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Welcome to the fourth edition of Monday Mojo Magic. This week I show you how to create faux gingham using the apron card template from last week.
My new artwork is inspired by the idea of creating a faux fabric, so this time I have gone for a paint technique to create a more tweedy check. I'll be blogging about that in more detail later in the week, including showing you one of my 'how not to do it' ideas!
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Last week I showed you a really simple apron template and this week I am using the same template to show you how to create a gingham pattern using masking tape.
It's not just for aprons though - you can create your own colour coordinated gingham panels which you can then cut into strips to make borders or faux ribbon. The beauty is that you can match it exactly to the rest of your card as you choose the colour.
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- Smooth stamping card
- Stencil brush
- Fine masking tape
Selection of stamps, inkpads, papers and trims to decorate.
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Begin by adding a wide strip of masking tape to the back of the card up against the fold to stop any ink from getting on the back.
Start adding horizontal strips of masking tape from the bottom of your card. Use a small piece or two of tape as a spacer between rows - it helps you stay straight and keeps the size of your gaps uniform. (Remember to remove them before you apply any colour.)
Don't trim the tape flush with the card, but leave a short overhang on each side - it will help later.
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Burnish your tape down to the card to ensure a good tight bond.
Once you have reached the height you want your gingham to go to, place another piece of wide masking tape or paper over the top of your card.
Use a large stencil brush to swirl colour over the masked area. You are aiming for a medium tone as you are going to make some areas darker in the next step.
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When you are happy with the depth of colour, begin to apply strips of masking tape vertically right over the top of your horizontal strips.
Again, use extra pieces as guides and remove before inking.
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Burnish the masking tape to ensure a good bond and swirl the same colour ink over the top.
The areas that are currently exposed to ink will be the darkest part of the finished gingham pattern.
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You have two options now. If you can manage it, you can carefully lift off your criss-crossed masking strips in one go - the trick is to lift from the bottom layer, but don't worry if that's too fiddly, it's not crucial.
You will see that you have horizontal white stripes and coloured stripes with squares.
What you need to do now is apply masking tape vertically, over the darker column, leaving the palest coloured squares exposed.
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If you managed to get your grid lifted in one piece, you can re-use it by placing it back down, but move it along one vertical strip and up one horizontal strip. That will cover up the darkest parts and leave you with just white showing behind the masking tape.
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Swirl ink over the exposed areas, this time aiming for fairly light coverage as this will be the lightest tone in the gingham pattern.
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Remove all the masking tape and you should have something similar to the picture above, with light, mid and dark tones working together to give the illusion of woven gingham.
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 Remember the armholes you cut out when you first made the apron shape? Open that out and it makes a cute pocket template.
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Punch a lacy design along the top of the pocket, turn it over and stamp the other side with the same design as the top half of your apron.
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Score just below the punched area, fold over and glue in place to create a lacy trim to your pocket. Trim off any excess overhanging the edge of the pocket shape.
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Add the pocket with double sided foam pads and finish your card with your chosen trims and embellishments.
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I used a tiny sprig stamp from our Wedding Belle stamp set and used Archival Deep Purple ink throughout. I added some self adhesive white lace and white paper twine to finish it off.
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This week's technique had me thinking about other fabrics and I started wondering how I would go about creating the look of a finer checked weave, or a tweed type look. I used a dry brush technique to paint vertical and horizontal stripes with acrylic paint, using a mix of magenta and grey, then used it with one of our new flapper ladies to give her a tweed coat.
Check out my blog for more details on this, including the faux fur I attempted that definitely didn't work out the way I thought it would!
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 I originally ran this series in 2013 and this time round, I have used my own tutorial to inspire me to create a new piece of artwork to share with you. I love to create and I am also passionate about inspiring and enabling others to create too. I hope that this email gets your mojo working and you feel motivated to get into your crafty space and have a go.  PS - if your creation features Chocolate Baroque stamps, then why not share on our Facebook Group or our wonderful private forum. In both places you will find a wonderful community of like minded Chocolate Baroque fans. |
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Materials used in this project are available at my online store
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