Thursday, 2 May 2013

I call it "Faux Laser"

Said in my best Dr Evil voice!! I love the effect of this technique, it really creates the sense of dimension and it is easy to do! All you need is a brown ink pad and a good white embossing powder and a nice stamp. So simply stamp your image in the brown ink (I used Frayed Burlap distress ink) then while the ink is still damp give it a little smudge. Make sure the image is dry and then re-stamp the image with an embossing ink, over the top of the smudged image, so the brown shows through. Then add the white embossing powder, heat set from behind and watch the whole design just pop out of the card!!

Simple but very effective!!

Happy Crafting

Ali xx

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16 comments:

  1. Unknown2 May 2013 at 14:09

    Super technique! xxx

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  2. Unknown2 May 2013 at 14:54

    saw this in a photo on fb and I honestly thought it was a laser cut embellishment, can't wait to try tomorrow. \great shows by the way xx Annie

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  3. Gillian xXx2 May 2013 at 15:08

    Going to try this first thing in morning

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  4. Beryl2 May 2013 at 15:26

    Love this effect - especially the one you did with the embossing folder.

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  5. Anonymous2 May 2013 at 22:33

    great technique, you realy are a crafter not scard to get hands dirty. ...Lainy xxx

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  6. jane stillman2 May 2013 at 22:51

    Wow! that is a brilliant technique, thanks for sharing x

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  7. BridgetCG2 May 2013 at 22:55

    Ali, this is brilliant, saw you doing it on c&c, what a fab idea. Bx

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  8. Lesley Thomas3 May 2013 at 00:01

    Love the idea of 'giving it a little smudge', your dragonfly image is beautiful too - where did he come from?

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  9. Aileen3 May 2013 at 01:30

    So clever! I really thought your dragonfly was a cut out!
    Will definitely give this a go xx

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  10. annemarks3 May 2013 at 02:19

    Great effect on this one, i love the dragonfly and the white embossing really pops out of the brown :)

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  11. Nana on the Hill3 May 2013 at 10:48

    Great technique Ali, will be trying 'a little smudging' in the near future, hope the results are as good!

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  12. Karen P3 May 2013 at 10:55

    Very, very clever - I may have to have an inky play this weekend! Thank you for inspiring me and sharing this with us Karen x

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  13. Carole Z3 May 2013 at 13:00

    Wow Ali, what a fab technique! Must try..thank you! Carole Z X

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  14. Carole C6 May 2013 at 10:40

    Just tried this super technique Ali, had no Frayed Burlap so used Walnut Stain. Not as good as yours but usable :) Think getting the amount of 'little smudge' is key, and using rubber stamps not acrylic is not so easy! Love the Dragonfly stamp, can you please give details? Thanks, love the blog BTW

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  15. Carole C6 May 2013 at 10:42

    Lovely technique Ali, just tried it and love it. Not as good as yours yet but usable, I think getting the amount of 'little smudge' is quite key to this! I don't have Frayed Burlap but used Walnut Stain and happy with it. Using rubber stamps and not acrylic makes it a bit harder :( I love your dragonfly, please can you tell where you got it? Thanks. Love the Blog BTW

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  16. deirdre nelson13 June 2013 at 00:45

    Oh! This is so gorgeous! I'll be trying this out later. Thanks x

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