Faux Dry Embossing

Here is a fun technique and so easy to do. You will see this on the Juniper piece of Cardstock.

You first want to stamp your design using the pigment White Daisy Ink Pad. Then clean your stamp and ink it up with Juniper Ink and stamp on top of the white but slightly off set. Go slightly down and to the right. This will give you a great look as if it was actually dry embossed.

I told you the colors I used, however, you would always use the white, but use the same color ink as the cardstock you are stamping it onto. So, get creative and try different colors of cardstock.

Faux Stitching

Faux stitching is a fun way of making it look like there is stitching on your card without actually getting your sewing machine out. However, getting out the machine would be faster.

I use the coluzzle mat and the piercing tool for this but you could use the mat that now comes with the piercing tool.

Get a piece of plastic mesh and use it as a guide. My piece is 10" X 1" (or 7 squares wide). I like to have an odd number of squares for the width because it helps you to find the center if you need to.

Lay the plastic mesh centered on the area you want to have the stitching. Then start piercing holes in each square. Make sure they are deep enough so you have a nice size hole.

Then using a white gel pen, make lines between each hole. Not all gel pens are the same. The best one I've found is a brand called Inkssentials. I carry them in stock if you're interested in purchasing one. Unfortunately, CTMH does not sell them.