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Supplies you will need:
*Quietfire Design carries 36ga copper sheets |
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From Deborah: |
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Instructions:
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Cut a piece of 36 gauge aluminum to 6" by 3 ½." Tape the Dreamweaver brass stencil to the front. Using the metal embossing tool, lightly emboss the design onto the aluminum. Flip the aluminum over, outline each crow with the Teflon Tip Tool for further definition. Using a large paper stump, cup the aluminum on the palm of your hand, and rub the stump over the inside of each crow. You'll see the aluminum puff out a little with each rub. You'll need to repeat this step several times until you achieve a nice fat puffy look. Flip the aluminum over, and working on the front, further define the outline of each crow. |
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Cut the aluminum piece to 5" by 2 ½." I use my small guillotine cutter for this. Using a decorative embossing wheel (Ten Seconds Studios), emboss a design on the perimeter of the piece. I used the small dots wheel for this. Flip aluminum over, and working on the back side, very carefully fill each depressed crow area with lightweight spackle. I use my fingers for this. Set aside for several hours to dry. Don't rush this! The spackle ensures that your crows will stay nice and puffy, and won't deflate when you work further with them. Set aside. |
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When
dry, work at the front, and dribble black alcohol ink over entire
piece of aluminum. Spread well with a small piece of felt. Using
rubbing alcohol or alcohol blender, remove the ink from areas
of the perimeter, working towards a vintage look. Rub the alcohol
ink from between the crows with an alcohol soaked cotton tipped
swab. Flip aluminum over, sand lightly to achieve a smooth spackled
finish. Spread Aleene's Thick Designer Glue over the area, and
glue to a piece of black cardstock cut ¼" larger all around. Set
eyelets into the four corners. Set aside.
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Cut a piece of smooth white cardstock to 5 ½" by 4 ½." Stamp Quietfire music (from the Crows Plate) on the bottom third. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 5 ¾" by 4 ¾." Glue stamped white layer to black layer. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock. Layer oval cut-and-embossed black and white pieces as shown. Glue beaded fringe as shown. Shape silver wire into musical notes, sew to beaded fringe at equal intervals. Glue scalloped layers to rectangular stamped piece. Now adhere the aluminum layered piece to the larger rectangular piece with dimensional foam squares. Shape thick gauge wire to form a hanger shape. Sew to back of art piece. Thread beads of your choice onto each side. |
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