Faux Stitching Card #5

Sorry I'm just getting around to posting the next group of faux stitched cards that appear in the June/July summer issue of Stamper's Sampler Take Ten magazine article on faux stitching (available June 1).  If you've missed them to date, they start out HERE in this post.  I was flat on my back in bed all day yesterday but feeling more like myself today, thank goodness!

This card started with a 5.5" x 4.25" base of sage shadow cardstock, layered with the Fleur-de-lis patterned paper from Stampin' Up's Enchante designer paper.  These papers were my favorite to date, I think, with the chocolate and sage muted patterns -- I really hope they appear again the new catalog release in July.

Next, I distressed the sage layer around the edges with SU's edge distressing tool (made by Tonic) and tied copper metallic cording around the piece before adhering it with dimensionals to the card base.

The focal image is from Carte Postale and I heat embossed it with Classy Copper EP on very vanilla cardstock.  Merci is stamped in chocolate chip, then the whole piece was pierced using the Crafter's Tool Kit paper piercing template, pad & tool and then faux stitched with chocolate chip marker.  Chocolate chip ink was sponged around the edges, which I distressed slightly with my fingernail.  It is matted with chocolate chip cardstock.

The focal image was mounted to the sage layer.  This card was my favorite in the more subtle grouping.

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Comments

[Lindsey (jacksonbelle)]

1.

OOOH very cool! I love the copper wit the brown and blue!! :D

[Lori Craig]

2.

I just love the copper on this card. So pretty! The cording wrap is beautiful and just the right balance...you ROCK!

[trudee]

3.

ooooh this is my fave so far!! LOVE it Sharon! mmmm copperrrrrrrrr ;)

[Sue]

4.

Oh I so love this one. That copper is beautiful. Glad you're feeling better.

[Toni]

5.

OOOOOOH. How striking. This is gorgeous!

[irene (shani's mom)]

6.

gorgeous card. love the different pp and the copper.