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Technique: Faux Metal Die Cuts

August 30, 2017 by Heather Holbrook

Technique: Faux Metal Die Cuts

These die cut shapes look like metal right? Well, they actually started out as plain white cardstock! Wow! Betsy Veldman has an amazing technique for turning plain old cardstock into an iron looking metal (perfect for a 6th anniversary) using texture paste, ink pads and Perfect Pearls . She’s guest designing over on the Capture the Moment blog and she’ll show you how you can get this cool faux metal look. Click here to check it out.

-Heather

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