Welcome to the very first edition of Random Recast! Each week, Random Recast will feature a new-use-a-day for a common household item. Got any ideas you'd like to share? Leave a comment!
Yesterday, we learned how to make a "sharpening pad" out of
aluminum foil for specialty paper punches. Today, we're going to get even craftier by using foil to create surprisingly pretty embellishments for scrapbooking and card making.
Photo: Rebecca Grohall
Metallic embellishments do wonders to punch up paper art, bringing glimmers of light to the flat medium. The trouble is that metallic papers tend to be pricey. But as Rebecca Grohall (the blogger
Bella Carta) shows us, you can use
aluminum foil to create metallic flourishes that look just as nice as store-bought papers...just run it through an embossing press. Check out Rebecca's other examples for
aluminum foil embossed cards and
aluminum foil embossed invites. She also hand-colors the foil using alcohol-based inks to achieve that vintage tin ceiling-inspired look.
Want to catch up with this week's Random Recast? Check out...
Random Recast - New Uses for Aluminum Foil Day 3
Random Recast - New Uses for Aluminum Foil Day 2
Random Recast - New Uses For Aluminum Foil Day 1
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