Metallic Leaves embossed with Foliage 3D Folder

(On Instagram in April)

I love this technique of embossing metallic cardstock with a 3D embossing folder, then brushing black acrylic paint over the whole thing and wiping some off to highlight the pattern. I saw this on a Tim Holtz Distress Paint demo. I had the idea to die cut the cardstock, I did it a few months ago using insect dies. 

I took a piece of metallic cardstock put it into the Sizzix/Tim Holtz Foliage 3D Folder, ran it through my Big Shot. (This paper is from Michaels) I then took black acrylic paint and a foam brush and quickly covered the cardstock with a thin coat. I took a slightly damp paper towel and lightly rubbed it over the surface, it left paint in the recessed areas. Tim Holtz has a Youtube demo showing this, if I remember correctly the subject is Distress Paint.

I then took the Sizzix/Tim Holtz "Leaf Fragments" dies and just randomly place them on the metallic paper and die cut them. I was able to cut 4 pieces from that embossed card stock.

I had a piece of white Distress Heavy Mixed Media Cardstock and cut a panel 3.5"x 8.5". I then sprayed and dipped it with a mix of colors. I keep these on hand to use as needed, I diecut them or use them for card fronts. This one had Distress inks in Rusty HInge, Vintage Photo, Distress Oxides in Mustard Seed, Walnut Stain, Distress Mica Sprays in Jack O Lantern, Flickering Candle.

I then used the Distress Embossing Dabber and a Splatter Stencil and placed random splatters on the panel and gold embossing powder.. I also embossed a stamp from Stampers Anonymous "Flower Shop" for the text, used the same stamp with Ground Espresso Distress Archival ink just to put some wrting in the background.

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3 Leaf Fragments

 I do love fall but last winter was so bad here, piles and piles of snow which damaged my roof and leaked into my kitchen. So we just finished having it all repaired and repainted, so the thought of summer ending is a bit sad. 

What makes me happy are the Tim Holtz/ Ranger Distress Mica Sprays. They are spray stains that have mica in it, shake it up and spray and you verbally say, "Ohhhhhhh." The shimmer is so pretty in real life but I can't seem to get a good photo of it. Sadly they are only available for a limited time, but happy there will be a new set of colors next month.

I sprayed 3 sheets of Distress Mixed Media Heavy Stock, one in shades of orange, one in shades of yellow and one in shades of green. Oh I wish I didn't get lost in the spraying but I just grabbed a bunch of bottles and did what I felt it needed. Here's my best guess:

Orange sheet: Jack O Lantern and Flickering Candle Mica Sprays, Rusty HInge Spray Stain.

Yellow sheet: Mustard Seed Distress Oxide and Flickering Candle Mica Spray.

Green sheet: Bubbling Cauldron Mica Spray, Rustic Wilderness Distress and Oxide, Crushed Olive Distress Stain.

I then die cut the sheets with the "Leaf Fragments" by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.

I felt like the needed a bit of something, remembered in one Tim Holtz demo he showed using a leaf stamp to put veining on a die. So I used "Pressed Foliage" by Stamper Anonymous and inked up the veins but tried to avoid the outline of the leaves and randomly placed it on the diecuts. I added a bit of "age spots" to the leaves with some Gathered Twigs Distress ink for more dimension.

I wanted the leaves to standout so I just used white cardstock for the card panel embossed with Sizzix/Tim Holtz Foliage 3D embossing folder. The sentiment is from Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text stamps. I just ink up the entire stamp with white pigment ink and poured white embossing powder (clear would work too) and heated. I then cut off what I need. I used some pop dots to lift my leaves off the panel.

Artists always say odd numbers look better on a card, and they are right, it looks more random for some reason and is more pleasing to the eye. I usually use group of 3, my favorite look.

This week the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog has a challenge called, "Triple the Heat" where you need to use 3 of a kind. Here I used 3 leaves in my card. Happy to say I won their last challenge and will be guest designing for them soon. Here is the link for the current challenge: 

http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2021/08/triple-heat.html

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Sizzix/Tim Holtz Impresslit Butterfly

 What can you say about this beautiful Sizzix Tim Holtz Impresslit Butterfly that hasn't been already said?  I just love that the Impresslits emboss and cut in one swoop. I used Tim Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock in white to cut out the butterflies. I smooshed and dipped small pieces of this paper into the Distress ink and Oxides, let it dry and then cut the Impresslits. I did go back and ink some of the areas again where I thought it needed it after cutting. I then ran a clear embossing pad over the raised areas and poured some gold embossing powder over the butterflies. Using a paint brush, I brushed some of the powder away just to give it a vintage feel.

The panel is by Pinkfresh Studios, it's a slimline die called "Slim braided circles panel". I blending some ink behind it to hightlight the butterflies.

I'm entering this into "Shimmering Summer Fun" challenge at the Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog. My first time entering this challenge.  Check it out here:

http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/

UPDATE: I WON! 

Found!

 All of these pieces were on my desk waiting to be used after some crafting experiments. The Sizzix/Tim Holtz Impresslit Butterfly was a birthday gift using a Simon Says Stamp giftcard. I cut the butterfly from a matt metallic cardstock, then using Metallic Gilding Wax, I lightly applied using my finger on the raised areas. 

The background is Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Brushed Pewter on white Heavy Stock paper. I used the Stampers Anonymous "Flower Shop" stamps with Archival ink.

The sentiment is from Stampers Anonymous "Observations". I silver heat embossed it on the same silver paper I used for the butterflies. I love metallic embossing powder on metallic paper. I then cut it out using some old Spellbinders label dies.