Big On Birthdays Impressions of Tarnished Foil CASE

Hi Stamping Friends!

Have you seen Melissa Kerman's Impressions of Tarnished Foil technique? It's so much fun! I CASEd her card from my Too Cool Team's masculine card shoebox swap last Monday and everyone loved it! Check out the details below!

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CASEd from Melissa Kerman at The Crafting Treehouse.

Big On Birthdays Impressions of Tarnished Foil Cards

I couldn't resist CASEing a card by Melissa Kerman for our team masculine card swap! When I saw her card earlier this year, her technique reminded me of my Faux Patina technique, only with Silver Foil and a lot less sponging! They are both fun techniques that create a Too Cool background with lots of textures and patterns! Love, love, LOVE!

Background Basics—Speaking of cool patterns, I love the Urban Underground Designer Series Paper patterns, especially this dark grey with a textured concrete pattern. I cut it to 5-1/4" x 4" and layered it onto a Basic Black card base.

Impressions of Tarnished Foil—To achieve this look, I started with a 2" x 4" piece of Silver Foil, then rubbed my soon-to-retire Jet Black Staz-On ink pad over the top, direct-to-paper, to create some black streaking. Next, I ran the piece through the Big Shot with the Hexagons Dynamic Texture Impressions Folder. I used a sponge to randomly add VersaMark Ink over the top, dabbing in about 5 places, then embossing those areas with Gold Embossing Powder. I repeated the process a second time using Copper Embossing Powder. Then, to bring out the textures and give it a richer look, I rubbed on a little more Staz-On ink over the top.

See Melissa Kerman's helpful tutorial: Impressions of Tarnished Foil.

I adhered the textured layer to the card front using a couple strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive and SNAIL.

Embossed Sentiment—I stamped the Big on Birthdays greeting in VersaMark onto a 3-3/4" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic Grey card stock, then heat embossed with Copper Embossing Powder. It's layered onto a 4" x 2" piece of Silver Foil, then popped up with Dimensionals. I added a couple Rhinestone Jewels, too.