Sunday Showcase: Faux Patina Gallery

As I was searching for some card ideas the other day, I kept finding cards using the Faux Patina technique that I featured in my first-ever video tutorial. I don't mind telling you that it is very exciting for me to see how much fun other stampers are having with this technique!

Going Viral, Baby!

It's also been fun to witness the viral nature of this tutorial. I've seen posts about demonstrators doing Faux Patina classes with both customers and downline teams.

I've seen my tutorial linked at crafting sites and in online newspaper blogs. I've even seen the technique used to sell products on a competing stamping store blog (uh oh).

Going viral certainly isn't new, but it's new for me! And, that's Too Cool!

Faux Patina Gallery

For today's Sunday Showcase, I wanted to give a shout-out to the creators of some of my favorite Faux Patina projects that I've discovered. I tried to focus on examples that were created with Stampin' Up! products, but there are many more beautiful projects out there. Find more sample projects at the Faux Patina Gallery at Splitcoast Stampers.

For card details, be sure to click on the link under the photos. All projects use the following color combination unless otherwise indicated: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, and Early Espresso with gold embossing.

Created by Kim Salmonowicz.

What an elegant focal point to this card featuring Layered Labels stamps and Labels Collection Framelits. Love the Baja Breeze Seam Binding rosette!

Both created by Carolyn King at King's on Paddington.

The Crumb Cake, Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, and Early Espresso colors are a beautiful combination for this technique! Can you imagine this as a Christmas card! OOhhh!

Created by Mary Ellen Stites at Create With M.E.

Here's another unexpected color combination: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Cherry Cobber, and Basic Grey with Pewter embossing. Also featuring Apothecary Art and Labels Collection Framelits.

Created by Mary Ellen Stites at Created with M.E.

I love the pairing of the Petals-O-Plenty Embossing Folder with the Mixed Bunch stamps and Blossom Punch. Faux patina colors are Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Early Espresso with gold embossing.

Created by Paula Dobson at Stampinantics.

Oh wow! Faux Patina makes an awesome Corner Catcher bookmark! I'm totally making one of these!

Created by Katherine Fiander at Inkinbythebay.

Check out those Beautiful Wings embossed butterflies! They even got a bit of a faux patina touch, too! Lovely!

Created by Cathy Williams at Inking It Up With Cathy.

The Everything Eleanor stamp set looks amazing with this technique!

Created by Yasmina at Craftybellydancer.

I love the softer look created by featuring Marina Mist and Baja Breeze card stocks and inks. She did these pretty cards, using the Established Elegance and Field Flowers stamp sets, at one of her classes!

Created by Patti Jo at PJSDesigns.

This is the same design as above, and likely done in the same colors (since we don't have turquoise Seam Binding). It probably looks more turquoise because of the lighting in the photo, but still a stunning combination.