I'm kind of reluctant to upload this one, I threw it together really quick to show a technique that I came up with last year. I don't know if someone else came up with it long before me, but I just put a dot of hot glue on colored or inked cardstock, wait for it to dry and cut it out to glue on to my card. This doesn't show well because my letters are so big, but JOY is stamped and then covered with glue in the same way. If the letters are smaller, it works better, because the bigger your dot of glue, the more yellow and opaque it will dry. The centers of the flowers are done in the same way, only not a dot of glue, the glue is moved around and when it dries, it is shiny kind of like crystal effects, but with a cool texture. Anyway, here it is, go easy
Date: Monday, July 10, 2006 GMT Views: 918
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Registered: August 10, 2004 Location: Royersford, PA, USA Posts: 1701
Mon, Jul 10, 2006 @ 2:24 PM
Cool effects! I've seen glue used like wax seals with stamps imprinted on them, but don't think I ever saw it used over letters and such. Thanks for the tip I'll have to give it a try.
Registered: May 5, 2006 Location: Hillsboro OR Posts: 11498
Mon, Jul 10, 2006 @ 2:46 PM
OMG, this is so great. at first glance, the green part looks like a leaf stamp, but didn't you say its your finger?? OH, my 4 yr old could help me with this part!! great techniques.
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