Amanda’s French Patina Card

Happy Valentine's Day!  Today's project wasn't made to be a Valentine, but it could be used as one.  It's certainly filled with "amour!" I'm absolutely loving the patina technique and the baja/suede color combination, so please indulge me as I show you one more version that I created as a birthday card for my niece, …

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Vintage Wallpaper Faux Patina Embossing

I love the look of antiqued, layered, and distressed backgrounds, so one of my favorite things to do is experiment with textures, colors and techniques to see what Too Cool effect will emerge! Today's cards combine both heat and dry embossing with lots of sponging to create a beautiful background reminiscent of metal with a …

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Sweet Valentine Masked Heart Card

   Here are a couple card examples from the workshop I'm doing today.  I CASEd this beautiful, masked heart card from one created by Tami White.  You can see a video tutorial on her Stamp with Tami blog: Masked Heart Tutorial.  (She also shows you how to mount clear stamps in the video—very helpful!) Background …

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