Let it Ride!

Hello, Hello, Hello! I hope you're doing well today.  Thank you so much for stopping by my little corner of the world. :-)

This is a super busy week for me with Sale-a-Bration going on and all. If you like to know more about Sale-a-Bration, check out my blog post here.

Today's post is about an incredible technique I tried for the first time recently.  I have become OBSESSED with it, to be honst with you! lol.  I am head over heals for it.  The technique is called "BLACK ICE" and it makes the most fascinating effect.  I made a video tutorial showing how to do it, so you can see how easy it is.


Isn't it amazing?!  Ok now, what did I do with that GORGEOUS background?  I'm so glad you asked! hehe.

I love the brand new Let it Ride stamp set in the Occasions catalog!  Not just because I'm gah-gah over horses, but also because the sentiments included are so wonderfully inspirational.  It truly is a beautiful set. 

See what I mean?  It's lovely isn't it?  I think the fonts are pretty fantastic too!

Ok, on to my project for today.  I started with a card base of Soft Suede measuring at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4".

Then I took a piece of powder pink cut at 5 1/4" x 4", and I sprayed it with a little water.  I crumpled it up good and tight and then let it set for a second to dry.  

I hit it with the heat tool because I'm an impatient woman. lol.  Once the paper was dry, I unfolded it and smoothed it just a little bit.  I wanted it to look a bit like worn leather so I distressed it by sponging a bit of soft suede around the edges and across the ridges of the crumples.  It looks pretty neat at this point. 

Now comes the layering!  I wanted my layers to be offset just a little because uniform is, well.... Uniform. And that's not the look I was going for.  I also put a piece of braided twine between the base of the card and the pink layer, so that I could tie it around the pink layer and the Black ice embossed piece. 

Last thing to do is a bit of stamping and paper tearing.  I didn't think to do it at the time, but it would have looked neat to sponge the edges of the very vanilla with soft suede ink too. Ah well. I love it anyways.  

I hope you enjoyed my little project! Thank you so much for stopping by today!

And as always,
Happy Crafting!

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