Well, that's January done and dusted ......... welcome to February!
A new month means a new challenge from CAS Mix Up.
I have to say, February's theme is another first for me ....... I do love a good challenge and I'm alswyas happy to try a new technique!
Chosen by Susan, our host for this month, the theme is ..... Faux Cloisonne.
Hmmmm ...... sounds interesting.
If it's all new to you too, then check out the CAS Mix Up Blog. On there there's a lovely message from Susan explaining a little bit about the technique, and you'll also find links to some great video tutorials too. I watched them all before I made a start!
So, according to Wiki, Cloisonne is ....... an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold.
One of the craft worlds ways of achieving this look is to use glossy magazines, or patterned papers, along with gold heat embossing ...... sounds good to me.
I'm all for recycling although, glossy magazines are not something I buy these days. The only magazines I have are my journaling/craft mags., and I'm not cutting into those!
I did however find a copy of one of our motorhome magazines which was perfect.
I stamped and heat embossed my butterflies onto the magazine page ........ being careful not to have the heat tool too hot!
I then fussy cut around the butterflies ...... I do love the finished look. Ansd what a great, quick and easy way of adding colour to stamped images.
I arranged the butterflies on a piece of navy cardstock and once I was happy with the layout I stamped and heat embossed just butterfly antennae ........ this saves having to fussy cut around them, far to fiddly for me!
I attached the 'cloisonne' pieces over the top, added a sentiment and a few gold ink splatters.
To finish off, I heat embossed the top and bottom edges of the card, using an embossing pen and a ruler to get the straight edge.
I really enjoyed playing with this technique, I hope you give it a try too.
Thanks for popping by ...... enjoy the rest of your day.
Cheerio until next time .......
Supplies:
Stamps: Bigz - Butterfly 2 (Inkylicious); Everlasting Happiness (Altenew) for the sentiment
Inks: Versamark ink; Delicata - Golden Glitz for the splatters
Other: Old magazine page; Gold Embossing Powder (WOW!); Embossing Pen (WOW!)
