Paper Pumpkin August 2016 Alternative Project #3 Faux Cloisonne

I used the floral corner stamp, copper embossing powder, and ink refills to create these faux cloisonne thank you cards.

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
Stamps	Bold Botanicals Thankful Thoughts
Paper	Shimmery White Cajun Craze Whisper White
Ink	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
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals Copper Embossing Powder
Tools	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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