For Someone So Special

Hello there my crafty friends!  Today's card showcases the Heated Pearl technique.  This is a really great technique to use when making those pesky male cards as it has a decidedly masculine feel to it"  You need to start with a piece of gloss black card for the optimal effects.  Spread Cosmic dries clear glue over the area that you would like to cover.  Make sure that it is filled in and there are no holes showing, but it doesn't need to be too thick, just enough to cover well.  Tap mica powder all over the area. I used the colours from the metallic set of powders so gold, silver, bronze, copper.  Using an old paint brush, lightly tamp the powder into the glue so it won't fly away when heated.  Next, turn your heat tool on and allow it to get very warmed up, then heat the glue.  It will start to bubble and rise and fall.  This process will take a while, but you need to keep heating it until it stops bubbling, probably about five minutes, depending on the size of the area you want to cover.  Allow it to cool well before touching.  The results are a very textural sort of background.  I created a stair stepped, layered frame using the Double pierced Noble Squares and added it over my heated pearl background.  I stamped my sentiment then cut it out with the oval from the a Zoe die and added a gold edge with a paint pen.  Then I cut the Zoe die in white to seat it on and placed it in the centre of the card, allowing a good deal of my background to show from behind.  The card was then completed using my usual pierced layer, and mats.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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