It has clearly been ages since I have posted a card on this blog. And those of you who know me, know that I love making cards. I get in a real funk if I go too long without crafting. There is something about making cards that just fills me up - it is like adrenaline for my soul. It just gives me a sort of energy that nothing else does, and I feel so good when I actually complete something and can deliver it to the recipient.
And it was really fun to try some new things. This was way out of my comfort zone, but it's good to stretch every now and then - right?
The inspiration started from Splitcoast Stampers. I love getting their new techniques every Wednesday. I usually just read them and file them in One Note so I can refer to them later. But this time, it really caught my eye - heated copper embellishments. And I desperately needed to get a birthday card made for a dear friend. So I just went for it , not really sure what would happen, and honestly I hope I can do more of that in the future because this was really fun.
I had a piece of copper that has been waiting for a little attention, so I decided to go for it and heat it with a butane torch. Of course the one in the kitchen was out of fuel (why does that always happen?!?) - so once I got the refill it was good to go and I had a blast!! This is how it turned out and for a first time it wasn't bad.
Wherever you see silver, that means I over-heated it a bit, but it also adds a nice effect. It's one of those things that I don't think you can really plan - you just have to be open to the process and I was. I gave up control and that was hard for me! Then I put it in an embossing folder (Ornate Butterflies from Embossalicious) and ran it through my eBosser. I love how beautiful the embossing looks with all of the colors.
Isn't this cool?? Heated and embossed copper sheet.
Of course I went into this not really sure how the card was going to develop. So once I saw the colors I thought of the Shimmer Sheetz that I had. They too were gathering dust in my craft room. So out they came. I used a great file from Penny Duncan called the jagged flower and I will definitely make it again with more layers. It would look better fuller, but this worked for the effect I wanted....
These cut out so easily and perfectly with the Silver Bullet Professional.
After they were cut out with my Silver Bullet, I heated them slightly to give them a little curl. Then I decided to emboss them which was a bit backwards and I hate to fight to get them flat in the embossing folder, but I won! Then I heated them again to get a little curl back. I cannot wait to play with the Shimmer Sheetz more in the future - they were fun as was the copper!
Embossing the flowers - so easy and fun!
Four layers of iris Shimmer Sheetz attached with glue dots
and enhanced with a large rhinestone.
I mounted the copper on Paper Temptress Azalea mica card stock as it has a good weight and handled the weight of the copper easily. (and yes, I have ordered some light and medium weight copper to play with it and see if I can heat it as well without melting it!! Stay tuned for that one!)
I had a stash of thin ribbon that I ran over the corner of the card and put a Peel and Stick birthday greeting on the ribbon - I didn't want to clutter the card so that was just the touch I wanted.
The card base is Orange Sparkle. You can see the detail of the Happy Birthday Peel Off Sticker.
Really happy with how the flower pulls in all of the colors of the card
and adds a lot of interest and texture.
I hope you love this card as much as I do and will try some of the techniques.
You will be addicted!
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