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Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Faux Leather Technique

A few weeks ago I saw Sheena Douglas demonstrate a faux leather technique using kraft card which can be worked into something which looks and feels very much like the real thing by the use of glycerine and water.  There is a video HERE if you want to see how it is achieved.  Of course at the time I wanted to try it immediately but would you believe that our chemist doesn't sell glycerine so I had to wait until I could visit  a larger 'chain' chemist shop.  This is my first effort which is quite basic and the piece I made has simply been glued onto a purchased notebook - said notebook was too tall for my piece of A5 card so I trimmed it down carefully using a ruler and craft knife.  There are all sorts of possibilities with this technique and it is quite simple to do only requiring glycerine, water, embossing folder, some inks and some kind of sealant such as 'spray and shine' although I used some acrylic wax which I happened to have.  Hopefully you can see the effect - not the easiest thing to photograph


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11 comments:

  1. Paula (PEP)26 March 2014 at 15:48

    It looks superbly effective & I love the texture. We can't get iodine either locally - what is the world coming to?
    Paula (PEP)

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  2. jackiescrafts26 March 2014 at 17:33

    This looks fabulous

    Jackie x

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  3. Jill26 March 2014 at 18:45

    That looks amazing Val, very effective.

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  4. Sue's Crafty Corner26 March 2014 at 18:59

    This is looks really great Val. I've just done this technique for the tags this month, and was pleased with the results.

    Sue xx

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  5. veronica26 March 2014 at 19:28

    it's a gorgeous effect isn't it! Must admit I did mine without any sealant, and it seems ok- also found that some embossing folders are much better than others, the ones with the deeper embossing work best

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  6. craftimamma26 March 2014 at 20:26

    Your example of this technique turned out brilliantly Val. It looks so realistic. I saw Sheena demo it too and want to have a go but like a lot of other things it's on a back burner, lol! I actually had a bottle of glycerine from the days when I used to make royal icing but I bet if I look in my long neglected baking stuff (definitely don't do iced cakes any more, lol) I will have thrown it away thinking I'll never need it........... sound familiar? I might actually go and check shortly out of curiosity ;D.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  7. Rita26 March 2014 at 22:59

    Beautiful notebook Val. I bet the wax left it so soft too. Hugs Rita xxx

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  8. Unknown27 March 2014 at 07:21

    Hi Val, this is lovely. I've also been playing with my glycerine and krsft so hope to share soon.

    Karen x

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  9. Crafty Lark28 March 2014 at 11:05

    Waw, love this Val. I did read somewhere that you can use glycerin to revive your old inkpads and have been on the look out for some. xx Flora

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  10. Canonbury creations29 March 2014 at 09:58

    This is beautiful Val, fantastic technique eh? I had a little go on a tag but I really want to make a book cover:)
    Val x

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  11. Jenny Marples1 April 2014 at 10:58

    Love your version Val. Jenny x

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