The faux cloisonne look is made by painting ink in heat embossed leaves and flowers with ink refills. Start by stamping your image with Versamark ink. Cover the ink with the embossing powder of your choice and heat set.
Once the paper is cool, you can start painting. Add two drops of each color of ink refill you are going to use onto a large clear acrylic block or into a painter's palette tray. Squeeze a small amount of water onto the ink with an aquapainter. If you want a more vibrant color, add less water. If you want a more pastel color, add more water.
Next pick up some of the ink with the aquapainter and fill in each flower and leaf. Keep painting and picking up more ink as you run out. When you are ready to change colors, squeeze water through the aquapainter onto a paper towel to remove all ink.
Both card bases measure 4" by 8". The card on the left is made with Shimmery White cardstock. I stamped and embossed directly onto the card base. The card on the left is made with Cajun Craze cardstock. I cut a 3-3/4" by 3-3/4" piece of Shimmery White cardstock to stamp and emboss on.
For these cards, I created two color palettes. The first color palette uses the 2016-2018 In Colors and Mint Macaron.
The second color palette contains the Paper Pumpkin Kit Coordinating Colors as well as Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, and Always Artichoke.
The thank you image is stamped in Early Espresso ink and punched with a 2" circle punch. Then the edges are sponged with Flirty Flamingo and Cajun Craze, respectively.
The inside contains a beautiful thank you sentiment from Thankful Thoughts and two flowers. Thankful Thoughts is a fantastic stamp set with sentiments for both the inside and the outside of a card, making it simple and more professional.
This technique does take time but is well worth the effort! Talk about WOW factor! I hope you give the faux cloisonne technique a try!
What alternative projects have you made with the August 2016 Bold Botanicals Paper Pumpkin Kit? I would love to see what you make!
Thanks for stopping by!
Beth
August 2016 Alternative Paper Pumpkin Project #3
Faux Cloisonné Thank You Cards Project Supply List
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Stamps
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Bold Botanicals
Thankful Thoughts
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Paper
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Shimmery White
Cajun Craze
Whisper White
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Ink
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Cajun Craze
Flirty Flamingo
Early Espresso
Archival Basic Black
Cajun Craze Ink Refill
Bermuda Bay Ink Refill
Mint Macaron Ink Refill
Night of Navy Ink Refill
Early Espresso Ink Refill
Always Artichoke Ink Refill
Crushed Curry Ink Refill
Flirty Flamingo Ink Refill
Dapper Denim Ink Refill
Emerald Envy Ink Refill
Peekaboo Peach Ink Refill
Sweet Sugarplum Ink Refill
Versamark
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Embellishments
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Stampin’ Dimensionals
Copper Embossing Powder
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Tools
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Stampin’ Trimmer
Bone Folder
Grid Paper
Stampin’ Mist Cleaner
Stampin’ Scrub
Stampin’ Pierce Mat
SNAIL Adhesive
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Acrylic Blocks D and E
August 2016 Bold Botanicals Paper Pumpkin Kit
2" Circle Punch
Aquapainter
Heat Tool
Embossing Buddy
Sponge
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