Gilded Leafing

 Well, my order for the Gilded Leafing finally arrived!  I have been having fun using it in different ways.  I love the stuff!  Do you ever just have those days when you can't stop playing around with something?  Yeah, that was me last week.I keep finding new projects to use this Gilded Leafing on.  

Gilded Leafing comes in a small jar.  The jar is full of gold flakes that can be used to add beautiful accents to any of your projects.  The leafing has to be used with some type of adhesive to hold the leafing to your project.  It doesn't have any adhesive on itself.  By adding adhesive to a card, then placing the told flakes over top and removing the excess, you'll have a beautiful and glamorous gold accent left on your project in the same areas as the adhesive was applied.

When you first open your jar of Gilded Leafing, you'll want to have a storage container nearby.  You want an open container big enough to insert your card into that has a sealable lid like a Rubbermade  container with a lid.  When you shake the gold flakes out of the original jar, they will keep coming ... and coming ...and coming!  So be prepared with your container!

To use the leafing, first apply some type of adhesive to the area you want the Gilded Leafing to be.  I have used Tear and Tape, Heat and Stick Powder and multi-purpose glue (Tombow).  This glue works well because after it is dry, it is still sticky.  A glue that dries to a hard finish will not work.  Once the glue is applied, set the project aside to allow drying time.  When dry, either sprinkle or rub leafing onto your project OR dip it into your container of gold flakes.   (You can also sprinkle the leafing on wet glue.  Just set it aside to dry before rubbing off the excess.)  To get rid of the excess leafing, I've found that rubbing it first with my fingers and then with a soft sponge works well.  Another idea is to use a soft toothbrush.  Gently rub the sponge (or toothbrush) over your project until all the excess has been removed.

Here are a few tips:

• Use a large sealable container
• Use a Microfiber Cloth to clean up loose flakes on your hands and work area.
• Prepare multiple projects at one time.  This limits the mess I create and how many times I need to wipe off my hands.
• Experiment with the Gold Leafing.  Experiment with adhesives, application ...Don't limit yourself to just paper.  Enjoy and let me know what you think about this new product.

Here are a couple of cards I made using the Gold Leafing:

  

I applied the score tape across the card; removed the backing of the tape and stuck it down into my leafing container.  Next I used my sponge to take away all the excess.  I cut this piece in half to make 2 cards.

This is one of the cards I made using Magenta cardstock.

This one was made using Terracota Tile.

The flowers on these cards are colored with Stampin' Blends.  The flowers were fussy cut from True Love designer paper.