Faux Layers Technique
Don't you just love when you come across something from the past and it just makes you smile? I came across this tutorial from a newsletter a few years ago and I had forgot all about this technique. Although most the items are retired product, you can certainly adapt this technique for a project with any supplies. This technique is called “faux layers”. With “faux layers” I make it look like there is an extra layer of cardstock but really, there isn’t. Let me show you what I mean:
SUPPLIES
Paper: 100730 Whisper White cardstock
Stamps: w-118742 c-120606 Make a Monster, w-126255 c-126257 Itty Bitty Banners, w-126004 c-126006 Bettsy’s Blossoms
Classic Ink Pads: 126950 Rich Razzleberry, 126980 Basic Black, 126983 Calypso Coral
Markers: 126856 Stampin’ Write Markers, 2012-2014; 100082 Basic Black; 120970 Rich Razzleberry
Other: 104332 Snail Adhesive, 103579 Paper Snips, 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals, 3” by 3” Sticky Note, 101610 Stamping Sponges, Ruler, Paper cutter & scorer,
Optional: 118074 Owl Builder Punch
DIRECTIONS
1. Cut your Whisper White cardstock base to 8 ½” by 4 ¼” and score at 4 ¼”.
2. Cut another piece of Whisper White cardstock to 4” by 4”. Cover the middle of this piece with a Sticky Note or Post It Note, see picture 1.
3. Begin sponging your cardstock around the Post It Note using your Calypso Coral ink pad. Take care to hold the non-sticky side of your note piece in place by holding it down.
4. Remove the Post It Note and stamp your monster in the white space slightly off center as you need room for the sign that he is going to carry. Add eyes and mouth of your choice.
5. Color your monster using the Gumball Green Marker for the body, the Midnight Muse marker for the mouth space and Summer Starfruit for the teeth. If you want to pop out the eyes, stamp them on your monster first, but then also stamp them on a scrap piece and punch them out using the owl punch. Adhere them to your monster and be sure to line up the eye lashes. This only works with the eyes that I am showing on my card.
6. Using a ruler, draw to narrow lines for the sign (connect them at the bottom), see picture 2.
7. Stamp the large flower from Betsy’s Blossoms using Rich Razzleberry in the top right and bottom left corners.
8. On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp a greeting from Itty Bitty Banners using your Basic Black ink pad. Cut it out and color in the lines using Rich Razzleberry and Summer Starfruit.
9. Attach the banner to your card with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
10. Attach the front to your cardbase. Isn’t it great how it looks like you have a layer of Calypso Coral cardstock on your card?
