fun!
Lis x
i think this card is stunning Sam. I was fascinated when I watched you demo it on C&C. I have some of that tape so will have to give this design a try. Pat x
Fab demos on C&C Sam, loved the aluminium tape, great effect. Love the new stamps, am a big Sherlock and victorian/vintage fan. Big 50 in two weeks time and will be having a splurge on your website, have a long list!!!
Love the card, thanks for the tip finding the tape, would never have thought of adding real chicken wire to a card, but it looks great!
Hi Sam this was my fave demo of the shows and I raided the garage for the tape and had a go its even more awsome in real life it looks really oily, greasy just right for someone who is always pulling motorbikes apart xx
Hi – saw you do this on C&C and loved the technique with the foil tape – have since tried it using stazon and the mbossabilities tyre tread and feet folder – looks great and will use it for my son’s birthday card – thanks for sharing