There are many ways to add embellishing to your
stamping. We'll cover painting and chalking in
another section. But let's talk about glitter and
flocking here!
If we are familiar with embossing, then these
techniques are done the same way. There are
glue embossing powders. It goes on the same
way as embossing powder, but when it is heated, it
turns to a liquid glue - for a short amount of time
until it cools. During the time it's still a liquid, you
can sprinkle on glitter or flocking, and make
dimensional/textured stamping! Just sprinkle on
while it's hot, and shake off the extra - careful to
return the extra back to the jar! There are also,
embossing powders with the glitter mixed in, or a
combination of colors already in one jar. I have
many empty jars (covered salt shakers) that I use
to create my own embossing powders - clear or
colored powder, and some glitter!
One new product I'm enjoying is the distressed
inks with the matching embossing powders. Here
the embossed image isn't uniform, but looks aged.
It adds character, and the color variation is quite
nice.
I keep my flocking in mason jars. It comes in many
colors. When applied to projects it creates a 'fuzzy'
texture to your image. So fun for teddy bears!
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Tools of
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