Cards and Techniques by Freyja - based on a Class given at Blade Rubber
Shaving Foam Techniques
Paisley
Stamps - Paper Artsy Asian plate 2
Stamp suitable images on white card and layer with contrasting card.
A spare strip of marbling was added to fold edge with flower embellishments.
Stamp an initial to personalise.
Asian Musician
Any Asian stamp
Stamp with black Stazon on a marble panel, add a little pallette chalk to figure for extra colour.
Cut out stamped section and re layer with contrasting colour card and Yuzen paper. Stamp and silver emboss small motifs to left of main panel.
Madam Butterfly
Stamps Stampington – P2201
Magenta – 23151T
Stamp Puccini's Muse on pink marble and layer onto a paler panel which has been lightly stamped with the butterfly.
Layer onto dark red card and add a silver embossed and cut out butterfly.
Two strands of delicate pearl spray (from florist) have been added.
Christms Angel and Holly
Stamps - Non Sequitur Winter Plate 48C
Any holly stamp.
Make a stamped, Pearlex coloured acetate panel.
Attach to a marbled panel holly stamped with Brilliance Lightning Black
Colour berries with a gel pen. Add a small tag.
Blue Christmas Angel
Stamp – Stampendous CA92806
Stamp and emboss the angel on acetate and attach behind a marbled aperture panel.
Back with contrasting colour and layer with toning colours.
Embellish with a peel off holly spray on a scrap of painted or inked paper and cut out.
Green Christmas Angel
Stamp - Stampendous CA92806
This is a top folded card.
Use a marbled aperture panel as before with addedpeel-off or stamped snowflakes.
Layer with snowflake embossed dark card and mounted onto a cream card.
Offset the layering and when the card is open the light shines through attractively.
Floral Ornament
Stamp Magenta - 14324.O
Stamp sticky backed acetate with Brilliance or Stazon and brush over with Pearlex.
Add to a hand-made paper marbled panel.
Layer for effect, including a second (pink) marbled layer and add peel-off corners and a gem in the centre of the medallion.
Panels
Any suitable Stamp for central focus.
Note; hand-made paper marbles with extra intensity.
Cut a small shape out of a large marbled panel and re-assemble with plain coloured layers.
Add any suitable small bold embossed image to the centre.
Leaf Tiles
Use any solid stamps
Use oddments of marbling, and cut into tiles (here 3cm square).
The marbled tiles are mixed with brayered oddments, over stamped and emboss with small solid images for a rainbow effectand cut into squares before layering.
Add a peel-off embellishment.
Three Graces
Stamp Blade Rubber - BR004S
Stamp and emboss the Three Graces with Brilliance Lightning Black on vellum.
Attach to a same size marbled panel with vellum tape (or brads if preferred).
Layer for effect picking up colours from the marbling.
Two Babies
Stamp - Magenta M10919I
Two toning panels of marbling are layered with a central Magenta image stamped with Adirondack on gloss card.
Layer and add a ribbon and suitable stamped words.
An adaptable design for combining lovely marbling and favourite images.
Kimono Tiles
Stamp Judikins - 2140J
These black tiles marbled with gold ink and powder are arranged with a gold embossed panel and small folded Kimono.
Add tiny pieces of the kimono Yuzen paper to the tiles for a rich effect.
©Freyja Lee for Blade Rubber Stamps 2007
Freyja is a regular teacher of popular Classes at Blade Rubber