I hope there wasn't anything in the fine print that said I couldn't enhance with stamps--'cause I did. When I finished it needed a little something, so I stamped some splatter--some of it is gold embossed and some of the splatter is blackberry bliss.
I don't like using foiling flakes (they are worse than glitter) and I didn't feel like foiling today, so I made my lines with tombow glue and added gold and silver EP (tried to keep it separate, but the silver was detail EP and kind of took over.) It bubbled a little, but in the end it worked.
I had trouble getting the words to show up the way I wanted them to. I ended up silver embossing them and over-stamping them with Blackberry Bliss. However, I got gold EP on them, so it's an interesting mix of gold and silver EP on the words.
This was fun and it was fun (literally!) watching the paint dry. I will try this again.
The tassels have been in my stash forever and I finally found a perfect use for them. It dangles from a gold thread.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 123061
Mon, Jan 10, 2022 @ 9:54 AM
Your embossed glue lines are amazing, so textured. And the tassel with its gold cording and ring is a great addition. I know what you mean about gilding flakes - one hardly dares breath, but I'm not as worried about it getting all over the house.
Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Posts: 30175
Mon, Jan 10, 2022 @ 10:03 AM
Beverly, your three creations are wonderful wonderful and wonderful!!!! Yes, foiling flakes are fun...I like 'em so much, I don't worry about the flying flakes that much. I've discovered that you can't run a fan when using them. I think the ep looks just awesome, good idea to mix colors.
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 74956
Mon, Jan 10, 2022 @ 10:07 AM
I love that tip about using the glue with the embossing powder. I am not into foiling either, but I do love that metallic touch on this technique. Your cards have turned out beautifully.
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Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 23428
Sun, Jan 16, 2022 @ 2:12 PM
Wow! Your really took the challenge and enhanced it so beautifully! Thank you for providing the details on your sentiment and metallic lines. That tassel looks fantastic and I love the spatter marks. What a wonderful card!
