Lately, I've been fascinated with another of Melissa Kerman's brilliant techniques called the Black Ice technique! (Melissa was the one who developed the Tarnished Foil technique as well.) Since I'm doing a technique class this week using new background techniques, I thought this would be a great one to feature. When looking for a stamp set to use, I spotted Beautiful You almost immediately, especially the figure with the umbrella. I thought this technique created the perfect rainstorm effect, and, along with the sentiment I used from the same stamp set, would make a great "thinking of you" kind of card, something I need more of.
The layout came roughly from the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #327 here:
The Black Ice panel is what I'm using for the star element that can be any shape, but it is a bit large, just because you need something larger to really see the effect properly. Take a closer look:
- Watching Melissa do it, you'd think the Black Ice Technique was a breeze, but it's not. This is the third panel that I completed in an attempt to get one I was satisfied with. I also tried it on two types of foil, Silver Foil Sheets and Champagne Foil Sheets. I chose the Champagne in the end because it was a little warmer, and not quite so stark looking for a "thinking of you" type card. However, in the process, I think I learned enough tricks to make it easier for my classes this week.
- The card base and front panel backing are Fresh Fig cardstock, a colour that seems to complement the Champagne Foil really well.
- I used the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper as a background. I cut two 4" x 5 1/4" panels and then flipped one over to cut the base off at an angle as you see above. I then glued it on to the first panel and covered the seam with some Berry Burst Metallic-Edged Ribbon.
- Briefly, the Black Ice Technique consists of first pulling an Archival Basic Black Ink Pad down the foil and up the foil to get the edges and a few black streaks. Then you stamp your image(s) and dry the black ink with a Heat Tool. After that you VERY LIGHTLY drag a Versamark ink pad down over the entire foil piece, add Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder and set it with a Heat Tool.
- I added three of the Glitter and Clear Epoxy shapes in the form of raindrops as appropriate accents on the front panel.
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What a fabulous card - I love your take on the sketch. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!
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