Faux Leather, Bleaching and Masking Techniques

Saturday, April 18, 2009 Diane taught 9 ScrapShack girls three fun techniques. She had printed out the instructions before hand so we could follow along and then include it with our Techniques Album.

FAUX LEATHER
Cover cardstock with strips of masking tape.

Rub with ink and wipe off excess. Cover with versamark and clear embossing powder then heat.




Here are some of the completed Faux Leather cards:







BLEACH TECHNIQUE
Use bleach in this technique similar to a stamp pad where you pour a generous amount on paper towels or just dip your paint brush in the bleach. The bleach is not diluted so splashes could turn out to be another bleach technique. It is a good idea to label your bleach brush.


We did a lot of experimenting with stamps and different colored cardstock. Some worked better than others. Look how different ours came out:




Last we learned a technique called MASKING.





The Mother's Day card swap was fun as well. Here are just 2 of the cards.

Save the Date April 18th 2009

Our first techniques meeting will be Saturday, April 18th. Diane will be providing the instructions in a format that will fit perfectly in a 6" x 6" album. You can bring your own, make your own with a 3 ring binder and page protectors, or buy one from her for $5.00. You'll need to bring your basic supplies of scissors, adhesive, black pen, bone folder and paper cutter but if you forget we don't mind sharing.
We have enough snacks and drinks left over from last time so no one is assigned to bring them this time.
The optional card-front swap is a Mother's Day card. You make one, you get one. It's fun to see the different styles and then take one home that is so different from your own.
Supply list for 4/18/09:
1) SMALL PAINT BRUSH (for bleach painting - small and old)
2) VERSAMARK PAD ( if ya'll have one)
3) ADHESIVE
4) SPONGE or FINGER DAUBER
5) H20 (water) BRUSH
6) UTTE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel)
7) TWEEZER
8) HEAT TOOL