There were a few small patchy areas, but I was so happy with my initial stamped impression, I used it as, is since I was planning to cover that area up anyway. Lovely result from the white enamel. Your crafty space is always so neat and tidy, I think I need you to come and organise me!! Gilding flakes of your choice; scrubber - use this to burnish the flakes into the adhesive you're using and remove the fines (excess flakes). Shadow Effect – Stamp an outline image with VersaMark ink on colored card stock and then stamp it a second time with white craft ink just a bit offset. Thanks for the tip about using a modified shoe box when applying the gilding flakes. I love that I can work with a product that has a beautiful shine but won’t scare off a man! I also like to do this so I can play around with where I want to place my drops so I don’t have “droppers remorse”! Thank you Cathy for the fun and wonderful challenge this month. I applied flitter glue with a piece of wet & dry sponge through my stencil. Here in this weeks video we've decided to show you how to make a Christmas card using gilding flakes - this is a great crafty option for making beautiful Christmas cards to send this year. Dec 28, 2016 - Boutique de scrapbooking en ligne du Québec, Herazz offre du matériel de scrapbooking à bons prix, présente des idées et trucs pour projets scrapbooking Gilding Flakes can be used together with Creative Expressions Adhesive Sheets or Cosmic Shimmer Flake & Glitter glue to create metal effect backgrounds and highlights. Many of the suppliers provide a specialist, slow-drying (very, very, very slow drying) glue to use with their gilding flakes such as the IndigoBlu FlitterGlu and the Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue. This is a special embossing powder that you can use to adhere gilding flakes when you want to stamp an image and create some special treatments. Learn more about gilding flakes and the techniques to use them. Jul 8, 2014 - Sue Wilson shows you how to use Gilding Flakes with your stamps. It’s a look unlike any other medium out there. Stay safe and creative. First, you’ll need to stamp your image with a good embossing ink- Versamark is one of my favorites- and then sprinkle on the Heat And Stick Power on immediately. Price ex VAT: £3.80 200 ml. How To Make A Christmas Card Using Gilding Flakes. xx, Your stencil works splendidly with the flitter glue and pretty flakes Cathy and the heat embossed sentiment in black really stands out. Stamplorations Nestled Circles stencil; flitter glue; Pentart metal flakes; Simon Says Stamp hello die; versamark ink & clear ep. See more ideas about Cards, Cards handmade, Card making. Gilding flakes are beautiful and easy to use, but they can be a mess! My order has arrived and I just want to thank you for your brilliant packaging. Now, for the bonus card! I glued the entire black panel to an A2 card base I made from Neenah Solar White. Fabulous card. Leave your heat gun on. Love and Hugs...Nancy 5 April 2020 at 15:41 I love the layered glossy sentiment. x, This is such a great pattern for gilding flakes, Cathy! Papercraft demonstration by Stephanie Weightman using gilding flakes from her new range for Hobbycraft. Must remember the shoe box - a really good idea to stop the darn flakes from getting everywhere! With a Wonky Die (but you can use any die – or just use your trimmer!) (Supplies listed below). I made an A2 card base from Bristol Smooth and used my ink blender and Distress Sprayer to get a nice coverage of Iced Spruce around the edge of the card front. I can just imagine the beautiful shine! The intended recipient is into bikes and things with engines, so a card covered in cute lovesick critters with a witty pun was going to cut it with this guy. TFS your supplies and technique. This one doesn’t use gilding flakes but I do use the Cuddles & Hugs Stamp, the Plaid Background Stamp, and the almost the same Distress Oxide Inks blended background. Required fields are marked *, Hi Jeni, Thanks for your quick response and fantastic customer service, one of the best to be honest smile emoticon I will keep an eye on your site and the fuse ‘nibs’, I have just received my order and wanted to say a big thank you I love Catherine Pooler and you have the best selection of products I can find in the UK , The little paper tree has a great range of products. © 2021 The Little Paper Tree | Website Design Ireland by Martec. It is helpful to know that it also loses its stick quickly (regardless if its heated perfectly or not) so make sure you have all your foil out and ready to go. I adore this stamp as it can be used in so many different colour and stripe combinations, it can work for almost any occasion! Gather your supplies and lets play! There are a few ways to apply these, double sided tape, tacky when dry gel medium or embossing powder or flake glue, which is tacky when dry. Video below. On a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock, I prepped the area for heat embossing, stamped that fab heart graphic (from the Cuddles and Hugs Stamp) with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Great for sparkly craft projects Customers who viewed this item also viewed. Heat it up with a gun until the glue melts, then pop on the foil while it’s still warm. Quick Tip: Another tip for stamping with large surface area stamps is to use Versamark on the stamp before you add the dye ink colour of your choice. Option: you can use the Whizzy Erazer 4008463 to easily remove excess gilding flakes from around the outer edges of your image. I have been a bit too heavy handed with mine. You use it just like any other embossing powder. This stuff gets really sticky, and it’s what allows the foil to stick to the stamped image. Fabulous customer service. So, I got resourceful and used a ruler and a gold pen to create the gold lines. I wanted to create another banner, so I blended my trusty ‘ol Oxides again and heat embossed the rest of the sentiment in black. First, no ceiling fans, fans, open windows, or heavy breathing allowed! I added the hearts to the card using Tombow and cut the black card down to be a banner to fit my heart. See more ideas about Inka gold, Viva decor, Card making techniques. For the gold lines, I was planning to use the coordinating thin-line stamps (in the set) but my gold inkpad ran out (and  I just had to use GOLD!). Then you can use your craft knife to remove it and you can glue to your card as you would any other sequin or embellishment! I prepped a piece of vellum for gilding flake application with my powder tool, then stamped the big ‘hugs’ in Versamark and covered with Gold Bullion Gilding Flakes. Video Tips & Techniques. Heat a second time (very quickly) to set the glitter onto the image. The texture is super cool and my husband was really impressed! Foiled cards! Once you have a sticky surface, you generously smoosh foil down and rub with your finger to burnish. For those who are new to Gilding Flakes there is a new Starter Kit available so that you can try it out to see if you like it with out investing a lot of money. If I ever feel the need to sneeze, I step away from the gilding flakes. This is lovely Cathy! If you can make a surface tacky then you can apply gilding flakes. Hugs Lisax 16 May 2011 at 21:06 You sound as though you've had great fun with the gilding flakes, Elizabeth. I used a nesting heart die to cut two sizes of hearts from a silver, slightly sparkly vellum and red cardstock. I think the idea is it helps it to stick to the stamp. So I added that to the vellum piece, then added Tombow to the back of the vellum in any and all places that were covered by foiling or the banner, and glued to the top panel. A tub of Judikins Sticky Stuff embossing powder, and some metal leaf. Hello, crafty friends! A little while back I did a review on the Nuvo Gilding Flakes and showed how you can gild an image and then colour it afterwards with Copic markers. Wow! See more ideas about inspirational cards, cards handmade, gold leaf. Quick tip: I find when using stamps that cover lots of surface area, it helps to use pigment inks. :) Another reminder that there's only a few days left before the CAS Mix Up April Challenge - StencilingCAS Mix Up April Challenge - Stenciling Get tips and ideas for gilding flakes. I like how it accentuated the rest of the sentiment. Ask me how I know. Here in this weeks video we've decided to show you how to make a Christmas card using gilding flakes - this is a great crafty option for making beautiful Christmas cards to send this year. See more ideas about flakes, card making techniques, stamping techniques. If this is not the look you are going for (as it was my case here), squeeze a few drops in various sizes on a glass mat, acrylic block, etc and let it dry. Your card looks fabulous and so unique x. I used Tombow to glue my plaid panel to the card base, then added a few Nuvo Crystal Drops to finish it off. Product List 149698 $0.00 148362 $42.25 100730 $9.75 146983 […] Price ex VAT: £3.80 200 ml. I added it on top of the hugs die cut using foam tape. Quick Tip: Sometimes Crystal Drops can dry a bit translucent. I prepped a piece of vellum for heat embossing, this time stamping the giant ‘hugs’ in white. Good morning stampers! Thank you for the inspiration. S ome important tips: The flakes are very light and static do not work near a window and also keep your Fan and AC off. Then, I used my favorite Micro Tip Scissors to cut around the graphic, leaving a small border around the edge. If you look closely, you can see there are teeny-tiny specs of gold foil around the hugs sentiment. Your flakes are so pretty in their myriad of colors and your stencil creates a fun design - love the shiny black die cut Hello! Instructions: Card front: Place a blank card with the folds on your left. Distress Inks are notorious for being splotchy when used on stamps such as this, but I got this almost perfect impression on the very first go! It works similar to embossing powder in that it will stick to a wet, stamped surface – and that it will melt when you hit it with your heat tool, but there is a big difference. I have a few tips and tricks that I like to use to keep control of the mess. Using a stamping tool and stamped the Plaid Background stamp onto a piece of Neenah Solar White. Ideas, information and resources for your projects. Complete your order by 2pm Thursday to be posted the following Friday. Gilding Flakes Silver 200 ml. Just to let you know they arrived today. Gorgeous with the stencil design you've used Cathy! Such a fun challenge. More fun with gilding flakes. Love this design with the shiny hello! Beautiful card. With a Wonky Die (but you can use any die – or just use your trimmer!) to cut the hugs out, creating a see-through panel. I glued all the areas that were covered by the white heat embossing and glued to my heart. Aug 26, 2015 - Explore Kate Kirkwood's board "Gilding flakes cards" on Pinterest. I trimmed that down using my Tim Holtz Guillotine to 4” x 5.25”. Video Tips & Techniques. Instead of sprinkling with embossing powder (as we would normally do at this point!). I let the water set for a bit longer this time (about 8-10 seconds) and blotted up the droplets with a paper towel. I attached that to the heart with black foam tape and I LOVE how this card turned out. Gilding Work Space. I find that you can be quite rough and really work the foil into the sticky because once its stuck, its stuck. When the glue was tacky I placed on some of the Pentart metal flakes, these seemed like larger pieces than other flakes that I've used. Thanks so much for encouraging us to try this technique...I had fun! Using the same stamping and foiling technique (as used on ‘hugs’ above) to add foiling to the sentiments on a red heart and some black card. The only difference is that it creates a sticky surface for the gilding flakes to stick to. Also, I want to thank you for playing along with us at Addicted to cas1, Beautiful stenciled panel with your gilding flakes, Cathy. It looks so cas but stunning results Susan. I loaded up the back of that with 3M Foam Tape and adhered to my panel. It wouldn’t have even crossed my mind to use the black card – but let me tell you, I think it really gave it a masculine, almost regal look to the card. Such a fun challenge. When using with the glue you apply the glue to your project and wait for the glue to dry. Thanks for a great challenge! I will have to watch the video to see if I should get this and what to do about the mess. Oct 6, 2015 - Explore Hunkydory Crafts's board "Gold Leaf and Gilding", followed by 6970 people on Pinterest. Be sure to put you stencil straight into a tray of water afterwards so the glue doesn't dry on it! Use with Cosmic Shimmer Flake & Glitter Glue or with the Be Creative double sided tape. The gilding flakes add so much texture and dimension. The design team have some great cards to inspire you, and there are some videos explaining the techniques on the blog site, so I hope you can play along. You can go behind with a clean makeup brush or ink duster to get any lose strays off the card. I also used a modified shoe box with the sides cut low when rubbing the flakes in, this contained the shiny mess quite well! Gilding flakes add a lot of excitement to all your paper projects, They are easy to use and a very satisfying technique. I used a bit of gold metallic watercolour paint and flicked a few splatters over the whole card after I applied the stripes. Use your Stamp-a-ma-jig! It looks like you can so do much with them but as eveeyone and you said, they are messy. But because of this request, my end-product was nothing like I imagined it would be when I bought the gilding flakes and that amazing Concord & 9th Hugs and Cuddles Stamp from The Little Paper Tree. That’s what I hate about glitter, how messy it is and you waste so much of it because of the mess. This card is simply stunning Loll, I absolutely love how you used the gilding flakes with your stamp. I hope you're not getting sick of my gilding flake cards. Today’s card features another way to do Gilding Foil Flakes. I prepped a piece of vellum for gilding flake application with my powder tool, then stamped the big ‘hugs’ in Versamark and covered with Gold Bullion Gilding Flakes. Challenge #434 - Theme - Fashion and /or Accessories, Pixies Snippets Playground - Challenge #393 - Picks and 2020 Grand Draw results. Hugs..Nancy, Hi everyone, I'm the host for this months. Below is a quick video. I trim that down to a banner to fit my card front. I'll bet the card is super shimmery. Awesome card! I can just imagine the beautiful shine! Video below. Pairing up the same Cuddles and Hugs Stamp with Plaid Background, another Concord & 9th stamp. Thanks to you I must try again. I used my gold flakes that had been neglected for several years! Aug 14, 2020 - Explore Luanna French's board "Gilding Flakes" on Pinterest. Reply Delete Next, I ran my powder tool over the top third (or so) of the panel to remove oils from my paper, then used my stamping tool to stamp that bold ‘hugs’ in Versamark. In that post, I briefly touched on a fun technique where you add the flakes after you've coloured an image. Use the wedge to ink the edges of your card with brown ink. Your card is really beautiful and quite dramatic. I used my gold flakes that had been neglected for several years! Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . See more ideas about Flakes, Card making techniques, Card tutorials. Gilding Flakes can be used together with size & glue to create metal effect backgrounds and highlights. You can still get this beautiful embossing folder FREE with a qualifying order until March 31st. Burnish with a bone folder and poof! On a piece of Neenah Cardstock, I used Ranger Mini Ink Blenders with Distress Oxide Inks to blend Worn Lipstick with a bit of Candied Apple around the outside. I know that was a long post, and I certainly appreciate you sticking with me! I had promised a card using this technique but then I got sick and my daughter got sick and my other daughter got sick and frankly it was a whole sickly mess. These can move with the slightest bit of air, so just keep that in mind and be aware! You picked the perfect stencil, Cathy! Dismiss, Background & Full Sized – Stand Alone Die, Slimline – Stand Alone & Coordinating Die. Use the die-cut card paper patterns to cut a front panel and step panels from black cardstock. Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. Adorn anything you want, just make sure there isn’t breeze when you open the pot! I didn’t want the water drops to be too severe since I next stamped the rest of the sentiment (on the blended card) and heat embossed in white. Today I used Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick – and it was a DREAM to work with! To create the stripes, I used the easiest technique ever. You have created such a lovely effect with your gilding flakes, lovely colours and great contrast with the black shiny hello sentiment xx, This was a great challenge for us this month Cathy! So pleased you joined us at STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge. That is not a scientific point but an experienced crafter’s tip. Instructions: Card front: Place a blank card with the folds on your left. Just to say Thank you for your prompt delivery of my order and for all the help you gave I hope to do business with you again. The Card Concept #146 {Winter Warmth}- There's Still Time. The hearts were a bit of a last minute add, and I know I said a manly-man card, but these hearts aren’t too bad, are they? Thanks for joining us at Addicted to CAS and apologies for the late comment.sue n. Gorgeous stenciling, Cathy with your Gilded Flakes. This looks fab ...... great stencil design and I love those gilding flakes.Thank you for another great challenge, I'd forgotten how much fun it was using gilding flakes xx. Gilding Flakes are fine decorative flakes that add a vintage metallic sparkle. Option: you can use the Whizzy Erazer 4008463 to easily remove excess gilding flakes from around the outer edges of your image. Just love being able to get my Catherine Pooler Inks and has such a speedy delivery even to the Highlands of Scotland on my favourite online craft shops and a definite go to when I see something being released that I just have to have. Glitter or gilding application Stamp an image with Versamark ink, sprinkle with heat and stick powder, heat just till it melts, then sprinkle your glitter on top. Laura, here, on the blog today sharing two very different cards I made using the bold and beautiful Cuddles and Hugs Stamp by Concord & 9th, along with a few different techniques for working with the stunning Nuvo Gilding Flakes. Thanks Jeni all three parcels arrived. Glitter glue/doube sided tape/spray adhesive/sticky embossing powder/sticky sheet; soft brush; Foam piece to apply the glue . Jul 5, 2020 - Learn how to use gilding flakes. I can't wait to see what else you do with them. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It was fairly obvious as it was gold on black card, so I came up with a quick cover-up. Use the wedge to ink the edges of your card with brown ink. Gilding Flakes Gold 200 ml . Once again, I used the Distress Sprayer to distress the image. Super simple – and honestly I think it was just as quick and easy to do since I used my craft mat to line up my ruler. 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