ThePowerOfACard: Peach Fuzz? Faux Suede

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Peach Fuzz? Faux Suede

This technique is simple and an effective way to add dimension and texture to your cards without adding bulk. In my video, I show you how to distress cardstock to separate it into layers which look and feel like suede! It was the perfect addition to my cards featuring the Sweet As A Peach stamp set.

Gather your supplies:

Cardstock: Thick Basic White 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; Pear Pizzazz 1-5/8" x 5"; You're a Peach DSP " 4-1/4" x 2"; Basic white 2-1/2" square
Stamp set: Sweet as a Peach
Ink: Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive
Label Me Lovely Punch
Basic White Envelope
Adhesive and Tools (including a bone folder)

To create the faux suede, take your Pear Pizzazz paper and run it between your thumb and the bone folder - over and over and over, and in every direction until the paper becomes very supple and starts to separate. When you can see separation at the edges, gently pull the layers apart. Most of the time, you can use both sides of the piece, which now looks and feels like suede. Flag one end of this piece and you are ready to start assembling your card.

Score the card base and burnish with the bone folder. Add the sueded piece with glue - tape runner type adhesives aren't the best choice for this delicate piece because they often lift off fibers rather than stick to the piece. Add the DSP to the top of this piece.

On the small piece of white, we will be stamping the peach. But because we want this image stamped off, why not stamp the envelope first? Stamp the peach in Calypso Coral on the envelope, then on the small piece of white. Repeat with the stem and leaf using Pear Pizzazz. Add the sentiment with Old Olive. Punch using the Label Me Lovely punch and add to the card front with dimensionals.

If desired, stamp the branch with leaves on the inside of the card and add the peaches and a sentiment. It's quite easy to line up the peaches with the branches - I show you how to look for the indents in the peaches and connect them to the stems. For the flowers, turn the branch and leaves upside down and the flowers will fit perfectly where the peaches were! Very clever design indeed.

My other cards use a circle and scalloped rectangle as the sueded element. This suite of products is simply lovely and I hope it inspires you to make some peachy cards of your own!