Craft club card

This is the card we made at this weeks class, using a mask, mica powders and Tim Holtz die. I used one of my favorite brilliance inks starlight black to sponge through the mask, the corners and middle black panel were inked and dabbed with black mica powder. The dress form has the same stamped image on the dress part and some of our gorgeous May Arts ribbon to make a wrap around the top.

products used:

Dies: Tim Holtz Sizzix Die Sewing Room

Stamps: Inkylicious Filigree corners and Damask Background, Paula Pascual sentiments

Mask: That Special Touch Filigree 6x6

Inks: Brilliance Starlight Black and Perfect Medium

Mica: Cosmic Shimmer Black Pearl

Extras: May Art Ribbon and Pearls from stash large and small

Products used:

Die: Tim Holtz Sizzix Sewing Room die

Masks: That Special Touch Filigree

Inks: Brilliance Starlight Black, Perfect Medium

Mica Powders: Cosmic Shimmer Black Pearl

Stamps: Paula Pascual sentiments, Inkylicious Filigree corners and Damask Background

Extras: May Arts ribbon and pearls

Mask Class

Last week we had a class looking at different ways to use masks, there are a lot of different ones on the market at the moment and are fairly cheap to buy , so a great addition to your stash.

First uses the fuchsia mask from That Special Touch, simply run through a die cutting machine and embossed using a rubber mat. The handbag was stamped and embossed and then I coloured the chain areas with a Silver gel pen and added glitter to flower embellishment on bag.

 

Products used:

 

Mask: That Special Touch Filigree

Stamps: Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Bejewelled Bag

Die: Nestabilities Square

Extras: Black pigment ink and clear embossing powder, Black dotty ribbon, silver gel pen and glitter pen, glitter,

The second card uses Cosmic Shimmer clear texture paste through a mask and then using some tiny spoons carefully sprinkling different colour glitter over design. You need to leave it to dry, depending on room temperature 1/2 to 1 hour or overnight . I added some liquid pearl dots and sprinkled glitter over those as well. This card blank is 7" which I am loving, especially as the masks are around 6 " square, gives you some more space to work with. The second layer of card has been edged with double sided tape and glitter to give the illusion of a whole piece of glitter card but at less cost and waste.

 

Products used:

 

Mask: That Special Touch fuchsia

Glitter/paste: Cosmic Shimmer Texture paste clear, Cosmic Shimmer Polished Glitters lavender, Antique Rose, Sea Green

Stamp: Woodware Happy Birthday Sentiment

 

Everything used can be brought and ordered from FMK details on side bar

 

 

 

Gilding Flakes class

Here are the cards we made at a recent class, using gilding flakes. I added drops of liquid pearls to the embossing folder, but that's best done after the card is finished and left fat to dry. 

 

 

product used:

 

Stamps: Creative Expressions For richer for poorer, Woodware sentiment Happy Anniversary

Gilding Flakes: Cosmic Shimmer Silver Dreams

Punch: Tonic border

Embossing folder: Creative Expressions Tied Together

Extras: Cosmic Shimmer Pearl glue, Silver satin ribbon

 

The next card uses a different technique using gilding flakes over a mask

 

 

 

products used:

 

Gilding Flakes: Cosmic Shimmer Persian Dawn

Mask: Crafters Workshop

Glue: Indigoblu flitter glue

Stamp: Woodware Best Wishes

Extras: Bronze Mirror card, Cream Ribbon

 

All products used can be brought from Forget Me Knot contact details on the side bar.

 

 

 

 

 

Gilding flakes using a mask

Todays card uses gilding flakes again but with a 6" square template/mask. The only thing to bear in mind is if you are doing the whole template you will use quite a lot of flake. So on this card I did a smaller area of the template and then cut into 4 squares to give the illusion its a bigger piece than it is. I temporary attached the mask to a piece of white card with some masking tape and then using more tape masked an area roughly the size I wanted. Using the flitter glue and cut n dry foam press the glue over the area making sure the glue goes in all the detailed areas. Carefully remove the mask and pop into a bowl of soapy water so it cleans the glue off. Now you can apply the flakes to the sticky areas and using a scrubby sponge take off the excess flakes. I then cut this piece into 4 even squares and matted with black and then using a smaller piece of card stamped the flower stamp slightly off set and applied flake in the usual way.  Its a quick and easy card and a great use for all those masks of any size.

 

products used:

Stamps: Indigoblu Wild Meadow, Paula Pascual sentiment from Mix and Match set
Mask: Crafters Workshop Flower Frenzy { although I think this one is discontinued they are similar ones}
Flakes/Glue: Cosmic Shimmer Copper and Indigoblu Flitter glue
Extras: Black card, Black Ink pad and Mark Richard Black pearls.