FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Posted on December 2, 2016 in Cards, Christmas, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials

Hello dear friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you a fun technique called Faux Silk. For this technique you will need the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue and tissue paper. This is very simple technique that you can use to improve your stamping designs and create a beautiful touches on your scrapbook projects and cards. This is my card:

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Creating this card is very easy, so let me show you how: Cut a piece of white tissue paper a little bigger of the piece that you will use of card stock.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Stamp over the tissue paper the images that you want to use. I am using one holly leaves from the stamps set Happy Holly Days from Hero Arts using Garden Green Classic Ink.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

With a marker enhance some details of the images and distress the entire piece with your hands. Then smooth the paper again keeping some of the wrinkles.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Take a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and add some spots of Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue. Smear the glue with your fingers and let the glue dry a little before moving on to the next step.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Paste the tissue paper keeping some distress lines and leaving a free borders.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Turn over the paper and paste the borders using Helmar Runner Adhesive.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Stamp a sentiment a decorate with a loops of baker’s twine.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Paste over the decorated layer using Zapdots.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Paste the decorated layer over a base using Helmar Runner Adhesive and then over the card base.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

This technique is very simple and creates a great effect over the card stock all depends how wrinkle is the tissue paper.

FAUX SILK TECHNIQUE WITH HELMAR

Thank you for stopping by and see you soon with more creativity to share.

Martha Lucia

1 Comment

  1. Beautiful card and EXCELLENT instructions!!!! You are an excellent teacher and the step by step instructions with the pictures make it soooooooo easy to follow!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!! I look forward to see what you are doing each day on your blog!!! Have a good day!!!

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