Funky Folds meets Technique Tuesday

Welcome to another edition of the Funky Folds Blog Hop.

We are a group of like-minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means "modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way"... so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think 'easel', 'pop-up', 'gatefold', ‘z-fold', 'shaped' or 3D cards etc. The list is endless.

All Blog Hops have an 'anything goes' theme using any type of 'funky' card and I've made a Peekaboo Bridge Card featuring the cute stamp set, Jars of Joy from Stampin’ Up!

Thanks to Cindy for the tutorial inspiration! 

Here are the measurements for the card - it’s a fairly quick and easy one to make!

Since this month’s Funky Fold blog falls on a Tuesday it was a bonus fun to do both a fun fold AND a technique today! 

A shout out to Color Throwdown for the colour palette inspiration, I chose Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green from Stampin’ Up! I have also played the Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc280 with a two lines for the win! Used Die cut, Orange, Fun fold, Red and Layers in my design.

I am playing with the Faux Tile technique as well. Another super simple that packs a WOW - you will need a bone folder and scoring board and ideally a brayer although you can use a sponge or blender brush just need to be very gentle so you don’t push ink into your grout lines.

Sharing a technique card I created for a previous class - I love being able to look through my 6x6 technique book I created for inspiration!

It’s a fun look with the faux tile behind the cookie jar to give the sitting on the kitchen counter vibe! 

Up next is Bronwyn and I'm keen to see what she has made for our this months Funky Folds Blog Hop!

Other blogs to hop along:

1. Bronwyn Eastley - AUSTRALIA

2. Tammy Fite, Stamp with Tammy (USA)

3. Cindy Mitchell-Clark ~ UK

4. Julia Quinn - Handmade by Julia Quinn (Australia)

5. Totallyawake4-life Funky Folds meets Technique Tuesday - you are here

6. Tracy Held - Trace Of Creativity (Australia)

 

If you love to make cards with creative folds and would like to join in with our monthly Funky Folds Blog Hop, you are welcome to head on over to our community group on Facebook to be part of the fun. 

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

 

Technique Tuesday - Faux Patina

Happy Tuesday! Today I am sharing a card I made using the Faux Patina technique.

 

I’m playing along with the Time Out Challenge #TOC296 to create a Friendship/Encouragement/Support themed card.

For your patina technique you will need to choose an embossing folder you'd like to use. I have chosen the Sunflower 3D embossing folder. You want a colour palette that has both light and dark tones to it. I have chosen Balmy Blue and Lost Lagoon in blues and Crumb cake for my palette for a county vibe. A brayer is handy for adding your ink to the folder but you can also use the drag the ink pad trick if you do not have a brayer You will also need versamark and a metallic embossing powder for your patina. I have chosen Copper. And any stamp set you might like for adding a sentiment and embellishments.

 

Take the embossing folder you'd like to try it with and you want to ink up the raised side of your embossing folder with the lightest ink using either your brayer or the drag the ink pad trick, add a white piece of cardstock the size of your desired card front or portion of front you want to be patina'd and run through your machine. Once the image is embossed you can use a sponge dauber or blending brush and go in with your other shades and add more color into the lower layers of the embossing to get the shading / vibe you want. 

 

Once you have the base colors looking the way you want. Let it air dry a bit so the ink is not going to pick up embossing folder on you. Once dry you then want to LIGHTLY drag the Versamark pad across the raised edges of the cardstock and apply your embossing powder. If you get too much powder in some areas you can use a paintbrush or q tip to lightly brush off the excess. Alternately if you want more patina in an area add some more Versamark and powder. Once you feel happy with the amount of powder you can use the heat gun to complete the look. 

 

Than you can complete your design as desired - I have chosen to use the Peaceful Garden stamp set and dies to create a thinking of you / encouragement card and the Earthen Tone  Metallic paper from the new mini catalog from Stampin' Up! My base is thick Whisper White.

Earthen Toned Metallic Paper

 

I just love the how the patina pairs with the Earthen Toned paper to really compliment each other. The video below shows the texture and shine better than photos can.

 

Have you tried the Faux Patina technique yet? If not give it a try it really does add a pop to a card. 

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life