This is my first attempt at polished stone and I had tons of fun making it. I think it turned out really well. This card is for a Christmas card swap that I'm in and I sure hope they like it!
Date: Monday, August 28, 2006 GMT Views: 4309
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Registered: May 15, 2004 Location: NW suburbs of Chicago Posts: 10981
Mon, Aug 28, 2006 @ 6:51 AM
I LOVE it! It's your first Polished Stone?? You did an awesome job! Mine always looks like mud! <g> Did you have to spray it with a sealer? When I use a metallic reinker, I find I need to seal it, then it gets sticky! Share your secret!
Susan
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Registered: November 15, 2005 Location: Dover, Delaware Posts: 766
Mon, Aug 28, 2006 @ 7:10 AM
For those of you wondering about polished stone. Go to the resources section, and under the technique section, go to polished stone. I pretty much followed it to the "t." The ony thing I did differently was that I "squiggled" my metallic re-inker over the page instead of dropping it because I found that I wasn't getting the drops to spread very well and they still looked like drops. I made sure the squiggles I did were VERY thin. You don't need much metallic ink to go a long way! As for the sealant, my upline let me borrow hers (same kind as pictured in the tutorial) and it didn't seem to make the page sticky. Hopefully this helps!
Registered: June 13, 2005 Location: That's me with my sweet niece... Posts: 136
Mon, Aug 28, 2006 @ 8:18 AM
This is stunning! You did a great job with the polished stone! The colors are perfect. This is going into my favorites! Thanks!
(ahem, we are U of L fans..... : ))
------------------------------ ~Maria, Sister of Beth, aka TMDMom~ Raindrops on Roses (in Winter) and whiskers on (Cat's Meow) kittens,
Bright copper kettles (You Warm My Heart *sniff*) and warm (Many) mittens,
Brown paper packages filled with Stampin' Up things...
These are a few of my favorite things!
