gilded leafing embedded image – my own technique!!

Not to toot my own horn – but I do have to tell you how proud I am about this – it’s a technique I have not seen on the internet so it is one I made up!! I’m calling it Gilded Leafing Embedded Image Technique. I wanted to show lots of different ways to use the new Gilded Leafing Embellishment that became available in the new January to June 2021 Mini catalog (#154560) featured with the Fine Art Floral Suite, it is a gorgeous, delightfully soft gold leaf product that sticks to anything sticky so there are so many ways to use and adhere this to add unbelievable shine to your projects! In this Card sample, I started with a half sheet 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ of Poppy Parade cardstock (#119793) Scored at 4 1/4″ with my Stampin’ Trimmer (#152392) and creased the fold with a bone folder (#102300). I then adhered three layered Die cuts from the Perennials Petals Dies set (#154321) to the upper center of the card front and covered this embellishment with varying lengths of Tear and Tape Adhesive (#138995).

Remove the paper backing from the Tear and Tape Adhesive after fully covering the die cut or other desired embellishment (I have two other examples below – one using the Butterfly Wings double die and another using the Square Vellum Doilies (#152484))

Apply a layer of Gilded Leafing to the adhesive and rub in with your finger. Using a hard bristle brush, I brushed the excess back in to the jar of Gilded Leafing (#154560) for another use.

I then placed a cello bag or you can save and use the left over paper from our sequin or dots adhesives (the shiny paper that holds those embellishments – the non stick papers) and burnished the leafing with my bone folder – this will allow the image embedded below the gilding to “pop” forward and allow the image to be more pronounced! Isn’t that fun!

I finished the card with a die cut from the Stitched So Sweetly die set (#153828) for the sentiment that came from the Pretty Perennials stamp set (#154435) in Poppy Parade ink (#147050). I added a few Artistry Blooms (#152477) sequins from the Artistry Blooms Suite (#154150).

This sample of the Gilded Leafing Embedded Image Technique uses the Butterfly Wings Dies (#155523) the detailed die adhered to the same butterfly solid image and then adhered to the card before covering it with Tear and Tape adhesive. (#138995) I used the Butterfly Bijou DSP (#156824) mounted on Bermuda Bay cardstock base (##131197) and the Artistry Blooms Sequins. (#152477) The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set (#151595) embossed using Versamark (#102283) and white embossing powder (#109132) and set with a heat tool (#129053) on a Black piece of cardstock (#121045) die cut with the smallest square from the Stitched Shapes die set (#152323)

This is my original sample using the Square Vellum Doilies (#152484) using the same technique! Love the way this turned out! This has a more distressed look as I did not use the paper over the Gilded leafing. I like both looks!

I added a sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set (#154421) stamped with the Tuxedo Black Momento ink (#132708).

For this sample I used the Basic Patterns Decorative Masks (#150697). I secured the mask down with washi tape and placed a 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White piece of Cardstock (#159276) underneath the mask. I pressed a freshly inked Versamark ink pad (#102283) through the mask. I then applied and embossed with Heat and Stick powder (#156110) and a heat tool (#129053) until just melted this becomes an adhesive (this will not be as long as normal embossing powders – Do NOT overheat or it will lose it’s stickiness!) Then cover the Heat and Stick “glue” with the Gilded Leafing embellishment (#154560) and rub until all the sticky surfaces are covered. Brush away excess back in to the container. I finished the card with die cuts from the Stitched Rectangle Die set (#151820) in Basic White cardstock (#159276) and Gold Metallic Foil (#132622) and Metallic Pearls (#146282). The sentiment is from the Lovely You stamp set (#152525).

This card sample uses the Polka Dots images from the same Decorative Mask set as the previous card and the same technique. The sentiment uses the same Heat and Stick powder method and is from the Ridiculously Awesome Stamp set (#152512) and is stamped on layered dies from the Stitched So Sweetly set (#151690).

This next card sample uses a different way to apply the Gilded Leafing – After stamping the flower and leaf stamp from the Art Gallery Stamp set (#154421) I embossed the Basic White layer with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (#154317) and then applied a strip of Stampin’ Seal adhesive to the lower portion of the card. The second two step stamping portion of the flower was done using the heat and stick powder method previously detailed above before embossing with the 3D folder. The sequins are from the Artistry Blooms suite.

,This sample uses the Art Gallery Bundle (#156227) and I applied Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) and allowed it to dry to the tacky stage then applied the Gilded flakes to the sticky parts of the flower, rubbing it in and brushing off the excess.

This sample uses the Versamark and Heat and Stick powder technique but used a Versamark pad that was not freshly inked and only lightly applied to create the speckled, spotty coverage look. I also used the beautiful Fine Art ribbon (#154561). I covered the solid butterfly image fully by firmly pressing the Versamark pad over the entire surface.

This sample uses the Tear and Tape Adhesive to create the striped background! The dragonfly was stamped with Staz-on on Vellum and punched out, the sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. The Gold Foil layer and the sentiment layer are die cut from the Stitched Rectangle die set.

Using a card from a previous week’s Facebook Live Alcohol and Stampin’ Blends background technique – I used the Fine Tip Glue pen (#138309) – this glue is not designed to dry tacky or dry slowly so I used this on vellum to allow the glue to stay wetter longer. I drew veining to mimick marble on this sample and adhered the Butterfly die cuts above the vellum!

The Gilded Leafing is such a fun and easy product to use – I hope you get a chance to try it and as always go enjoy and create art one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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