Michael Strong Technique Thursday: Metal

When I shared this card with you on the

Michael Strong yahoogroup

a lot of people wanted to know how

to work the metal, so here is a tutorial.

Here is a close up of the cat

(click on it an you see an even larger version).

The cat is the closionné cat by

Michael Strong.

The sentiment is a digital image by

Create with TLC and you can find it here:

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/6896537

For the tutorial I  used the

whimsical owl stamp by Michael Strong.

The metal I used is from

Ten Seconds Studio.

What else do you need:

stazon black ink

rubber mat (or mouse mat)

tools for working on the metal

(this can be  pergamano tools and

blending stump)

1. Start with stamping your image on metal.

You can choose if you want to

stamp on the brown side

or on the silver side.

(I choose for the silver side,

because it is easier to see on the photo).

2. With working on metal, you work

on two sides. First you start with marking the lines.

3. Start with the outside lines first.

Choose which inside lines you want to do.

You don't need to do them all.

4. On the backside you use the blending stump

to fill the parts that need to be out on the front.

It takes some time to work front and back

until you are satisfied.

5. When all is done you cut out

the image you have worked on.

6. This is the finished owl.

And here is the owl on a card.

Stick the metal with a piece of double dided foam tape to the card.

Hopefully this gives you a good idea on

how to work with stamps on metal.

 

Have a creative day!