Technique Tuesday Dryer Sheet Magic

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday - today I am making doing laundry be extra beneficial! Not only clean clothes but a cool WOW for your cards with the Dryer Sheet Magic technique.

My design was also inspired by a couple blog challenges.  First shout out to Festive Friday’s #FF0196 Veterans Day inspo list. I have chosen red, black, watercolour, poppies and sympathy sentiments.

Over at TGIF challenge blog I am playing along with #tgif549 Everything But the Kitchen Sink … so I have lots of layers, texture, bling and several different techniques from blending, water colouring and the dryer sheet magic! I totally love an everything but the kitchen sink designs! 

I’m playing with some of my favourite retired products from my stash! The Painted Poppy stamp set and dies, Peaceful Poppy Elements ephemera package, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Pearl embellishments and the current Everyday Arches dies and Greetings for All ephemera sentiments. 

It’s such a fun way to add extra bling and texture to your card design that packs a WOW. 

So you start by creating your card front so I have stamped an image in Versamark and added black embossing powder and heat set. I watercolored the poppies with Real Red. I used my blending brush and added Old Olive for grass and Balmy Blue for the sky.

Next you want to cover the entire card front with glue - I’ve used Tombow liquid glue and used a sponge to create an even layer over the entire card front. 

While the glue is still wet cover the card front with your used dryer sheet. You want the dryer sheet to be larger than your card front and you don’t need it smooth - the wrinkles help add texture to the effect. Trim off the excess sheet. 

Working while glue is still tacky you want to cover the entire card front with glitter. I am using Dazzling Diamonds from Stampin’ Up! I love using a coffee filter to catch my cast off glitter or embossing powder and funnel back into the container when done. The coffee filter seems to have its own anti static effect.

Photos don’t due the sparkle and texture justice - even the videos not picking up all the shimmer and shine!

The final design is just lovely if I do say so myself. I love poppies, not just for their significance with Veterans Day and both my spouse and stepson having served our country, but they are just beautiful delicate flowers! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

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