PPC76 - Soft & Fuzzy

I know I promised some more flocking goodness this week, and hopefully this doesn't disappoint: a mini-tutorial of how I flock. (Wow, that sounds...wrong...) Go check out this week's challenge post over at Scrapbooker's Paradise Ponderings, and then come back & see how I've finished my card.

Supplies: paper from Memory Works "Summer Fresh;"
stamps from Stampendous;
Fun Flock from Stampendous;
Mod Podge Dimensional Magic;
Palette Noir ink;
standard oval Nesties;
buttons from stash;
Liquid Applique by Marvy Uchida 

In case you're curious, when I add "sprinkles" to Liquid Applique, this is how I do it: fill in the area with Liquid Applique (since it will puff when heated, the small gaps you see here are fine).

Sprinkle microbeads on right away, then allow to dry for the recommended time before heating with your embossing gun. This keeps the microbeads stuck in there GOOD!

 

Also, you'll notice I have a number of textures going on on this card. Since I've learned it the hard way, let me tell you which order you should do them in:

-Flock

-embossing, die-cutting, what have you

-Liquid Applique or any other heat-treated method

-Dimensional Magic

If you heat DM, it will crack. And if that happens last, you will be very sad. Or angry. Either way, bad news. If you run thickly applied DM through your Cuttlebug, it may also crack, and you might say bad words. NOT GOOD. 

Fluffy, shiny, lots of texture!

I hope you can find time to play along with us this week - there's another sweet prize up for grabs! Check out what the other designers have made for this challenge:

Merlie 
Nina
Angela
Allison

xoxo,

Jessi