As promised I'm back with a closer look at some of the technique pages we created at the last Stamp 'n Scrap University Class. Today's page is the Polished Stone Page. Polished Stone is one of my favorite techniques for creating colorful background paper for cards and scrapbooks.
As you can see at the class all the students were able to practice the technique, and then use their practice piece to create a 6 x 6 scrapbook page. We had printed that were added to the page so it was easy to remember how to re-create the technique later.
I actually took several of the pages we created at SSU and duplicated them as pages in my scrapbook. Here's a look at the page I made using the exact layout from our Polished Stone Page.
This is my favorite picture of my cousin and her baby and the soft blue and silver polished stone background circle really made the black and white picture pop.
Polished Stone is a very easy technique:
- Soak a piece of felt or a cotton ball with Rubbing Alcohol.
- The add a couple of drops each from 2 or 3 Classic Stampin' Pad Re-Inkers onto the felt.
- Now pounce the felt up and down onto Glossy White card stock moving around until you've covered the area you want.
- Let it dry for a minute or two and you'll see the great marbled stone look.
You can use your Polished Stone paper as a background or stamp right on it for a great foreground look.
Don't miss out on learning all the fun new techniques we'll be covering at our next Stamp 'n Scrap University Retreat. Register Today for the Class, spaces are limited.
Happy Stampin'
Julie Edmonds
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