Wednesday, September 28, 2011

wednesday...Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop!

Welcome to the September Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop! If you came from Ali Thomas's blog then you are on track but if you stumbled here, please go back to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog to start the blog hop!

This blog hop is all about stamping techniques and I have a fun tutorial for all of you to try!

Here is my finished layout:


I'm going to show you how I made the three larger circles that I used as embellies in this layout.

Supplies:
-Script stamp (Prima)
-StazOn black ink
-distress ink (Vintage Photo by Tim Holtz)
-embossing ink (Tim Holtz)
-Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
-embossing tool

Tutorial by Amarilys
Step 1. Cut three 3" circles and stamp with a script stamp (I used a Prima stamp on mine) and archival solvent ink (I use StazOn).

Tutorial by Amarilys
Step 2. With a distress ink (I used Tim Holtz Vintage Photo), lightly ink the edges and over the circles to give it an aged look..

Tutorial by Amarilys
Step 3. Cover your circle with embossing ink (I use Tim Holtz) by using your pad right over the circle. Cover the circle now with UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel).

Tutorial by Amarilys
Step 4. Heat it up using your embossing tool and enjoy your handmade leather-like circles!

Here are a few close up of my layout:

You can see how cool the circles look on the finished layout! They are glossy and thick and leather-like. It gives a lot of texture to masculine layouts!


I hadnmade my own flowers using the same pattern paper as the circles so that it matches my layout. I finished it off with a liquid pearl in the center.


This is my handwritten journaling. I handmade the little banner in the bottom.

Thank you for taking the time to read through my quick tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it! To keep on hopping, please go to Helen's blog!

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful page, love the stitching and those circles are beautifully textural!

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  2. Love that leather look, thanks for sharing your technique, lovely LO too.

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  3. I love your circles and that elegant script stamp.

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  4. Really fun technique! I always need more guy ideas. Thanks for the great photos to walk us through!

    Bethany
    Counterfeit Kit challenge

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  5. Gorgeous-great technique!I couldn't see your page till I clicked on it, though(glad I did!)

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  6. Well, duh - I'd never think to stamp over the entire are! What a great idea, and a terrific page!

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  7. I love the texture on the circles and your page is beautiful!

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  8. Very cool technique, those circles look fabulous!!

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  9. wow! what a gorgeous layout. the stamped and embossed embellishments are stunning and you have really used them to great effect on that lovely background paper and the pretty flowers. I especially love how you have the photo block at an angle - so effective. I'll be trying out this one for sure

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  10. What a wonderful layout and a great idea! I rarely stamp without heat embossing, but this is a great tip - to emboss the whole thing! Wonderful layout!

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  11. That's such a gorgeous technique! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  12. love the layout! great idea on embossing the circle will have to try that

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  13. Fabulous layout - love the circles!!

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  14. love the liquid pearls. your layout turned out great!

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