Well, after researching Faux Tiling, I had to try it and do it my way. I will be honest, this is not an easy technique, nor is it quick...there are a lot of steps. But I wanted to share what I did...SO FAR! These faux tiling samples will will be made into BEAUTIFUL Christmas cards....actaully, when they are all done, they will be used for my Christmas Card swap cards for the November NJCROPWEEKENDS.com scrapbook weekend swaps...so here is a slight preview.
ok, so how is this done:
WIth my new favorite tool, the score pal, you can buy through SU, I cut my piece of paper 5x5 (because I wanted a perfect square). You can do it any size, but your squares need to be "equal" size. I scored the paper at 1.25, 2.50, 3.75 on both sides of the paper. These score lines should be as deep as you can get. They I chose my background stamp....and stamped over the scores. I then took a square "maskd" paper to cover over the score lines and I sponged around the tine squares, making the "grout" look. What I did different....I didn't like the flat look. I wanted dimension, so I used crystal effects on the centers of each "tile", avoiding the scored area. Can I tell you, when the card top dried, it looked so much like grouted tile. It is a lot of work....but so worth it. I am awaiting a specific stamp set (retired SU stamp set from 1998) but I will finish these cards and let you see them...in a week or two!
So, check back soon!
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