Another faux technique! Faux suede is even easier than faux silk...just crumple up some cards stock as much as you can. The more you crumple, the better, as you want to break down the paper fibers as much as possible. Once you've done lots of crumpling, your card stock should feel much softer than it did when you started. If not, keep crumpling! Once it's soft and sort of leathery feeling, you can pull apart the layers of the card stock, so that you have two pieces. The "inside" part will feel (and look) kind of fuzzy, which gives it the look of suede. For this card, I cut one strip of card stock, then used both pieces after I pulled them apart. See that roughed up edge on the piece the flowers are stamped on? I did that by simply running the edge of a pair of scissors along the card stock until I was happy with the look.
For the flowers, I stamped them with Whisper White Craft Ink, then tapped over the image with More Mustard and Cajun Craze pastels. Sadly, those have retired, but for those of you lucky enough to own them, give this technique a try. It's especially stunning on Whisper White or Basic Black card stock.
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, and More Mustard card stock
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, sponge daubers, linen thread
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