Today I have an extra post for this months CAS Stencil Challenge, the prompt is gilding flakes. In the process of coming up with my design team cards I made some extras which I thought I would share as I was quite pleased with them.
I have a stencil that is a set of flowers by Craftime, I think they must be one of the first stencils that I bought and I decided to try the glitter and gilding flakes technique with them.
I used sticky backed vellum again, which I cut to size, the stencil was then placed on the sticky side and gilded. Then the stencil was removed and the exposed sticky bit was covered in fine translucent glitter. To make the most of the translucent nature of the vellum, I cut a rectangle from the base card using the crinkly edged die from Crafters Companion. I then used the same die and the one larger to create the frame. The vellum piece was stick inside the card and the frame attached. I heat embossed the sentiment in opaque white.
Because there were several flowers on the stencil I made several cards:
In the picture above you can see that I did the sunflower by adding the glitter to the stencil and the gilding flakes to the surrounding sticky bit.
You can't see it in the photos but the light will shine through the card if it is positioned right giving an added bit of interest.
I am also sharing this at:
Stamplorations April Stencil Challenge - Always anything goes
Always Fun Challenges #158 - Clean and Simple
Make My Monday #120 - Spring Flowers (the tulip card)
Sweet Stampers #43 - Clean and Simple
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
Hilary
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Lovely cards, Hilary! Jo x
ReplyDeleteWow what a fabulous technique, the glitter, vellum and gilding flakes make beautiful designs.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
Hilary, you are rocking the flakes for sure!
ReplyDeletewonderful CAS cards with the gilding flakes.I love the touch sparkle :)
ReplyDeleteHi Hillary,
ReplyDeletethis technic is new to me! And I really like it!
Your cards a wonderful!
WOW--I'm speechless! These are stunning, Hilary! Not sure if I can do this, but I sure want to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteYou do elegant so well Hilarly and I always admire your use of gilding flakes, for years I have dabbled with them but rarely happy with the end results which are usually a desk full of particles, sticky fingers and half finished card.
ReplyDeleteB x
Beautiful set of cards Hilary! I love your gilding flake and glitter combination. Very pretty and elegant. And it's cool that you can vary the image and backgrounds with your two mediums. xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, looks like you have enjoyed your teams challenge as much as I have and your work is just lovely. Thank you for your kind comment on my page. x
ReplyDeleteI love the cards you've created with your gilding flakes, they really are stunning xx
ReplyDeleteYour card is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at the Sweet Stampers and i hope to see you again.
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So pretty! Love this technique! Thank you for playing with us at MMM and hope you can join us again soon.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully created cards haven't seen holding flakes used this way before thank you for joining in at MMM
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so beautiful and perfect and looks so noble. Stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteyou rocked this-I love all of them and such pretty colours and love the sparkle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely set of gilded cards Hilary! Each stenciled bloom gives a different look with the gilding flakes used - so pretty! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous set of notecards Hilary, you've really mastered the gilding flakes! Cathy x
ReplyDeleteThese are all very spectacular, Hilary! You are a genius with glitter and flakes! Each one is breathtaking and I can only imagine how cool it would be to hold them up to the light!! Take care and keep safe! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteOh my...Five Gorgeous gilded flakes cards, Hilary. I love how you used colored cardstock and the pretty die cut framing for each of the beautiful flowers. Hasn't this been a great stencil challenge? TFS more gilded beauties. Stay safe and creative, my friend. Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteI am no good with CAS cards, Hilary, so I really admire your beautiful cards. Lovely gliding and great design. Thank you so much for the inspiration, my friend. Kisses!
ReplyDeleteSo pleased, Hilary that you entered your gorgeous stenciled gilded flakes card in our STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge. LOVED your set of gilded flakes cards. TFS your cards and description...Hugs, Nancy
ReplyDeleteBeautiufl set of gilded cards. Thank you for playing along with the CAS Stencil challenge!
ReplyDeleteYou sure have embraced this technique Hilary and what stunners you've made x.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are lovely! Thank you for playing along with us at Make My Monday!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Mary Ellen
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All five cards are gorgeous, Hilary! The combination of glitter and gilding flake is so pretty and sparkly! The simple frame and sentiment are perfect for showing off the beauty of the lovely flowers.
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
What lovely card designs Hilary.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane