WT797 = Celebrating June - I chose two of June's symbols - the June bird is a dove and one of June's colours is silver.
I stamped the dove with Versamark and then embossed with "Heat and Stick" powder. After heating, this embossing powder will remain tacky and allow you to apply gilding flakes, glitter, etc. I've decided it is the easiest way to use gilding flakes with a stamp - far less mess than the glues that are sold for gilding flakes.
The trick with the Heat and Stick embossing powder is to keep your embossing gun a little bit further away than normal, and heat the powder just until it turns from granular to shiny-wet in appearance then immediately move the tool to the next area. If you over heat this powder it will harden and then lose its tackiness.
I stamped onto a navy cs and used silver gilding flakes that have lovely little bits of other colours in them. I then stamped the sentiment and heat embossed with regular silver embossing powder. I bordered with silver glitter cs and popped the panel up on fun foam.
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2020 GMT Views: 1134
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Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Thu, Jun 18, 2020 @ 10:12 PM
This is lovely, Susan. And thank you for the detailed steps for using the Heat and Stick. I just had put some of the flaky glue in my shopping cart...I am taking your recommendation. Your silvered border is elegant.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131702
Fri, Jun 19, 2020 @ 12:40 PM
That dove is spectacular with the gilding flakes, Susan. Thanks for the how-to tips. I've never had much luck with the heat n stick either, though I agree it's easier than the glues.