May 30, 2008
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after 1.5 years of being a cardmaking blog/shop that it was TIME to post 1 tutorial..LOL.. ya think? So here is DA TUTORIAL for DA WEEKEND.. make copies, share with friends, call everybody you know cuz DIS MAY BE IT.. LOL.. or at least LET US KNOW, if THIS SHOULD BE IT.. LOL!
This card is PHENOM and of course by Nicky.. The technique is called FAUX TEARING
This is what the end result is..
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now to prepare for this card
you need
low tack masking tape
ink colors of choice
stipple brushes (one per color family)
coloring medium of choice (we used Lyra Colored pencils with spirits)
Bella DOTS (but of course!)
Bella handpicked ribbon
glitter
quickie glue pen
coffee border stamp 🙂
steps
1. Tear masking tape or paper very jaggedy to create dimension on either side of the image
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2. tap stippling brush into respective inks and then swirl between the two ends of the jaggedy masking tape over the image
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3. Make sure you only stipple one color at a time and no more than three colours (Says NICKY who is sitting next to me).. or else it looks muddy/murky
4. peel off G-E-N-T-L-Y… YA HEAR ME???
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do you see what I SEEEEEEE???? YUM!! Voila! Faux Tearing!
5. Layer, Embellish and BE HAPPPY!
Nicky’s scallops were made by punching out a 1″ circle
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and then she cut them in half and glued under the layer
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and there you have it.. FAUX TEARING… CLEAR AS MUD?
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you likey da TUTORIAL?
if not, just write Nicky.. it’s HER fault. (LOL)
Mwah to da Sistahs who don’t need to TEAR no mo’
Em
Cool
Cute card Nicky!
I liked how you made your scallops!
Em when are we having more bellas?
I’m dying! is like i’m addicted to get new bellas now!!!!!
Hi All!!!!
Love the card and cant wait to come to the class 2moro 🙂
Love this tutorial and this border stamp!!! 😉 Off to add it to my cart!
Would LOVE to see some new Bellas too!!! Feels like forever since we had a new one or two or three. 😀
wahoo!! 😀 thanks for the fun ideas 😉
What are spirits? Very cute card!!
I dig the card and enjoyed the tutorial — keep ’em coming Em! The technique is cool and so is that border stamp. Seems like I gotta mention my desire for another groovy Bella, so there you go! Have a great weekend!
Tutorials are always fun!
I loveyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! Genius!
That’s lovely! I wish I had time to stamp!! 😀
And yes, I think 1 tutorial every 18 months is about right.
Love the technique!!! Thanks!
Fantastic tutorial Nicky! Can’t wait to try this! Love your card and love the stamp – will be back to the boutique soon!!!!
GREAT tutorial EM! Thanks!
Thank you so much for the tutorial! I can’t wait to play with this technique! What fun! I LOVEY tutorials! Thanks again EM you ROCK! Hugs~ Kim
Very cool. Love the card too …
Hey, I think that was two tutorials for the price of one–you snuck a scalloping tutorial in there two! One-two, two tutorials! And, I will use them both!
Thanks for the new smarts, Em and Nicky!
Em & Nicky,
MWAH, MWAH.
I loveyyyy tutorials.
SOOOOO much fun.
~~Diane~~
Love the technique and the card!!
Love the tutorial — yummy big scallops and made a lightbulb go off — stipple brush with the ColorBox brush pads… Duh! Why did that never occur to me?! *sigh* Answer: Because I’m not a stamping genius like Nicky, of course…
Hope my pals in Oh Canada are have a good summer so far!
What a cute card Nicky and what an awesome tutorial!
Great tutorial Em! Love the way Nicky made her scallops!!
what a bella beautiful card, love the scallops and the tut is fab!
Great tutorial!!
LOVE the card Nicky, awesome job as usual!!!
These math questions are getting out of hand, I just had to add 0 and 4.
Cute card, Nicky! And a cute tutorial with lots of personality, Emmybella! You guys are the bestest ever!
That was great! Easy to understand, I can even do it! Please do another one.
Jacqueline
Make a tutorial link and everytime you do one, file it there or else I’ll forget how to do it the second time I want to try it. Ha! (no kidding)
Jacqueline aka TrésBella
Thanks for the awesome tutorial – I always forget to use my stippling brushes and they have such a nice effect on a card. Great job once again, ladies!
I LOOOOve the tutorial….reading it I can hear your voice (and it makes me smile) I can picture Nicky sittin’ by your side saying “now you do this, and then you do that, and so on, and so on”
Great visual – great “toot”
Cyber Hugs! Cyber MWAH’s!
luvvey the tutorial!! I cant wait to try it out!
UM I do like the tutorial but I think you’re very funny!
The ‘faux’ tearing technique involving, well, TEARING – lol! So much for not needing to tear ‘no mo’! 😉
going to have to try this soon.