I've always loved this technique, but have always known it as "Faux Silk", not Faux Linen. We've always done "Faux Linen" by lightly sanding glossy card stock in 2 directions and then brayering on color so you get the linen "lines" to come through.
BTW - "Faux" is the french word for "forgery." (All those years of French class - finally good for knowing something!" :)
A very elegant looking technique! It also looks nice if you go around the edge with a dauber (AFTER adhereing tissue to white CS), using the same colour ink as used on image. Beautiful. TFS
do you use anything special to adhere the focal image to the tissue paper?
Posted by: Holly | June 27, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Fabulous as always, Dawn!
FAUX - (noun, male) in French means FAKE! LOL
HTH
Linda
South Australia
Posted by: LindaF | June 27, 2009 at 08:26 PM
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this technique! TFS!!
Posted by: treece | June 27, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I've always loved this technique, but have always known it as "Faux Silk", not Faux Linen. We've always done "Faux Linen" by lightly sanding glossy card stock in 2 directions and then brayering on color so you get the linen "lines" to come through.
BTW - "Faux" is the french word for "forgery." (All those years of French class - finally good for knowing something!" :)
Posted by: Chris | June 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM
what a great idea Dawn... love the card.
Jan
Posted by: Jan Peloquin | June 28, 2009 at 07:20 PM
A very elegant looking technique! It also looks nice if you go around the edge with a dauber (AFTER adhereing tissue to white CS), using the same colour ink as used on image. Beautiful. TFS
Posted by: treece | June 30, 2009 at 07:52 PM
Faux means FAKE in French!
Posted by: Gwen Mangelson | July 01, 2009 at 09:10 AM
LOVE this technique!!!!!!! I've been wanting to try this! :) ( I TOO use the glue sticks that are PURPLE!:) ) THANKS DAWN! :)
Posted by: Becky Green | March 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Dawn, so glad you have your videos on your blog! Thanks for always teaching fun techniques which are not real complicated. hugs, de
Posted by: Donna Ellis | May 21, 2013 at 12:44 PM