Gilded Leafing Embellishment will be available in the new January - June 2021 Mini Catalogue. They are very fine flakes of gold leaf that can be adhered to a multitude of surfaces with a variety of tacky adhesives.
They are very lightweight and have a tendency to be "static" - the following preparations will be of benefit:
- Turn off the air-conditioning and fan to limit air movement
- Refrain from sneezing! ... or breathing heavily!
- Ensure you have clean, dry hands (a dusting with your embossing buddy or some talcum powder will help)
- Have a box handy to store the excess flakes after use.
- If you're stamping with glue, have a shallow container of water nearby in which to immediately deposit the stamps until you're ready to properly clean them.
- You'll also need a brush or sponge to remove excess flakes and burnish your project (although you can use your finger but it will give a different effect)
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| Gilded Leafing Embellishment flakes used with Adhesive Sheet and Flowering Vines and Poppy Moments dies. |
This time I've used the flakes in a much more basic way to produce some stunning backdrops and accents with the use of Adhesive Sheets ... and it's sooooo easy!
- Place the Adhesive Sheet on the cutting plate of your die cutting machine and cut with the die of your choice.
- Remove the protective layer from one side and adhere into position on your project.
- Remove the remaining protective layer from the top of the die cut to reveal the sticky surface.
- Top with Gilded Leafing Embellishment flakes and press down gently with your finger.
- Then remove the excess gold flakes with a brush, your finger or sponge.
If you require a thicker (more substantial) look to your die cut, adhere the Adhesive Sheet to a piece of scrap cardstock before die cutting. If the die is intricate, you may wish to place Adhesive Sheet to both sides of the card. Check that the die has cut through all the layers before you remove it and run it through your die cutting machine again if necessary.
For the card above, my base card is Mango Melody to which I added a layer of Basic Black embossed with the Tasteful Textile folder.
I cut my adhesive sheet with a Flowering Vines Die - these dies will be available from 5th January to 30th June 2021 in the new Mini Catalogue.
I applied the die cut to my card front and then embellished with the gold flakes as described above.
I cut the base layer of the poppy from Mango Melody cardstock and the top, intricate layer, from adhesive sheet with a backing of Mango Melody card (because I wanted a raised look). Having adhered the top layer to the base layer, I then applied the gold flakes as described above and added the centre cut from black cardstock.
To add a bit more interest to the card, I adhered the poppy to the cardfront by using Multipurpose Liquid Glue at the bottom the flower and a Stampin' Dimensional towards the top of the flower so that the top of the flower pops out a bit from the gold background.
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| Gilded Leafing Embellishment adhered to Flowering Vines die cut with Adhesive Sheets |
I used very similar techniques for the next card, however, for this one, I stuck the adhesive sheet to a piece of scrap card before die-cutting.
If you look carefully (because I hid most of it when I added the flower centres!) you'll see that the embossed lines on the Cherry Blossoms flowers show nicely through the Gilded Leafing,
To make the stitched square frame to the size I wanted, I used two of the Stitched Rectangles dies but used this method to shorten them into a square.
In my next post I'll continue the experimentation with Gilded Leafing, using stencils and "mixed media".
Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie
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Beautiful cards, Stephanie! I really need to open my container and play with these beautiful flakes! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, my friend. Be careful .... it's addictive!!
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