It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted. The weeks I have my boys are busier than weeks I don’t and a couple trips to the ER last weekend didn’t help with crafty time. Everyone is good though and hopefully no more visits to the hospital anytime soon.
I read online about a product to use that is similar to embossing paste so I had to buy it myself and it’s fabulous. It’s Gloss Gel Medium from Michaels and it’s in the fine arts section. I mixed it with glitter and got great results. Here are a few that I did using stencils.

First I squeezed out some product on a plastic plate and then put some glitter on top. I mixed it with a palette knife and voila! Glitter gel at a fraction of what standard glitter pastes/gels cost. I used four different colours of glitter and three different stencils today: red, teal, iridescent, and navy. The polka dot stencil is by Ranger; it’s a Tim Holtz design. The other two are by Hero Arts, Waves and Bold Daisy. I only have plans for the waves background so I’ll be posting that soon.
I was also busy tonight with some simple cards. These two are very similar but each has their own feel.

This stamp is gorgeous! The details are incredible for a stamp, which just shows how amazing Unity’s stamps really are. This stamp is Botanical Background by Brutus Monroe. He was some amazing background stamps made by Unity. Check them out here. The card on the left uses black and Cherry Cobbler cardstock. The card is 4.25×5.5 with the stamped layer at 4×5.25. The Cherry Cobbler layer is right in between the two. The card on the left uses black and Pool Party as well as Pool Party embossing powder that is no longer available. I stamped the image on the left in Onyx Black Versafine ink then embossed with clear powder. Versafine is a must-have product for detail stamping. It is a pigment ink so it either needs to be embossed or left to dry so it doesn’t smudge. Pigment inks are slow drying, which makes them perfect for heat embossing.
I won’t get into too many details on these so this post won’t be too long.
What have you been creating this weekend?