Rooster in Black Ice

Need a refresher for the Black Ice Technique?  My very short and quick cheat sheet version:

• Stamp image on foil paper, using Black Staz-on.  Let it dry.
• Swipe Black Staz-on ink pad down the foil paper, and along the edges.  Let it dry.
• Swipe a Versamark ink pad down your foil paper, and emboss with clear powder.  (I do half of my foil at a time, so I have something to hold on to.)

You can really use any color foil paper that you'd like.  I've always seen it in Silver foil, but we used Champagne Foil here.  I think it pairs very nicely with the Gray Granite.

I brought out the Hexagons embossing folder for this card.  One side looks like hexagons, but flip it over and you've got something that is close enough to chicken wire.  I swiped my black ink pad over the raised parts - willy nillly, not trying to get perfect coverage.  RUSTIC.

I wanted to add a bit of ribbon, so I laid some Black/Silver Striped Metallic ribbon on top of some Gray Granite Textured Weave ribbon - and stapled it to the card stock.

I finished by stamping the greeting on a scrap of Gray Granite card stock, and ripping the ends.  RUSTIC.  :)

I hope you give the Black Ice technique a try!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps:  Home to Roost (Sale-a-Bration)

Ink: Black Staz-On, Versamark
Paper:  Gray Granite, Basic Black, Champagne Foil

Other:  Big Shot, Hexagons embossing folder, Heat gun, Clear embossing powder, Black/Silver 1/4" Striped Metallic Ribbon, Gray Granite 1/2" Textured Weave ribbon, Stapler, Tombow liquid glue, Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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