Blast Off - flocking, embossing, gilding, stenciling, coloured pencil, pearlescent watercolour

Blast off! Let's journey to fun! My card features a Kraftin Kimmie stamp set and stencil with pearlescent paint, flocking, gilding and fun.

Putting It Together

I like trying new things. I picked up some flocking a few weeks ago and finally tried it. 

I used a Xyron to cover a panel with adhesive. To use a stencil with the sticky panel, I first applied Versamark. Something about the clear ink prevents the stencil from sticking permanently to the adhesive.

To contain the mess, I worked in a 'glitter box', a shallow box with a Swiffer sheet. I wafted some gilding flakes on to the exposed adhesive and burnished it in with my fingertips.

I used a soft brush to remove the loose gilding.

I then removed the stencil to expose the rest of the adhesive on the panel.

I cascaded flocking over the adhesive on the panel.

I burnished the brushed the flocking as I did with the gilding.

The panel has a soft velvety look and feel while the stars glisten.

I stamped the girl in her spaceship with Versamark and added white embossing powder. I carefully used a brush to remove the girl and her cat before heat setting the powder.

I then fussy cut the ship, cutting away the inner areas, too.

I stamped just the top part of the ship on vellum using Stazon.

I stamped the top part of the ship on to black again with Versamark, adding clear embossing powder. I brushed away powder from the girl and cat.

I used Prismacolor pencils and pearlescent paint to colour the girl and cat. I also used the same pearlescent paints to colour the ship.

I pieced the girl and cat on the vellum.

I then pieced the ship on top of the occupants.

I dry fit them on the background adding blue foiled cardstock as a mat and a sentiment. The die I used to trim the sentiment is much wider, so I had to cut twice to get the narrow strip I wanted.

To save the middle of the foiled cardstock for a different day, I use a die to cut from the middle.

I added everything to a black card base popping up the sentiment and ship with foam mounting tape.

Inside, I used Nuvo mousse and the same stencil to add a background of stars for a white panel. I added a sentiment and planet to the panel.

Supplies

Challenges

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