Group of Seven Cardmakers - April Technique - Gilding Flakes on Acetate

This month, the Group of Seven Cardmakers is playing with Gilding Flakes on Acetate.

I watched this YouTube Video to learn this technique - it is also linked to, over at The Group of Seven Cardmakers blog.

This was my first try with the technique.

I'm not sure everyone looking at my card would immediately realize it's King Hopkins (a frog!) sitting on a pile of stones?

You can see how clear and detailed the stamp is below.

I found with both of my cards - you couldn't really see detail and might not know what you were looking at, on first glance.     

So, for my second try, I went a little rogue and created my own technique - Stamping on Acetate with Gilding Flakes and a Shadow Behind It -  I have to work on the title - it's a bit long!?!  

So I thought I'd try stamping the image on a white panel and layer the acetate panel with the gilding flake image over it - slightly off set.   And I really love the dimensional look it gives it!  It shows some of the detail of the stamp that didn't show up on the stamping with gilding flakes on the acetate.

A few pics on how I did it:

On the video I watched, the woman had a stiff net-like sponge to apply the tacky glue and to rub off the Gilding Flakes.  I did not have an item like that so I used a sponge brush, pressing it into a pool of tacky glue and then pressing the sponge lightly over the stamp - the idea is to just get the glue on the image, not down into the crevices.  I recommend pressing your gilding flakes over the stamping and then quickly washing the stamp off  before the tacky glue dries on your stamp.  Then I rubbed off the gilding flakes with the clean side of the foam sponge and my fingers.  I scrubbed it pretty hard so that just the image is left.

photo on right shows the stamped image in glue on the acetate

So - gilding flakes -  still not my favorite thing to use - it flies everywhere - and for this technique it was difficult to find an image that would work well, but I am happy with my two acetate panels -  particularly the one I shadow stamped behind!

  

We'd love to see cards you make trying this technique!  There's a Mr. Linky over at the blog!

Also sending my Kiss Me card to:

NBUS

first time using King Hopkins

Sending my trees card to:

Krafty Chicks Challenge

ends 4/29

I.D.E.A.S.

Week 4  A - Anything Goes

I just have 2 more weeks of wearing the sling after my shoulder surgery! Then I'll be back to full blown crafting!

Kiss Me 

Stamps:  King Hopkins - Lavinia, Kiss me stamp from Heroines Fairy Princess - Waltzingmouse (retired).

Ink:  Gold Pigment Ink - Color Box

Paper:  Acetate, True Black - Papertrey Ink, Kraft Metallic Gold - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology.

Other Supplies:  Inca Gold Gilding Flakes - Cosmic Shimmer, embossing powder brush, Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame Die - MFT, Tombow Tacky Glue, foam brush.

The Creaking of Trees

Stamps:  Silhouette Trees #1 - Rubbernecker (retired), Creaking Trees - Technique Junkies.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Paper:  Clear Acetate, White - PTI, Hammered White - Amazon.

Other Supplies:  Inca Gold Gilding Flakes - Cosmic Shimmer, embossing powder brush, Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame Die - MFT, Tombow Tacky Glue, foam brush, foam dots

Inkspirational #340 - Seasonal - I Chose Summer!

 I'm here today with my DT card for the Inkspirational #340 Challenge.

I'm eager for the Summer Season to arrive! 

 I made this card for a friend who goes to Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island every summer for two weeks so I thought he'd appreciate a beach scene on his Birthday Card.

I used a retired stamp and die set from Papertrey Ink called Fence Line Summer.

I stenciled the sky area with the Milky Way Stencil from Colorful Life Designs.

We hope you will be inspired by our Seasonal Challenge, by the rest of the DT's creations and that you will link up your creation over at the Inkspirational Blog!

You have until May 9th to link up your card!

Also sending my card to:

Just Us Girls

The sky is stenciled - ends 4/29

Stencil Fun

Patterns  

my stenciled sky  ends 5/3

Seize the Birthday

ends 5/6

Tic Tac Toe

1st row vertical - Die Cut - Birthday - Stripes (fence)

ends 5/8

Stamps:  Fence Line Summer (retired), Birthday Basics - PTI.

Ink:  Classic Kraft - PTI, Caribbean Sky - Altenew, Sand Dune and Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Paper:  White, Vintage Cream - PTI

Other Supplies:  Fence Line Summer Die set - PTI (retired), foam dots, blender brush.

Pretty Kitty Birthday

 I made this card for a friend who has a tabby cat who is the love of her life.

The sweet kitty is a Vinyl Sticker from Kawaii Pens that I adhered to a die cut circle with clear dots. It is holographic so is really sparkly in the light.  The circle is adhered to the card base with foam dots.   This is a 4"x4" card.  

I'm sending my card to:

Try It On Tuesday

Oh So Sweet ends 4/28

Seize the Birthday

Layer It ends 4/22

I.D.E.A.S.

Week 2 - Dies

Paper: Whie, DP Bitty Big Lilac Grace - PTI

Other Supplies: Stitched Square and Circles dies - Penny Black, foam dots, glue dots, Cat vinyl sticker - The Stars and The Moon Dream - Kawaii Pens, computer generated sentiment, enamel dot - Altenew.

Vietnam Birthday

 A friend asked me to make a birthday card for her son who recently traveled to Vietnam.  So I Googled 'free images of Vietnam".  I printed a few on cardstock and cut them up to fit on the panels of the card.  I used some Stamperia DP behind the center and outer images that were too small to fill the panels.

This fold is called 'Flying Seagull Fold' and it folds up into a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card for easy mailing - although it's a little thick - so I would put two stamps on it if mailed.  

This is a view from the back.

I didn't take a photo of this card laid down

but here is a pic of another card I made using the fold so you can see the 'flying seagull'.

The side panels fold either behind the square center panel - or over the square panel.  

I found this YouTube video showing how to create this fold.

I'm sending my card to:

Cardz4Guys

#370 Fancy Fold

Seize the Birthday

not sure if this would be considered layering so I'm just entering it as Anything Goes!

Stamps: Birthday Basics - PTI
Paper - White - PTI  DP- Stamperia - Around the World
Other Supplies: free computer images of Vietnam

Inkspirational Challenge #339 - Mood Board Decorated Eggs

 Hello everyone!  It's time for the newest Inkspirational Challenge #339 and, just in time for Easter and Spring - it's a lovely Mood Board of decorated eggs!

I was inspired by the red and blue eggs - using stamps from Nestie Eggs by Waltzingmouse (retired).

I stamped the large egg on red card with black ink and used blue and white POSCA pens to add those colors.  I stamped the smaller egg on Soft Stone card with Arctic Ink and added the pink with a POSCA pen. I die cut the eggs using Nested Eggs from Nestability.  I embossed the Soft Stone background using Feather Spiral Embossing Folder from Simon Says Stamp. All the die cuts are up on foam dots.

How do these decorated eggs inspire you?!  We'd love to see your inspired cards over at Inkspirational - where you'll find some lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT!

This challenge ends April 25.

Also sending my card to:

Double D Challenges

Easter   ends 4/13

Time Out Challenge

Floral and spots  ends 4/23

Tic Tac Toe

Center Horizontal - any color - Free - Embossing

 Ends 4/24

Addicted to Stamps and More

Stamps: Nestie Eggs - Waltzingmouse (retired.)

Ink:  Nocturne and Arctic - Versafine Clair.

Paper:  Soft Stone, Pure Poppy - Papertrey Ink.

Other Supplies:  Feather Spiral Embossing Folder - Simon Says Stamp, Nested Egg Dies - Nestabilities,  blue, white and pink POSCA pens, Oval Punch - Stampin' Up, foam dots.

Easter Eggs

 I went really CAS with my Easter Cards this year, using a 2" x 3" egg die from Nestability, rub-ons from Taperlogy and sentiments from Waltzingmouse. 

I'm sending my Chick card to:

Double D Challenges

Easter ends 4/13

Stamps: Spring Baskets - Waltzingmouse (retired).

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  White - PTI

Other Supplies:  Easter Rub-ons - Taperlogy, score tape.

March 2025 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 Today is the day all of the cards sent around the world for the March Card Chain Challenge are revealed!  I sent my card to Linda in Minnesota and I received a card from Imke in Germany!

This month I used the theme: Stripes and Friendship and the Technique - Layers (layers of die cuts)

Would you like to join in on this fun monthly challenge?  Check out the details over at The Card Chain Challenge blog.

You need to sign up by April 6th for the April Challenge!

FYI -  I had surgery on my right shoulder for a torn rotator cuff on March 26th and I'm 6 weeks in a sling so can't stamp or leave lengthy comments on your blogs for a bit!  I have done all of my DT posts ahead for the next two months so I will have posts on my blog!

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

first time using this lovely Little Blooms die set from Spellbinders.

The Paper Players

vertical line on left - flowers, diecut, lavender

Paper:  white, Aqua Mist, Lilac Grace, Green Parakeet, Hibiscus Burst, Sweet Blush, True Black - PTI, DP Bitty Big Smokey Shadow - PTI.

Other Supplies:  Little Blooms Dies - Spellbinders, Mid Century Frame Die - Altenew, Label Stickers: Thoughts - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, enamel dots - Altenew.