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Hi bloggers!  An oldie here that had been missed a while back so it is having it's day on the blog now.  It is all about the gilding flakes for this one!  In case you haven't seen it, I did a video on "How to use gilding flakes" on the Creative Expressions You tube channel.  It makes it very easy if you are a visual learner.  For today's card, I used the Butterfly Kisses background stamp by Justrite Stamps.  I inked it with Flake and Glitter glue on a piece of cut 'n dry foam.  I dabbed it all across the stamp until it was evenly coated and then placed my black card over the stamp, rubbed all areas with my hand, then removed the card.  I set it aside while I used a Grime Boss on my stamp to remove any residual glue form it.  Once the stamped image has gone completely clear, it is ready to gild (usually about two minutes).  I used Calypso flakes and distributed them all over my background with a piece of rubit scrubit pad.  Using a circular motion and a light hand, I refined the image, taking all the excess flake away.  I did a second stamping the same way, but only used the left hand panel of the stamp this time.  After gilding it, I covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet and coated it with Iced Snow.  I trimmed and mounted this panel for dimension.  I used one of the smaller dies in my Classic Rose set to create a small flower out of black card.  I added glue to the petals and sprinkled it with Midnight Snow (the black version of Iced Snow).  I seated the flower on some gold tulle and black twine and a black swirl die cut.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with Vintage Labels Seven.  I used Rusty Hinge distress ink while still in the die to add colour around the edge.  I cut another die in black, split it in half and used it as a shadow.  I mounted the sentiment up on foam for dimension.  I finished the card with a bit of black and white matting a my usual paper pierced edge.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4" x 7 1/2" in size.  All for now,
Sue x