WF20 - Glitzy (2/1 - 2/9) WINNER ANNOUNCED

[Iring]

Here are my glitzy backgrounds.

Ha, we're thinking alike Heidi, I just mentioned in my gallery post that I used a swiffer to pick up excess glitter.

I was so happy my Golden gel medium was still in good shape.  A few weeks ago I took Dina Wakely soft gel matte medium to a class to use as a collage medium.  It was a brand new jar, I opened it just before class and it was hard    If I can find my receipt I will take it back.  I think I got it at Michaels. 

Not sure that I'll have time before the challenge ends, but I'm looking forward to using these backgrounds for cards.

Oh, and I do want to try embossing tinsel.  I'm never sure it will stick by just heat embossing, so I think using it with a paste or gel will be a good technique.

Thanks for the challenge!

[howdyheidi]

Great minds think alike! I don’t remember where I saw the swiffer trick, but it really works well.  Thank you for sharing your backgrounds, I really like them.   And thanks for playing in my challenge!

[Conniecrafter]

Here are my backgrounds

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=4793#top_display_media

And my cards with the backgrounds

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=4794#top_display_media

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=4795#top_display_media

I like how these turned out but the glitter didn't seem to stick as well, I can't remember if it was something I did on my own or did for a challenge in the past or what but when I did this last time I mixed the glitter with the molding paste and then put it through the stencil and that really kept it from falling off so easy.

[howdyheidi]

Connie, your backgrounds and cards turn out so well!  I am sorry your glitter isn’t sticking well. I know that is what people don’t like about loose glitter.  Maybe mixing it in is a better way to do it.  Especially if the paste dries clear.  There are lots of glitter pastes on the market now. I saw, in Michaels, that there is a Martha Stewart line of glitter paste now. I didn’t know that before.  There were pretty colors. 

Thank you for doing my challenge!

[howdyheidi]

I made another card with a glitzy background.

http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=4797#top_display_media

[Yankee]

You can put versmark over the glitter and emboss with clear.
That traps the glitter.  But it makes  the paper heavier and stiffer.  But who cares.
I am sure the ready made paper you buy with the unmovable glitter use a similar proses.

Be sure to use a old versermark pad.  I have a old one I use for crazy stuff.

[Conniecrafter]

I was wondering if a fixative spray would work, didn't think about versamark

[howdyheidi]

Thanks to Jan for doing my challenge.

Here is her card here: http://www.duhnproductions.com/Pics/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=4805#top_display_media

[howdyheidi]

I need to figure out the entries but I will be posting a RAK winner today!

[howdyheidi]

Thank you to all who did my challenge.  Lots of you got a second entry for finishing cards and not just backgrounds!  Way to go and I am glad that you all were willing to do this MESSY challenge!

So you are all winners but only one person get a RAK and that person is!!!


 



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Yankee!  I will have a small rak out to you in not too long!

[stampwilly]

Congrats, Sheila!

April

[Yankee]

Wow, thank you