Creating leather...and a sneak peek

Hi all!

Becky here today & I have to admit that this blog post snuck up on me I wasn't able to work on my planned project as much as I had hopped. But I do have a little bit of it to share with you today, which is also a bit of a sneak peek for an upcoming kit...

So, I started with a couple sheets of Tim Holtz's Grungeboard & embossed them with the FABULOUS Honeycomb embossing folders & then proceeded to make them more leather-like:

1. Rub with Vintage Photo Distress Ink using sweeper

2. & 3. Rub with Walnut Ink & Black Soot using sweeper

4. Heat emboss with UTEE

I plan to use this for a journal cover. See if you might deduce what my theme for the kit will be from the supplies in the photo below...

You'll just have to visit the store in June to see the finished kit, but I promise it'll be a good one!

TTFN!

Cheers!

Supplies Used/Possibly to be used:

Honeycomb Embossing folders

Ink Sweepers

Vintage Flower Seed Packet Images

Ink

& maybe more!!

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