Gilding Flakes

Welcome back blog friends! Today I'm sharing another "new to me" product - Gilding Flakes.  I know they aren't a new product, but this is the first time I've ever used them, and what fun I had!!

Here's how I put this shimmery card together:

• I started with a piece of white card stock and laid down strips of wide carpet tape
• Next, I removed the tape backing, dumped a pile of Gemstone Gilding Flakes over top and lightly pressed them into the tape
• Using a small sponge I burnished them into the card stock

To create my card I:

• cut a piece of black card stock slightly larger than my gilding flake piece
• using the Mixed Media #2 thinlits from Tim Holtz I die cut a swirly pattern in the top left corner
• created a banner using a square punch and added a Studio G sentiment in Tuxdeo Black ink from Tsukineko
• created my flower using the Exquisite Poppy dies (Creative Expressions) and my Paper Blossoms Craft Molding Mat
• using sponge daubers I inked the edges of the petals with Fired Brick Distress Oxide
• after that was dry, I added a coat of Versamark Watermark ink and Gold Cosmic Shimmer Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder 

 To create shimmery greens I:

• inked my white card stock with Versamark Watermark, added Gold Cosmic Shimmer Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder  and heat set
• I used the Holiday Greens dies from Tim Holtz to cut three vines for behind my flower
• in the center I added a tiny white pearl

There's still one week left to enter your creativity in our CURRENT LINK PARTY. Stop by and showoff your work for a chance to win in the random monthly draw.