Creating your own Aluminum Tape Distressed Borders
Supplies
Spellbinders Border die
Big Shot Machine
Embossing mat
Aluminum Tape- Duck Brand HVAC foil repair tape- I found at Walmart
Scissors
Black Acrylic Paint
DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Radiant Red
1. Measure and cut a strip of aluminum tape the size of your die using scissors.
2. Place in your big Shot using the following stack: Multipurpose Platform open to Tab 2,Acrylic Plate, Aluminum Tape with shiny side up, Spellbinders border die face down, and then second Acrylic Plate. Run through Machine. This is cutting your border.
3. To Emboss it, Open your Multipurpose Platform to tab 1, Acrylic Plate 1, Die face up, silicone rubber mat, and then Acrylic plate 2. Run through the machine and you've finished your embossing. Photo 6,7
4. Distress your tape by painting it with black acrylic paint, let dry.
5. Apply Radiant Red Metallic lustre using your finger to smear it on the raised Embossed areas. Allow to dry and you have completed your border.
These borders are wonderful for anything that you want to distress and give a little Pizazz!
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Great project and love the step by step tips
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