Faux Stained Glass Luminary

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's project features one of Kat Scrappiness' new release, the Stained Glass Poinsettia window craft die. It also features several of the Kat Scrappiness Glitter Mousse. I hope you like it.

I created a home decor using the die. I put fairy lights inside the decor. The above photo is how the decor looks with room light on and below is a photo showing how the decor looks when the room light is off. The fairy lights are on on both photos. 

To create the luminary, I die cut the poinsettia on a scrap piece of cardstock. The die conveniently cuts 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel perfectly fitting the front of an A2 note card. I also trimmed 4 pieces of acetate at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" using left over packaging.

I secured the acetate on the back of the die cut window panel using tape to hold the die cut down and prevent any shifting. This is when the messy fun begins. Using a spatula, I scooped some of the KS Ruby Glitter mousse and applied it generously to the poinsettia portion of the window die cut.

Since I was working on a slick surface and with the dainty cuts of the window die cut, instead of spreading the mousse to the open areas of the window die cut, I pressed and pounced the glitter to distribute it to the open areas. I ended up removing the tape from the die cut so I can rotate the die cut. This allowed me to apply the glitter mousse better. You can also rotate your work surface instead of rotating the panel.

 

It looks like a hot mess at this point as I added more colors to the panel. I did not do any masking. The design of the die cut was very simple that I was able to apply the glitter mousse to the areas that I want to apply it to. I applied the green glitter on the leaves and the gold glitter on the background. 

Since I was creating four acetate panels, instead of working on a panel before moving on to the next one, I applied one color of gel mousse at a time on all four panels before moving on to the next color of mousse. I started with ruby then proceeded with emerald. You can let the gel mousse dry in between colors but I did not. There was some color contamination but it was hardly noticeable.

Amazingly the die cut stencil held up through all three colors of glitter mousse. 

Cutting the acetate the same size as the window panel made the lining up of the image easy by lining up the corner of the acetate with the corner of the die cut window.

I die cut a silver cardstock with the poinsettia window die. I die cut four pieces, one for each acetate. I adhered each window die cut on the acetate using liquid glue. I placed something heavy over it while the glue dries. 

I trimmed strips of the silver cardstock at 1/2" x 4". I scored this at 1/4" on the short side. These pieces will be the tabs holding the window panels together. I folded the tabs on the score line, reinforcing the fold with a bone folder.

I applied glue to one of the folds on the tab. I adhered this to the inner side of the acetate panel making sure that the folded end is towards the outer frame of the acetate panel. 

I adhered another acetate panel to the other half of the tab making sure that the orientation of poinsettias are the same for both acetate panels.

The beauty of using a liquid glue was it gave me time to wiggle the layers while aligning it.

Now, the pieces are connected. I continued this process until all four acetate panels are adhered together.

This is what the luminary looks like when viewing it from above.

The luminary stands up nicely on display. 

I hope you like today's project. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below a link to the Kat Scrappiness product I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this product. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. They have a new release, too! Enjoy!

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Saying Goodbye

Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog. It is the first day of the month. Usually, Incy Wincy will have a new challenge today. Sadly, this is the last post for Incy Wincy Designs Challenge. We are closing up the challenge blog. I am forever grateful to Incy. They gave me my first break in the DT world. My first post as a DT was on June 6, 2016 with the card below, Chalkboard Altered Digital Print. 

Whew! That was eight years of my designing life. The challenge blog evolved from having multi-sponsors per month to a solo sponsor to a non-sponsored challenge blog. From having two challenges a month, we cut back to a monthly challenge. On those 8 years, DT members have come and go. Until we were down to 5 and remained 5 for a long time despite the DT call. There were signs that the challenge blog is about to end but we held on because of our loyal followers who chose to stay despite the circumstances. We feel blessed because of them.

Back to my card, I used products from Erin Lee Creative. Unfortunately, these products are already retired but I am pretty sure you can find substitutes for it. Like any product that is new to me, I research the product online. There is a tutorial to the cardinal die by Jeannie which was very helpful to me. Unlike Jeannie's cardinal which was cut on white cardstock, I decided to cut my version on colored cardstock. I added details to the debossed portions of the bird and the wing with a Copic marker. On my first attempt, I used a very dark gray ink which did not turn out too good. On my second attempt, I used a lighter gray alcohol marker which worked out just fine in making these details pop. 

I blended red ink over areas I think there is a shadow. I used a medium sized blending brush to have a bit of control over the areas I am blending on. I used the scrap cardinal die cut as a layer to the final piece. I didn't want to waste that piece.

I also added details to the bird's beak and the bird's feet using markers. I blended a bit of brown dye ink on the bird's feet. There is really no rhyme or reason with the blending. I think the bird will still look pretty no matter what.

I assembled the bird and set it aside while the glue dries.

For the sentiment, I did hot foiling. It took me 3 tries before I got a good result. The lessons I learned with foiling are:  

1. Foiling on a smooth paper gives better results. My first attempt was on a matte, heavy weight cardstock. The result was a splotchy foiled sentiment.

2. Assess the thickness of your paper. If using a thin sheet of paper, add a shim e.g. another cardstock or a thin cardboard to add more pressure to the foiling sandwich. On my second try, I used a light weight mirror cardstock. Being thin, not all of the foil adhered to the mirror cardstock. It was okay but I feel it can still look better that's why I gave it another try, my 3rd try.

I die cut the foiled sentiment using the coordinating die.

For the card panel, I used an embossed cardstock from DCWV. I splattered white paint over the panel. I dried the paint by heat setting it.

I love the result of foiling. The beauty of foiling is that the look it gives. The colors change depending on how the foil gets hit by the light. I think foiling the sentiment on mirror cardstock also made the foiled sentiment even prettier, what do you think?

I adhered the cardinal and the sentiment to the cardstock panel. I added a dot of blank Ranger enamel accent for the bird's eye. 

Well, this is it. I hope you continue to follow me and my co-DT members as we embark on other things. We truly appreciate your support. 

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day! I wish you a very Merry Christmas.

Maria Giselle B.

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