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Faux Rusty Metal

By Brenda Harmless
Rubber Roadsters
Advanced Stamping Team Designer  

The Faux Rusty Metal technique can be used to create many different embellishments as you can see in this little picture frame.  They would look great on just about any outdoor or rustic theme!

Supplies:

• Gone Fishing Stamp Set (Close To My Heart)
• Calendar Stamp Set (Close To My Heart)
• Cocoa, Brown Bag, Black and Ocean stamp pads (Close to My Heart)
• Versamark stamp pad (Tsukineko)
• Crescent Matboard Blanks (Dick Blick)
• Great Outdoors My Reflections™ Paper Packet (CTMH)
• Grey Wool, Cocoa, Colonial White cardstock - 12" x 12" (CTMH)
• Mono-Adhesive (Tombow)
• Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA) (USArtQuest)
• Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)
• Fishing Swivels - 5
• Bronze Brads - 15 (Making Memories)
• Fishing Lure - 1
• Rotary Paper Cutter (Fiskars 12")
• Scissors
• Heat Embossing Tool (CTMH) 
• Paper Piercer (CTMH)
• Bone Folder 
• Craft Knife
• Sponge
• Computer Fonts (CampGranadaNF, Adler & Viner Hand ITC)  

Instructions

1. Create front & back of picture frame: Cut 2 mat boards to 5”x5”.  Cut two 6”x6” pieces of the green grass paper from the Great Outdoor Paper Packet.  Cut one 3 ½” x 6” piece of the brown fishing lure paper from same packet, then tear along one of the 6” edges.  Using cocoa ink, lightly sponge the front of green grass paper; then randomly stamp the fishing lure image. Using Mono-Adhesive, glue the brown piece of paper to the bottom of one piece of green piece.  Using the green & brown piece center matboard on wrong side of paper, fold paper in each corner over back of matboard.  Use bone folder to crease corners.  Glue with PPA.  Fold all four sides of paper over back of matboard and glue with PPA.  Using the remaining piece of green paper, follow same steps to create back of frame.
    

2. Computer Fonts:  Using a word processing program & the font CampGranadaNF, create the word DAD, then reverse it horizontally and print on Grey Wool cardstock.  Next, create the saying using the Adler font and print on Colonial White cardstock.  Be sure to leave enough room in the appropriate spots for the words in the different font. Cut printed saying piece to 3 ¾” x 4” and distress edges.  Then create the words FRONT, BEHIND and BESIDE using the Viner Hand ITC font and print on Colonial White cardstock.  Hand cut the words, distress edges and adhere to appropriate place in saying.
    

3. Paper Sizes & Stamping:  Prepare the following:
   1. Cut three ½” x 6” strips of Cocoa cardstock.
   2. Cut two 5 7/8” x 5 7/8” pieces of Cocoa cardstock, stamp one piece with fish stamp using Cocoa ink.
   3. Cut a 3/8” x 12” piece of grey wool cardstock, sponge one side with Brown Bag ink and a hint of Ocean ink.
   4. Cut two 1” x 1” piece of grey wool cardstock, sponge one side with Brown Bag ink and a hint of Ocean ink, cut each piece in half diagonally to have four triangles.
   5. On the back side of the Grey Wool cardstock where you have the word DAD printed, sponge with Brown Bag ink and a hint of Ocean ink; cut out the letters with scissors and craft knife.
   6. Cut 1 ½” x 2” piece of Colonial White cardstock; stamp creel basket using Cocoa stamp pad; distress edges.
   7. Cut 3 ½” x 4 ½” piece of Colonial White cardstock, distress edges with Cocoa stamp pad.
   8. Cut 3” x 4” piece of green grass paper.
   9. Stamp 4 fish on Colonial White cardstock using Cocoa stamp pad; cut each fish out.  Distress edges on backside of 2 fish then stamp the month of photo on one and the year of photo on the other.
       
4. Faux Rusty Metal Pieces:  On the sponged sides of all the Grey Wool pieces, cover completely with Versamark ink, cover with UTEE and tap off excess, heat with heat tool to melt UTEE.  You will only do one layer of UTEE because you want this to be rough looking.  After heating, if too smooth, rough up with an embossing stylus.  Next, sponge black ink over entire surface of all pieces, pressing hard to get ink into the tiny crevices.  Wipe excess ink off each piece with tissue.
    
5. Assembly: 
   1. Hinges:  Fold the 3-½”x6” strips of Cocoa cardstock in half.  Lay your front and back covers side by side with the wrong side facing up.  Using PPA, glue the strips of Cocoa to the front and back covers with the fold of the hinges placed between the front & back cover.
       
   2. Front:  Prepare the Faux Rusty Metal bar piece by cutting the prepared 3/8”x12” Faux Rusty Metal Piece to 4 ½”, save remainder. Remove the hook portion of 3 fishing swivels.  Use these pieces with 6 bronze brads to attach the prepared word DAD to the bar piece.  Lay the Bar piece with the letters attached on the front cover about ½” from the top edge.  Use the paper-piercing tool to push a hole through both the Faux Rusty Metal bar and the matboard at each end of the Faux Rusty Metal bar.  Use bronze brads in the holes to attach the bar piece to the front cover.  Next, push hook of fishing lure through top left corner of the piece stamped with the creel basket. Adhere this to front cover in the lower right corner.
       

3. Inside Left Side:  Adhere the fish stamped piece of cocoa cardstock (size 5 7/8” x 5 7/8”) to inside of front cover.  Cut 3 small pieces from the leftover strip that you created for the metal bar and adhere to bottom left of saying piece.  Punch hole through both pieces with piercing tool; insert a bronze brad into each hole.  Attach saying piece to cocoa cardstock.
    

4. Inside Right Side:  Center photo and adhere to grass green cardstock.  Place triangle Faux Rusty Metal pieces in corners, pierce hole in center and place bronze brads.  Mount this piece to 3 ½” x 4 ½” distressed colonial white cardstock.  Mount to left side of 5 7/8” x 5 7/8” piece of cocoa cardstock.  Cut 4” strip from leftover Faux Rusty Metal bar piece and adhere to right side of photo. Use paper piercer to pierce a tiny hole near each fish’s mouth.  Attach two fish each to two fishing lures.  Use paper piercer to punch holes in bar and through cocoa cardstock.  Use bronze brads to attach the fishing lures with fish to bar piece.  Mount completed piece on inside back cover. 

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