Wednesday 4 November 2015

Socially Acceptable

Today the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog is sharing their regular Forgeries on the Fourth post and this month several Master Forgers have been counterfeiting add-on embellishments for their November kits.  I chose to recreate the social media wood veneers from Grapevine Studio ...

Jimjams - forging wood veneers

... using various shades of kraft cardstock!  Simply cut several layers of  the same die-cut or punch and glue them together to recreate the dimension of the wood veneer.

Jimjams - forging wood veneers

I found that three or four layers were enough to give me a decently solid shape.  You can see how the un-layered hashtags above are so much less substantial than the @ signs.  As I'd packed some arrow dies in my November kit I made goood use of them as well.

Check out the other tutorials and tips on the CKCB today - there's sure to be plenty more inspiration there.

6 comments:

Susan said...

I was wondering how you got that thick look - very cool idea. I'll be giving it a try!

Clair said...

Love this idea - will have to have a little tinker with the dies at my local crop!

Sandie said...

That's a great idea Jemma. Layers do look so much more effective.

sassyscrapper said...

Kraft is a perfect substitute and layering makes it all come together for an authentic forgery! Thanks for contributing to FOTF!

Missus Wookie said...

Ah yes - I do find several layers - and then inking the edges (giving a uniform look and hiding any unevenness) makes them good forgeries!

Lisa said...

I could do this with gold cardstock! wink! Great, simple forgery and I think your results are fab!