Hello! It’s Robyn Wood with you today sharing a project featuring a bit of a different type of technique – using Helmar Tacky Glue to add foiling to a card background.
I love the current trend of adding foiled images and diecuts to papercraft projects, but didn’t really want to invest in a new setup that I would use a handful of times, so I looked for an alternative.
I found that the sticky tackiness of the Helmar Tacky glue was perfect for holding onto foil coating and left a lovely, random effect. This technique will also be handy for using up those scraps of foil that tend to appear after a foiling session, nothing is wasted!
Supplies:
Helmar Premium Craft Glue
Helmar Tacky Craft Glue
Watercolour paper
Ecoline markers in tones of blue, green & butterfly colours
Black permanent stamping ink
Darkroom Door Fine Butterflies, Fine Leaves & Happy Birthday stamp sets
Gold & turquoise craft foil
Textured embossing folder, I’ve used a pebble look one from Carabelle Studio AE60006
Non-stick craft mat, water spray bottle, fine scissors, gold mesh ribbon
Scribble some of the blue Ecoline markers onto a non-stick craft mat and spritz with a little water until the ink beads slightly. Ecoline markers are filled with liquid watercolour so colour easily spreads with water. In place of these markers, you could use anything watersoluble such as Tombow markers or Distress stamping ink.
Drag the piece of watercolour paper through the colour to give a watery splotchy effect. Allow to dry.
Emboss paper then cut to size suitable for card front. I’ve torn the bottom edge to give a different look.
Apply a small amount of Helmar Tacky Craft Glue to a few random parts of the embossed image. Working a small area at a time. Allow the glue to air dry for a few minutes, it is ready once the white cloudiness goes clear.
Carefully lay a small piece of foil on top of the glue and gently burnish until the foil transfers. You don’t want to be so firm that the embossed pattern is lost.
Cover each of the glue spots with foil and repeat until you are happy with the amount of foiling added.
Stamp butterflies in three different sizes and the long stems of leaves using black permanent stamping ink onto watercolour paper.
Using the same technique described above, add colour to the stamped images. I find it a bit serendipitous to put a trio of ‘butterfly’ colours together on my non-stick craft mat, spritz & drag my images through – the splotchy blend of colours is unachievable any other way.
Dry the images and fussy cut.
Layer foiled background and stamped greeting as desired and mount onto card front.
Add ribbon and stamped images as indicated in my photo, taking care to separate the butterflies a little so the foiling can peak through.
I like to add a touch of Premium Craft Glue to just the centres of images so that things like wings and leaves can lift from the card a little. I love that it dries so fast and holds so well!
I hope you have enjoyed learning how to create this project. I enjoy trying new techniques and I hope you do as well. Until next time…
