My Happy Challenge with Megan Flynn
This weeks challenge, which is due Thursday , 4th October, is using a Napkin, I have decided to make a card,
Its been a while, like 6 months, since ive done an online challenge. but saw this challenge & thought i would give it a go over the long weekend .
products used
party napkins, ( 2 ply)
Christmas napkins 4 ply)
Mont Morte Water colour paper pad, 300 gsm
Rico Design Napkin glue 130 ml. (below is the bottle)
Kaiser Mountain Air sticker flowers
Collall 3 D Decoupage ,
hand made glitter mists
Close to my heart - glitter pen
Liquid Drops 3d rouge ( for berries)
The 25th dec is from sticker sheet of Photo Play here comes Santa .
white gel pen
Kaiser - Lipstick ink , the green is from Tim Holtz distress inks - Mowed Lawn
My red napkin is 2 ply, which means i need to only get one layer of the backing off.
My other one is 4 ply, so this works well also , i take off one sheet , put it on my lap, ( for any spills) next layer i place under my card, ( for project ) next layer goes beside me , (in case i get glue on my hands and i can clean them ) , LOl and the top layer is for the card ,
I love using short stiff brushes, so have used Mont Marte Gallery series brush acrylic set, works good with me. the other long brushes are just for decoration in my container
I get the feel of the brush and i can work quickly if need be .
I started off using Mont Morte Water colour paper pad, 300 gsm it does not curl up , as with using plain cardstock which bends up when you apply the wet glue,
The glue i use, when doing napkins is Rico Design Napkin glue 130ml. it goes on smooth, the best part is that you dont have to glue underneath first, but just apply the napkin straight to your project, you dont need extra layers like some other brands. so one coat is enough, although if you want , you can add another layer over the top.
When doing my project, i always start in the centre of my project, and work out, so that you work on a circle from middle out all the way The longer your strokes, the more you will get creases and it tears, but i like doing just short strokes to mine i feel i get more coverage quicker
so i started off tonight, with my red napkin, when it was touch dry, i place it in a plastic bag and put it under my computer and craft mat to flatten (making sure that its not wet, ) as you will have it sticking to your plastic bag. which you dont want that effect , not fun
After about 20 mins ( i went for tea ) i took out & cut around unwanted parts of the napkin of the card,
Next my green border napkin , again , i have placed it on the white sheet again and the same process as before starting from the centre
if by chance you place it down and theres a big crease that you dont want , lift it carefully while still wet and brush over again, making sure you get out all your air bubbles as well.
You need to wait til completely dry, before using your trimmer on cutting out edges or you will tear the work you have just completed,
Collall 3 D Decoupage , This is my life saver, gone are my days of foam tape. for me, this you just apply to your project the thicker you apply the higher the depth, i usually only put it on not too thick ,but thick enough to add height to my project, it dries clear, but you are not going to see it anyway, you can put unused back into the tube, but i just add enough to what i think, if i need more its easy to add the tube has a wide opening putting it though the springe, gives you a fine line to work on ,
On my leaves i have added Close to my Heart glitter pen, it just gives that extra bit of Bling, without taking away from the project,
The 25th dec is from sticker sheet of Photo Play Here comes Santa . i have placed white gel pen around it
I love to ink anything that ive cut, so Kaiser - Lipstick ink & the green is from Tim Holtz distress inks - Mowed Lawn
Hope you like my card and play along with this challenge
Happy Scrapping
Jacqui
