The Black Ice Technique

I have had a great deal of fun playing with the Black Ice Technique developed by Melissa Kerman and you will see a few posts showing this technique. I find it is a great technique for masculine cards, but can also be made more feminine by adding printed backgrounds, which is what I did for this card that we made at my March stamp class.

This card utilizes our Fresh Fig In Color for the background and for the card base. I did "grunge" the 4" x 5-1/2" piece of  Fresh Fig Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper by dragging the Basic Black Archival ink pad across it. I simply tipped the pad so I was using only the edge as I dragged it down, turning the paper and doing so one again. I used a very light touch so as not to dirty the paper too much.

For the "black ice", I used a piece of 3" x 3-1/4" Silver Foil And dragged the ink pad across its surface in the same way. Only the archival ink will stick to the foil, according to Melissa. You may wish to attach this piece to grid or scrap paper. To do this I used my SNAIL adhesive on my grid paper and then rubbed off a lot of the stickiness. The result was a temporary adhesive that did not tear the foil when removing it.

Now you are ready to stamp your image. I used the Heartfelt Blooms stamp (Sale-a-Bration).  You should be sure your ink is dry before continuing with the next step. If you have the dual temperature heat tool, use the lower setting to dry the ink.

Next you need to use your Embossing Buddy to remove any skin oils from the surface of your foil piece. This is when it is especially advantageous to have your foil temporarily adhered to another piece of paper so you don't add more skin oils by handling the surface. Drag the VersaMark ink pad across the foil in the same way you dragged the Basic Black pad, both from the top down and the bottom up (easiest if you simply rotate the piece). Cover the surface with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder; tamp off the excess powder and melt with your heat tool.

You can now adhere your layers: 3-1/4" x 3-3/4" Whisper White card stock; 3-1/2" x 4" Basic Black card stock. I added a Silver Metallic Enamel Shape to the dew drop on the daisy and fastened a narrow ribbon around the bottom (retired). This unit was attached to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Products Used:
Heartfelt Blooms rubber stamp set (4), W 1471997; C 147202, free with $50 purchase (SAB)
Fresh Fig 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 144242, $8.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (24), 121045, $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" card stock (40), 100730, $9.00
Fresh Florals 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper Stack (40), 144131, $22.00
Silver 12" x 12" Foil Sheets (2), 132178, $4.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad, 140931, $7.00
VersaMark Pad, 102283, $8.50
Embossing Buddy, 103083, $6.00
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (1/2 ounce), 109130, $5.00
Heat Tool, 129053, $30.00
Metallic Enamel Shapes (100), 141678, $7.00
SNAIL Adhesive, 104332, $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals (300), 104430, $4.00

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