At the Craft and Hobby Association convention this past weekend, I learned a new technique using double sided sticky paper, two stencils, foil, flock and glitter. Later, I had the opportunity to recreate the process and, while everything was going smoothly – or so I thought – I neglected to brush off the excess black flock before removing the top stencil. What resulted was the soft black velvety background you see in the photo, rather than the pure white flock which was to be applied in the next step. The point of my rambling is to be a bamboo (a favorite saying from a former colleague) – be flexible, keep an open mind, and if something doesn't turn out as you thought it should, it's OK, it just might be better! Creating is all about giving ourselves permission to experiment, to try something different, to make lemonade out of lemons. I thought a lot about the creative process on the flight home and the more I looked at my card, the more I liked it . . . and more "what ifs" came to mind. So come back next week to see where the creative process has taken me.
Big thanks and hugs to Julie Makela, a very talented woman with a delightful sense of humor, who demonstrated the technique I tried to recreate, and to Lynell Harlow, our fearless leader at Dreamweaver Stencils for her encouragement and for giving us such a great product to work with.
And apologies to the attendants on Southwest Flight 2417 for the glitter on the (thankfully) unoccupied seat next to me.
Happy crafting,
Liz
Good morning Liz!! I think this card is fabulous. I saw it milling around the Dreamweaver booth at CHA and I would have never known that it was an error. I would love to hear more about a "glitter fiasco" on an airplane. I think that sort of stuff is funny!!! I would love to have a blow horn that as I pull the trigger, glitter shoots out. hehe! Have a good day. I am glad you are feeling better!!
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL card Liz!! WOW!!
ReplyDeleteLiz...It looks like you had a lot of fun at CHA. This card is really stunning, error or not. I wish I could have been there.
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I could have been at CHA! This looks like a fun technique and I can hardly wait to get the instructions for it.
ReplyDeleteThey say "necessity is the mother of invention"...I tell my students this all the time. It is hard for some of us to loosen up sometimes, but this creation was gorgeous, glad I got to see it in progress.
ReplyDeleteThis is really fantastic, Liz! Wasn't that a fun technique to learn? And wasn't Julie a hoot? I had so much fun meeting everyone.
ReplyDeleteI think we all got on the airplanes home covered in glitter. I found it in my apron pockets from learning this technique. Good job on this one Liz!
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