Hi folks, Shirley here with a card for those oh-so-hard-to-make-for menfolk in our lives. The Tim Holtz
Treads Layering Stencil was the perfect starting point. I used Finnabair's
Graphite Texture Paste through the stencil onto some watercolour card. Don't be put off by the 'undercoat' colour of the paste - when it dries it's a beautiful dark colour with a fabulous slightly sparkly texture.
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A close-up of the texture - with sticky pads in the grooves, ready for the stamped image. |
Once the paste was dry I wet the paper and dropped in some
Distress Inks with a paintbrush - Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, Forest Moss, Peeled Paint - and let them move around and flow into each other.
I diecut the 'happy' (
Hero Arts, Happy Stamp & Cut) from black card, smeared it with clear pigment watermark ink then brushed it with Finnabair's
Mica Powder - Frosted Lake.
On a separate piece of card, I stamped the male image from
Dylusions Couture Collection - Mini Couture, coloured it with the Distress Inks and fussy cut it. I added the 'birthday' then matted the whole piece to a white base card.
I hope that's given you an idea for cards for your men. Thanks for stopping by!
3 comments:
That is gorgeous! I need that stencil and stamp! TFS Karen x
Splendid make, just perfect for a guy
Kathyk
I just recently used my graphite texture paste for the first time, and LOVE it! Love the tracks over the watercolor!
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