For All Our Fathers at Frilly and Funkie

Hi everyone. It's the second week of the latest challenge over at Frilly and Funkie. As host I picked the theme 'For All Our Fathers'; there are so many celebrations coming up for those special men in our lives!

OK, I went a bit mad and made two cards. Don't worry, you'll just get the edited highlights! The metal background layer - embossed, coloured with alcohol inks, swiped with an Archival Ink pad and embossed with clear embossing powder.

Both arched layers have Weathered Wood, Bundled Sage and Brushed Pewter Distress Paints applied and Iced Spruce Distress Ink added over the top. One layer was stamped, the other stencilled using Watering Can Archival Ink. 

Adding sanded Kraft Core Coredinations cardstock is always good, and teaming it with Remnant rub ons and Industrious borders is heavenly. 

And on to the second card. You'll notice the men have something in common with a previous card (HERE).

Stamping them onto a Specialty Stamping paper background inked with Potting Soil Archival reinker meant they already had a watercolour look before I added extra detail with Distress Markers. Drops of Glossy Accents were added too.

I LOVE the rusted metal layer to this, inspired by a real piece of metalwork on Pinterest. Take a piece of Specialty Stamping paper, colour with Pumice Stone Distress Ink, dry, emboss with a Texture Fades folder, swoosh it through Potting Soil and Orange Blossom Archival reinker with rubbing alcohol, dry, swoosh through a mix of Rusty Hinge and Brushed Pewter Distress Paint (mixed with a little water), dry, then finally rub over the raised parts with Potting Soil Archival ink. Did you know it takes longer to say that than it does to do it!!!

More of the same from this point; if you are going to age your double-layered die cuts with alcohol ink give them a quick rub with Black Soot Distress Paint and work it into the crevices first. Adding Glossy Accents into the recessed parts works well too.

Have I got your mojo working? Do any of the men in your life need cards or any other sort of projects? Get them linked up to the challenge at Frilly and Funkie and you could be in with a chance of joining us for a Guest Designer spot or a shopping spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Take care of yourselves, Jenny xxx

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