Gold Leaf Snow Flakes
Directions
Supplies:
Various Snowflake Stamps
Gold & Variegated Leaf Adhesive that remains tacky when dried
Clear Embossing Ink or Pad
Clear Embossing Powder
Double stick tape
Aluminum Foil Card Board, 6" x 8"
Plastic wrap
Brayer
Basin of water
Tooth brush
Background card: Stamp with clear embossing ink snowflakes of different small and medium sizes, overlapping. Emboss with clear embossing powder.
Gold Leaf snow flakes: Cover cardboard with Aluminum Foil and tape tight so that it doesn't pull up (palette). Wrap brayer with plastic wrap several times and tape securely. Pour or squeeze a line of adhesive on one end of your palette. Roll it out into a thin film with your covered brayer. Press your clean large snowflake stamp into the adhesive film, then press onto your paper. Immediately wash your stamp with water and toothbrush. Dry your stamp. Continue stamping adhesive onto your paper with clean stamps and washing immediately. If necessary, create a clean adhesive film by covering the old palette with foil, etc. After several adhesive snowflakes are on your paper, apply small pieces of gold and verigated leaf by pressing on with your fingers. After all the adhesive areas are covered with leaf, press firmly with your fingers and set aside for 15 to 30 minutes or so.
On a slightly larger card stock apply a border of narrow double stick tape. Press on gold and variegated leaf.
Revealing the golden snowflakes. With a soft toothbrush or stencil brush, lightly rub and swirl across the leafing. You are removing the leafing that is not stuck to adhesive. The more detailed the snowflakes images, the longer this process takes.
Attach the golden snowflake card to the gold edged card. Attach this to the clear snowflake background.