Stampers 7 - Cracked Glass

The Stampers 7 group meets this month and the theme for the workshop is Advanced Embossing. Most of my gals are familiar with embossing, but I'm going to be showing them how to step it up a bit. One of the techniques that we'll be learning is the Cracked Glass technique. I love the way that this technique gives your image a real vintage/antiqued look.

This card was inspired by one that I saw on Corie's blog. Hers was much more detailed and had some great embellishments. But for this workshop I wanted everyone to really concentrate on learning how to do the technique, so I scaled it back a bit!

The main image is inked with Bravo Burgundy and Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Markers and then embossed numerous times with Glassy Glaze. The background stamp is Print Pattern (one of my all-time faves and my vote for the most versatile!) and its stamped in Always Artichoke Classic ink on a piece of Always Artichoke cardstock. The greeting is stamped with Always Artichoke as well. To dress the greeting up a bit, I punched the corners with the ticket corner punch!

Thanks Corie for the great inspiration!