The combination of embossed Creamy Caramel & Brayered Chocolate Chip ink reminds me of tooled leather so that is why I’m naming it Faux Tool Leather, lol.  Oh, the Power one has on their own blog 🙂

I’m also using the set from Gina K. Designs, Comfort & Peace.  You can get this set from http://www.shop.ginakdesigns.com/main.sc

or you may be the lucky winner of this set from yesterdays blog candy, which I will announce at the end of this tutorial.

Ready for todays tutorial?  Let’s give it a go.

Supplies:

Started out with a piece of Creamy Caramel card stock that measures 5″ x 5″,  used a ruler to find the center of it.  I put a little dot in the center with a creamy caramel marker so it wouldn’t show up later in the finished piece.

Stamped the larger floral image on my Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic with basic black ink.

Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement I stamped the floral image using Versamark and lining the stem end up with the center dot and the leaf point with the corner.

Heat embossed image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Repeated the last two steps again 3 more times, embossing each image as I stamped it.

Colored the un-embossed centers of the flowers with a Tempting Turquoise marker.

Went over the Tempting Turquoise with a Versamark marker and heat embossed using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Heavily brayered on Chocolate Chip ink over the entire piece of card stock, turning the card stock different directions to get good coverage over the entire piece. 

Note:  The ink will look almost black, but as it dries it lightens up a whole lot.

Let it dry a few moments and then wipe the Chocolate Chip ink off of the embossed images with a paper towel.

Using the smaller floral stamp in the set, I colored just part of the image on the stamp with a Chocolate Chip marker and then stamped it on my Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic.

Used my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Colored the same particle part of the stamp I did before, I colored it in with a Chocolate Chip Marker.  Stamped it on the card stock four times, coloring the same part of the stamp between stampings and huffing my breath on it to get the color moist.

Let the images dry for a few moments and then wiped the ink off of the embossed images again with a paper towel.

Stamped large floral stamp around the edge of the card stock with black ink.

Let the black ink dry a few moments and then wiped the ink from the embossed images again with a paper towel.

Used a Sharpie Gold Paint Pen and drug it along the outside edge of the card stock on all sides.  This creates the look of a gold layer with out the bulk or cost of gold card stock.

Note:  Hold the tip of the Paint Pen half on the card stock and half on your scrap paper and drag it straight down the edge.  It’s easier than it looks to get a nice straight line. 🙂

Punched a small flower from Tempting Turquoise card stock and a large flower from Creamy Caramel card stock.

Adhered them to the center of the layered card front.  Poked a hole in the center of the flowers and each corner with my piercing tool.

Added gold brads and here you have it, the finished card that measures 5.25″ x 5.25″. 

Yesterday I offered as blog candy this great set from Gina K. Designs. 

But first, I want to thank everyone who left a comment.  You all are the most wonderfully supportive group of stampers ever!  I received so many good suggests for things to added to this blog.  Thanks again.

Well my Husband, Russ selected a number and we have a winner, Charmaine!  Charmaine left this comment:

Have a super Saturday!

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle