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Glossy Berries With Crystal Effects

September 25, 2019 2 Comments

A few days ago I decided to play with my new bottle of Crystal Effects from Stampin’ Up! I wanted to see how different it was compared to using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen in adding shine to an image. The more I look at it, the more I think the finished project still needs some tweaking, but here’s what I have so far.

Christmas card with glossy berries created using the Frosted Foliage Stamp Set and Crystal Effects from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

BERRY BOUGH

What I needed for this ‘test’ was an image with berries, and I found exactly the right thing in the Frosted Foliage Stamp Set. But before I got to the Crystal Effects I first needed to do a little preparation.

First I wiped a layer of Whisper White Card using an Embossing Buddy to remove any oils and static. Then I stamped the berry bough image twice with VersaMark ink. Next I sprinkled the VersaMark with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and tapped off the excess. Then once I’d removed a few stray specks I melted the rest with my Heat Tool set on 2 (high).

My sentiment also comes from the Frosted Foliage Stamp Set and after wiping the card again with the Embossing Buddy I stamped and embossed that too.

While I had the embossing equipment out I embossed a single berry bough along the bottom edge of another layer of Whisper White Card. This would eventually go inside my card base.

With the embossing complete I then used a Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker from the Brights collection to add some colour to the inside of each berry. To give it a bit of a watercoloured look I used a Water Painter to add a tiny bit of clean water to each berry. Then I set it aside to dry while the water reacted with the marker ink.

Before cleaning and packing away my berry image I had one more bit of stamping to do. I used Soft Suede ink to stamp it onto the flap of a Whisper White Medium Envelope.

CRYSTAL EFFECTS

Once the painted berries were dry I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to fix the the sentiment layer onto the front of a Poppy Parade Card base. Then I proceeded to squeeze a small amount of Shimmery Crystal Effects inside each of the embossed berries.

Close up of Christmas card with glossy berries created using the Frosted Foliage Stamp Set and Crystal Effects from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

Shimmery Crystal Effects is a very thick liquid with tiny pieces of a glittery substance suspended in it, and the applicator nozzle on the bottle allowed me to be very precise in where I placed it. By the time I had finished I had created a little opaque dome inside each embossed berry.

Of course it was only at this point that I realised that I hadn’t glued my other white layer inside the card base. I wasn’t going to add Crystal Effects to this layer but if I opened the card I risked damaging the front. There was nothing I could do but to wait hours for the Crystal Effects to dry completely and turn from opaque to clear.

When I returned to the card the following day the Crystal Effects were completely clear and dry. Unlike the glue from the Fine-Tip Glue Pen the Crystal Effects had remained dome-like while it dried. Exactly the result I was looking for. All I had to so was use liquid glue to fix the remaining Whisper White layer inside the card base and I was done.

Or was I?

As I said, there’s something about this project that’s niggling me. Despite the embossing and amazing berries with their clear domes it seems ‘unfinished’. So, I’m going to leave this card out on my shelf in front of where I create. Eventually I’ll ‘see’ what needs to be done and I’ll be sure to show you the ‘mark 2’ version when I’ve completed it.

If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments below.

PRODUCT LIST

UPDATED 2020: Sadly the Frost Foliage Stamp Set and Embossing Buddy have retired and are no longer available from Stampin’ Up!

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Frosted Foliage Cling Stamp Set (En)
Frosted Foliage Cling Stamp Set (En)
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
Brights Stampin' Write Markers
Brights Stampin' Write Markers
Shimmery Crystal Effects
Shimmery Crystal Effects
Embossing Buddy
Embossing Buddy
Versamark Pad
Versamark Pad
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Water Painters
Water Painters
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Filed Under: Cards, Christmas Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous) Tagged With: Christmas, Crystal Effects, emboss, Frosted Foliage, markers, Stampin' Write Markers

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  1. geraldine says

    September 25, 2019 at 10:12 am

    I’m so glad you shared this Tracy, as I’ve been curious to know the difference between the regular “Crystal Effects” and the new version with the glitter in it; wondered if it really shows! Is it significant enough to see, in other words? As far as you’ve gone, I love what you’ve done. For my eye, however, I am wanting a touch of greenery … I suppose it has to do with the “complementaries” in the colour wheel, and having the touch of green make the “Poppy Red” just pop that much more again. But knowing you, you will come to your own decision on that, and I just know whatever you decide will be “right” for you! Always good to trust your own intuition in these things, and that you are patiently waiting for it ‘feel’ complete is only a good thing! TFS!

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      September 25, 2019 at 10:15 am

      Thank you Geraldine. Yes a second complementary colour might be what’s missing. As far as the shimmer in the Crystal Effects it’s very subtle.

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