Stampin' Up! Faux Patina Technique Thank You Card

Our twenty seventh colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "mint macaron" from the subtles collection. I have chosen mint macaron, soft sea foam and soft suede from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I decided to use the faux patina technique to create a thank you card this week. 
If you are not sure what the faux patina technique is it a vintage kind of look which is a mix of green and blue and metallic to create a patina. Patina is what happens to copper and bronze as they age due to natural corrosion. As mint macaron is a green/blue I thought this was the perfect technique for this weeks colour creations card.  

I've run my mint macaron cardstock through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine with the Parisian Flourish 3D embossing folder for texture and applied mint macaron, bermuda bay and soft suede inks to the raised areas. I also randomly swiped a Versamark inkpad and sprinkled embossing powder and heat embossed it to help add the corrosion feel. I added some faux resin dots I made use copper foil and also matted the card with copper foil before adhering it to a mint macaron card base.


Close up - See how the embossing powder adhered to the raised areas

I adore the delicate frames in ornate layers dies and the frame I've used here compliments the card beautifully don't you think? Also, the stitched rectangles dies fit perfectly inside the frames. 


Inside card - I used some off cuts from the card front to decorate the inside and stamped a thank you sentiment from massive thanks stamp set


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Here is my card from 2018.

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Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder [151474] $17.50	Ornate Frames Dies [150664] $59.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $10.50

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Comments

[CHRISTINE BLAIN]

Well, I never would've thought you'd choose that colour combination - my money was on the middle of the three! LOL. This is a beautiful, elegant, card Ros.

[Tina Gillespie]

Oooh, such a cool card! You tricked me with your colour choice, but I agree that the colours you've used for this technique are perfect!

[Kate Morgan]

Great card, Ros, loving the faux patina look and your faux enamel dots are the perfect touch to finish it off!

[Caroline Manwaring]

A great technique with beautiful results, Ros. Just gorgeous!

[Catherine Proctor]

Wow Ros, this is the best faux patina card I have ever seen! Thank you for inspiring us all with your Mint Macaron Creation this week xx

[Kathryn Ruddick]

Ros, I love that you went to the extra step of clear embossing over the inked dry embossing to take the faux patina look to the next level. Awesome! And, my favourite embossing folder!