Saturday 18 April 2020

A Little Extra

Hello,
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

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Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
Hilary
xx

26 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Lovely cards, Hilary! Jo x

Diane said...

Wow what a fabulous technique, the glitter, vellum and gilding flakes make beautiful designs.

Hugs Diane

Cat Craig said...

Hilary, you are rocking the flakes for sure!

Christine Alexander said...

wonderful CAS cards with the gilding flakes.I love the touch sparkle :)

GerJanne said...

Hi Hillary,
this technic is new to me! And I really like it!
Your cards a wonderful!

Greta said...

WOW--I'm speechless! These are stunning, Hilary! Not sure if I can do this, but I sure want to give it a try!

brenda said...

You 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.

B x

Loll said...

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

Zoechaos said...

Beautiful, 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

KandA said...

I love the cards you've created with your gilding flakes, they really are stunning xx

Kuni said...

Your card is wonderful.
Thank you for joining us at the Sweet Stampers and i hope to see you again.
Hugs

Debbie Mageed said...

So pretty! Love this technique! Thank you for playing with us at MMM and hope you can join us again soon.

meg said...

Beautifully created cards haven't seen holding flakes used this way before thank you for joining in at MMM

papierelle said...

Wow, this is so beautiful and perfect and looks so noble. Stunning!!!

sandie said...

you rocked this-I love all of them and such pretty colours and love the sparkle!

Julia Aston said...

What a lovely set of gilded cards Hilary! Each stenciled bloom gives a different look with the gilding flakes used - so pretty! xx

Cathy said...

Gorgeous set of notecards Hilary, you've really mastered the gilding flakes! Cathy x

Darnell said...

These 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

nancy littrell said...

Oh 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

Mia said...

I 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!

nancy littrell said...

So 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

Linda said...

Beautiufl set of gilded cards. Thank you for playing along with the CAS Stencil challenge!

Mac Mable said...

You sure have embraced this technique Hilary and what stunners you've made x.

creativetimewithme said...

Your cards are lovely! Thank you for playing along with us at Make My Monday!

Hugs,
Mary Ellen
blog - https://www.creativetimewithme.com/

Papercraft Boutique said...

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.
Hideko xx

Diane said...

What lovely card designs Hilary.

Hugs Diane