Ingredients:
Clarity stencil
Sheet of double sided adhesive
Gliding flakes -Pirate Treasure and Gold
Clarity stencil/Gelli card
Brown card for mounting
Place a piece of double sided adhesive sheet on the stencil card and smooth down firmly. Remove the second piece of waxed paper from the adhesive and position your stencil as you wish. Add gliding flakes and smooth them into all the sticky sections. I used a mixture of the two colours to try to get some kind of sharing in the landscape.
Use the sanding block to remove all the excess gliding flakes and put them back into a tub for future use. Then carefully remove the stencil slowly to avoid damage to the stencil. Brush baby powder into all the sticky areas left from under the stencil. Give the whole thing another good rub done to burnish it.
It looks good then but you can add more definition and depth if you highlight parts with a coloured pencil. I used a dark grey and added shade on one side only of each tree and branch. With this lovely treescape stencil, it is necessary to work out which branch belongs to which tree and highlight to show that.
I also added marks down the trunks and along the branches to give more depth. It worked well as I found that the pencil on top of the baby powder naturally gave me the slightly scratchy marks I really wanted.
When it came to mounting it, I found that the dark brown worked better than black, giving a warmer feel and blending better with the building flakes.
If you try this technique, choose your stencil carefully, I found the more open stencil of the treescape easier to remove than those with a wider framework. The other major point to remember is to remove all droughts and don't sneeze or breathe on the gliding flakes.
Have a Happy New Year, all of you, and I look forward to seeing what you all get up to in 2016.
10 comments:
Absolutely one of my favourites Maggie and I was all ready to send for some gilding flakes (have yet to try them!!!) until I saw the word "pencils" ... you lost me at "shading" and "pencils"!!!! Am longing for time to play but have managed to get all my 20 wedding anniversary cards made over these past two days plus a further half a dozen with just a general "happy anniversary" greeting on them all ready for my fundraiser later in the year ... so that is another 20 cards ticked off my "to do" list. Am off now to study this wonderful card once more ... it instantly appealed to me and I do so admire your skill with the dreaded pencils! Happy New Year and love to you. xXx
Happy new year Margaret. What a lovely card. I do love gilding flakes. Love the shading too. Hugs and have a good year xxx
Hi Maggie, this is one I want to have a go out to thanks does reminding me. I was looking through my stencils the other day, I haven't decided which to try yet but the trees look very effective. I'm not confident about shading though so might be looking at yours for help there! Happy New Year! Xxx
It's gorgeous Margaret, I do love variegated gold flakes I must say. Debbie could always sponge ink on for the shading...I think you're right, it really adds to the depth.
It's beautiful Margaret. Happy New Year.
Lovely card Maggiexx
Beautiful Maggie. Got to try this yet but love the effects. Happy New year. xx
hello Maggie,
So nice to see that you crafting.
Beautiful peace of work.
I like the sparkle with the gold,yellow, orange on the right side.
it just like to shine the sun trough the woods. that little light want to go far into the woods. that Every tree gets some light.
Beautiful!!!! What a effect.
all the best wishes to you and your family.
kind regards, Dora
Hi Maggie,
I love this card, I've done this technique before but never thought about adding the shading...going to borrow that idea!!
Jackie xx
Wow, clever idea Maggie, haven't that stencil r one like it, but do have the gilding flakes, must get into them. Like Ve the effect, brilliant card
Shaz in Oz.x
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