For my launch card on the 1st, I used a technique to create this look using black card stock, gold heat embossing, and Finetec Metallic Pearl paints.
This time I'm using a different technique (one of the original ways to create Faux Cloisonne), which uses magazines, catalogues or any other printed medium on glossy paper. The important part of the technique is to create a shiny, metallic, glossy look using glossy images with lots of metallic heat embossing. Stamps with intricate designs work best with magazine images.
The card above uses a couple of pages from an old calendar that I was going to recycle from last year. The lower leaf is stamped and heat embossed over a sunset with a small bit of yellow and orange from the sun, but mostly a deep blue sky. The top leaf is stamped over an Autumn tree where the leaves are turning colour ... mostly yellow with a little orange. You would never have guessed what the original photos are when you look at the leaves. :)
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Stamps: Lace Leaf - retired (Concord & 9th)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Magazine pagesInk: Delicata Gold (Tsukineko); Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: Magazines, Princess Gold Embossing Powder (Ranger), Wander & Find stencil - retired (Carta Bella), sponge
Challenges:
CAS Mix Up February Challenge - Faux Cloisonne
These leaves are beautiful and the calendar photos have worked brilliantly as the base for your wonderful gold embossing Loll, and the brilliant blue complements them so well. x
ReplyDeleteI have that lace leaf stamp set and really haven't used it much as I struggle to come up with a design for it, but you have made it look fabulous and I see you have used the sentiment from the same set too. I have used that quite a lot, I love it simplicity. Your leaves look fabulous with that stencilled background, love how you have faded it out and used that bold blue xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous leaves - the faux cloisonne is perfect! And I love the vibrant blue background behind them.
ReplyDeleteStunning Loll.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
very pretty Loll!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and thank you for the explanation, so interesting.
ReplyDeleteWow Loll those leaves look absolutely stunning, brilliant card
ReplyDeletelooks like gold filagree - really pretty Loll!
ReplyDeleteSandy xx
The background stencilling hi-lights the beautiful Faux Cloisonné technique and fabulous use of the calendar Loll x. A really striking and unique card x.
ReplyDeleteThese leaves are GORGEOUS, Lolly! You found the perfect pages for backgrounds and the gold is so shiny and elegant! Beautiful card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteI like those fancy leaves! This is pretty, Loll!
ReplyDeleteLove the effect you've got here Loll, you certainly couldn't tell what magazine page was underneath. Just battening down the hatches for a double whammy of Storms Dudley and Eunice, sounds like an old married couple! :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is so beautiful Loll, Love the dark blue sponging, with your two very detailed leaves, its amazing how two different printed pictures look with this technique.
ReplyDeleteWow, using two parts of the same page is brilliant. The leaves are spectacular and the shine is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love this technique and wish I'd brought my embossing equipment with me so I could enter the challenge. Your leaves are beautiful, Loll, and I will definitely give this a try when I get home.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! All that shiny gold is incredible. You chose the perfect glossy pages for these intricate leaves. Now if only I can find some glossy pages to try this technique. 🤔
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've picked two perfect pages to emboss on for your cloisonne. The deep blue and hint of orangey-yellow with embossed gold is gorgeous and it simply glows on the turning leaves. Repeating the blue with a stencil makes the layered leaves really enhances the layered leaves.
ReplyDeleteAmazing Loll, love the effect from from the magazine it does look like the turning colours in a fall leaf ♥
ReplyDeleteWonderful leaves Loll - we don't waste a thing, do we! Love how these are so detailed that the original art only shows as colours, and the blue stencilling behind is the perfect foil.
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Blessings
Maxine
Wow! This is such an amazing technique and super beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is beautiful Loll! I love those leaves, you definitely can't tell they were embossed over a calendar page! Love the bits of color from the calendar page coming through. Then to sit these gorgeous leaves on top of the blue stenciling, well it just makes those leaves pop even more if that is possible! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteOMWord, gorgeous! The leaves are beautiful on their own, but over the backgrounds you chose -- amazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stamped and gold heat embossed very detailed leaves over your calendar photos, Lolly. This has been one of my favorite CAS Mix Up Challenges, that I hope to do again in the future:-) So creative and with such beautiful results by our DT and gallery followers:-) TFS your beauty. Love and Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteThese leaves are Gorgeous, Loll! You created a shiny, metallic, glossy look of Faux Cloisonne 120%!
ReplyDeleteThe blue stenciling in the background pulls the colors of the dark blue sky of the lower leaf and enhances the gold shine!
Hideko xx
Your leaves look like precious treasures. When I look at them, I have the impression that they sparkle with a golden glow. This shade of blue color perfectly captures the golden color for the leaves. Beautiful inspiration, Loll.
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Another really GORGEOUS card, Loll! I love how you used the faux cloisonne technique to showcase your beautiful lace leaves! Love your stenciled background, too...such a striking card design! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Loll, the Faux Cloisonné effect is stunning over the calendar pages, then the gold veined leaves are wonderful against the stencilled background, hugs Robyn
ReplyDeleteStunning and a great technique, love your colour choices.
ReplyDeleteYou've captured the faux cloisonne technique perfectly here, those leaves look amazing! I love the blue stenciled background too, a gorgeous contrast xx
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