The alpha challenge for letter F was to use foil. I'm not a big fan of anything sparkly or glitzy on my cards, so even though I used some foil tape, I did my best to hide it.
I've been thinking about trying this technique to see if it would work. First I covered my card stock with foil tape, and then embossed it with a 3D embossing folder. The next step was to color on a bit of gelato. I used 2 different blues. Next I painted gesso over the card, completely covering the foil. Once that was dry, I used a sanding block to lightly go over the raised areas of the embossing, which removed some of the gesso and color, and allowed the shiny foil to peek through. Success! A little bit, but not too much shine.
I added the sentiment. Then for the ribbon, I glued a piece of blue grosgrain ribbon to card stock. Then using tape to hold the silver thread to the back of the card stock, I wound the thread around the ribbon and card stock, and then glued that to the card.
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 GMT Views: 834
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132012
Mon, Jul 25, 2022 @ 1:06 PM
Ah - interesting idea to do the gelatos before the gesso. I would have thought they might act as a resist to it, but you got a great result - and the cord twisted around the ribbon looks super.
Registered: July 19, 2010 Location: Conway, MA Posts: 7513
Mon, Jul 25, 2022 @ 1:33 PM
Melody, that is a very cool technique that you used for the embossing and your stacked ribbons are so pretty the way you entwined them! Beautiful card!
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Registered: May 26, 2005 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 15992
Mon, Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:05 PM
So cool! A ribbon wrap! Love the story of your struggles with shine and sparkle. I'm kind of there too, but not so much as you. Love the solution and it's a beautiful card.
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Mon, Jul 25, 2022 @ 2:10 PM
Melody, this is absolutely gorgeous.
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Mon, Jul 25, 2022 @ 7:23 PM
Wow Melody this looks awesome. Love the double ribbon effect. Such a beautiful card. Happy day
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