Hello friends! Today let’s explore How To Use Gilding Flakes On Cards 2 Ways! If you are making cards and want to add some easy shimmer to them, gilding flakes are a great option. These flakes are easier to use/ reuse than Gold Leaf Sheets.
What are Gilding Flakes? What are they used for?
Gilding flakes are smaller bits of gold leaf used mainly in paper crafting- and are geared towards card making.
These flakes are inexpensive compared to the full sheets and the smaller flake size is great for adding shimmer to cards.
how to use gilding flakes on cards
There are so many techniques you can try, here is one of my favorite card that uses Nuvo Gilding Flakes. Below is the tutorial.
- Using a die-cutting machine cut an intricate design of your choice the size of your card.
- Trim another piece of cardstock to fit the card front. I used a white cardstock here and then covered it liberally with adhesive.
- Now place your paper die cut onto the white cardstock. Then add gilding flakes on top.
- Allow to dry and then gently burnish the flakes into place.
The flakes will only adhere to the white cardstock with the exposed adhesive and the die cut will remain unaffected!
how to use gilding flakes with rubber stamps
Gilding Flakes add the most delicate shimmer to cards and envelopes when combined with stamping. Below is the tutorial on how to use gilding flakes with rubber stamps.
- Trim and prepare your card.
- Squeeze liquid white glue onto a piece of folded paper towel and press the glue into the paper evenly. Press your stamp into this “DIY glue ink pad” and stamp onto the card.
- Apply flakes generously onto the stamped glue image. I used a mix of gold, silver, and copper here!
- Allow to dry and gently burnish to remove the excess flakes!
what glue can you use with gilding flakes
You can use gilding flakes with a tape runner or a liquid glue. I like using the  MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue but you need it to be a watery consistency.
Add a small amount of liquid glue into a bowl or container and then dilute it with an equal part of water. The gilding flakes are really delicate, so you don’t need a heavy glue. What you want here is a milky consistency of the glue. Thin the glue down further if you need to.
Here I just painted the watery glue to highlight areas of my card and I love the shimmer!
how to use gilding flakes on cards Video
Here is a detailed step by step video showing you how to use gilding flakes on cards. Enjoy here https://youtu.be/qV-r_kWKfyc
Conclusion: Gilding Flakes
I hope you enjoyed these ideas showing how to use gilding flakes on cards. You don’t need any special glue or stamps for this technique. Easily substitute any liquid glue you might already own and just thin it down- you just want it to be sticky enough for the delicate Gilding Flakes.
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