Technique book

[autumn_maney]

okay ladies...we all share these wonderful projects and i am wanting to put together a book of different techniques for when i am in my crafting slumps...please post your favorite technique with directions on how you do it....


one of my favorites is liquid glass...take your stamped image and put liquid glass over the top to add a glossy look...add a few drops to flowers to give them a dewy look or to a fish to make it look wet...i love it!

[momis mama]

you might want to look in the 'try a new technique' challenge forum...

lots and lots of stuff there!


good luck! i hope you find what you are looking for!

[LetteringMama]

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Originally Posted by autumn_maney

okay ladies...we all share these wonderful projects and i am wanting to put together a book of different techniques for when i am in my crafting slumps...please post your favorite technique with directions on how you do it....


one of my favorites is liquid glass...take your stamped image and put liquid glass over the top to add a glossy look...add a few drops to flowers to give them a dewy look or to a fish to make it look wet...i love it!

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What exactly is liquid glass? :confused:

[autumn_maney]

liquid glass is a type of glue actually...but you can also use it as an embelly as well...I get mine from the CTMH catty as I live in Japan, but it may be at any craft store...you can use it to glue anything from broken toys to adding a special touch on a crafting project

[Angelnorth]

My favourite changes with my mood but what popped into my head was negative masking! Cut a hole using a die or a punch or even freehand (fold your paper and cut a half shape if you want something symmetrical) and then sponge inks in there going from lightest over the whole area to darker at the edges - here's an example from my gallery (hole cut with a Nestability die, image stamped with the mask still in place).

LetteringMama - Glossy Accents or Crystal Effects are basically the same thing as Liquid Glass - just different brand names.

[LetteringMama]

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Originally Posted by Angelnorth

My favourite changes with my mood but what popped into my head was negative masking! Cut a hole using a die or a punch or even freehand (fold your paper and cut a half shape if you want something symmetrical) and then sponge inks in there going from lightest over the whole area to darker at the edges - here's an example from my gallery (hole cut with a Nestability die, image stamped with the mask still in place).

LetteringMama - Glossy Accents or Crystal Effects are basically the same thing as Liquid Glass - just different brand names.

Thanks Joanne.

Gorgeous card! The negative masking is one of my favorite techniques also!

[Charlou52]

I love the negative card idea. How did you get your black out line so perfect all the way around the card?
Charlene

[Angelnorth]

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Originally Posted by Charlou52

I love the negative card idea. How did you get your black out line so perfect all the way around the card?
Charlene

I usually use a Post-It when I want to do that but for a larger area like a whole card front, I run some Zig repositionable glue on a sheet of paper and wait for it to dry, then stick it on the project just an 1/8th or so in from the edge and then run an ink pad along there. Peel off, stick along the next side the same distance from the edge and so on.

HTH!