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.
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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Please stop by and visit the other blogs in this hop. They're all incredible!
So clever Dana. What a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Melinda! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-)
DeleteFantastic card!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Miss Shelly! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteLove the texture you have going on with this card, Dana.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE texture on a project! :-) Thank you for visiting Miss Angie!
DeleteLove that you have used many elements of texture on this card. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tons Miss Tracy! I enjoyed it. :-)
DeleteOh em gee...that foil pinewood planks piece is ah-maz-ing!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletehehehe. RIGHT?!! I am totally smitten with this technique and I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner! I'll be sharing a Valentine's project using this technique soon. So please "FOLLOW" my blog to get notified! I hope it'll be a good one too! :-)
DeleteGreat card Dana! I haven't tried the black ice technique for ages. Thank you for inspiring me.
ReplyDeleteIt's easily one of my favorite now! :-) I hope you try it again soon. Thanks so much for stopping by Miss Kate!
DeleteLovely Card! Great technique!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! :-)
DeleteGreat technique Dana and Iagree with you that the 'Let it Ride' stamp set has wonderful sentiments like the one you chose for this card. Thank you for taking part in our Demonstrator Training Blog Hop this month.
ReplyDeleteThank you tons for having me in the hop, and for stopping by! :-)
DeleteAwesome job! I haven't tried that technique yet but am wanting to give it a go.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! Don't delay! I can't believe I waited so long! It's super easy and you will absolutely LOVE it! :-D Thanks for stopping by Robin!
DeleteI love this technique, you've used it so effectively, fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Miss Laura! :-)
DeleteWow, what a great card. I love all the different techniques you used to create the card, too. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Miss Libby! I appreciate that. Thanks tons for stopping by!
DeleteLove all the texture you have on this card Dana! Love the black ice technique!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Miss Deb! It's easily my new favorite technique! hehe.
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