Hope Your Birthday Is Unforgettable!

 Hello there my crafty friends!  I wanted to share a technique that I did here, but it has been ages since the last time I did it!  I started with a piece of black card for my background.  The technique is called Faux Suede and all you need to do for this is to break down the fibers in the card first.  This can be done by running the card through a crimper several times or folding it randomly then using your thumbnail to continue to break down the fibers by rubbing the card.  Once the fibers have been broken down sufficiently, you will be able to split the card in half by peeling a layer away.  If you look at the close ups of the background, it has the texture of a piece of suede leather.  Once I separated the layers, I tore around the edge to give it an even more distressed look .  I cut Sam Poole's Cheesecloth die out of Ranger glassine paper and glued it to the background.  I used her Rustic Honeycomb die cut from white card and glued it to the card.  Next I stamped and cut out the Elephant die and used Distress markers to colour it.  I added the elephant with mounting foam to the centre of the card.  I stamped the sentiment from the clear Safari Tags stamp set and cut it out with the Safari Tags die set.  I added it to the background with mounting foam.  The card was completed with white and black mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"  x  9"  in size.  All for now, Sue x

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