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[sereikastamper-chf]

Well I don't know about you, but when I got my first bottle of flocking it was like any other new toy, interesting and frustrating! I had no idea how to use it but I knew what it was SUPPOSED TO DO! Well this weeks technique is brought to you by CHF Designer Kristine Reynolds and she has some really great hints and tips on how to get the best results when using Flocking! Julia has also compiled some additional ideas and links for our Product Spotlight - Flocking. Enjoy!

Supplies Needed: Cow Print Backgrounder Bossy the Cow What’s Moo? Grass The Essential Glue Pad by Tsukineko Peeled Paint Distress Ink by Ranger Inc. Brilliance Graphite Black Pigment Ink by Tsukineko Black Flocking by Cornish Heritage Farms Quickie Glue Pen by Sakura White Gel Pen by Sakura Copic Markers (can use other mediums to color) Brayer (optional) Cardstock and embellishments
Step One To begin with, liberally applyglue to the backgrounder stamp using the Essential Glue Pad. Go over it several times to insure good coverage so that the flocking will stick.
Step Two Stamp the glue covered image onto a piece of white cardstock and then quickly pour the flocking over the top. Don't be afraid to use too much, flocking is like embossing powder in that you can pour the leftovers back in to the bottle to be used later. Press the flocking on to the image using your fingers or rolling over it with a brayer. Set aside to completely dry.
Step Three Stamp Bossy in Graphite Black ink on a white piece of cardstock and allow to dry.
Step Four Use the Quickie Glue pen to apply a generous amount of glue to each of Bossy’s spots.
Step Five Pour black flocking over the top of Bossy’s spots and press it into the image with your fingers (you can use a brayer for this step too). Set aside to dry.
Step Six Pick up the paper with Cow Print Backgrounder that is still covered in excess flocking and shake the excess flocking off onto a scrap piece of paper. Return the flocking to the jar. You can blow away any loose particles of flocking. You will be left with this.
Step Seven Next, remove the excess flocking off of your Bossy image. Add grass around Bossy’s feet with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Color the image as you wish.
Finished Project Use your finished Background, image, and embellishment’s to create a card. I created an extra Bossy the Cow image and cut my backgrounder up so that I could create 2 cards. You can check out more cards made with flocking here. We would love to see what you do with this technique or if you have tips or pointers to share! So get busy and be sure to link back here so we can drool over your flocked creations!

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Keri
Former Director of Education
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[DawnL]

thanks Kristine!! great tutorial!!
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[BC Sherrie]

Fabulous tutorial Kristine! Love your finished product and the tip on letting the flocking sit on top to dry....gonna try that!
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[julie_stamps]

Great instructions, Kristine! So easy to follow! Thank you!!!

[stampwithkristine]

http://forums.cornishheritagefarms.com/pp/showphoto.php/photo/7260/ppuser/249
Here's another one I made using the Essential glue pad and red flocking. I was impressed with how the fine detail still shows with the flocking.

[liz]

Oh my! This is wonderful! I'm sure if the real Bossy could see this she would be very impressed

Thanks,
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[MandyMc]

Kristine - Well done on your tutorial! Lots of great tips and the cards are fantastic!
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[LinB]

My FAVORITE thing to do with flocking is to combine it with LIQUID APPLIQUE. . . Let me digress:

1. Tear a piece (approximately 3 inches by 4 inches) from a brown paper grocery bag or a brown paper lunch bag. Do not use any of the fold portion from the bag - use the smooth section. If the bag has something printed on it, use the REVERSE side.
2. CRUMPLE this piece all up into a teeny tiny ball. Open it and crumple again in a different direction. Repeat 3-4 times. The crumpling really makes the finished piece look better.
3. Open up the crumpled piece, smooth and spread it out on a WAX PAPER work surface.
4. Squeeze a small amount of BROWN liquid APPLIQUE onto the crumpled bag.
5. With an OLD brayer, brayer the liquid applique all across the surface of the crumpled section of bag. You may need to add more applique. Better to add more than to have squeezed out too much initially. You want a THIN coating to cover your piece.
6. When the piece is coated with a THIN layer of applique, place on a CLEAN PAPER(not wax paper- regular paper- I use newsprint) work surface and sprinkle BROWN Flocking over the wet applique.
7. IMMEDIATELY wash off your brayer before the applique dries on it - this is also why you want to use an old brayer - just in case! HINT: I keep a plastic shoe box 1/4 filled with water, next to me, when I do this technique. Then, I just place the brayer in to soak as soon as I have finished using it. I completely wash and scrub the brayer when I have finished the project.
8. Tap the excess flocking onto your paper work surface. Pour the remaining flocking back into the jar.
9. HEAT the flocking/applique piece with your heat gun. Do not burn it -heat until all areas have raised - they will sink again as they cool.

The piece will look like real suede (and feel like it too) when done. VERY COOL technique. I have used this as background base and texture for many cards since the 90's. It always amazes people that it is only paper!!! Try it - you'll like it!
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[stampwithkristine]

That sounds really cool Lin. Spose you could hook us up with some samples????

[Jennifer R]

Thanks for the tips. I didn't know the glue pad would work and I've just been using a glue pen....the glue pad brings all new possibilites

[Bellawhoop]

Wow! Thanks, Kristine, for a fabulous flocking tutorial. I feel another order coming up in my near future, but I'm waiting for the new Kim Hughes reveals this week. I have some cute chick stamps I think this would look cute on and I'm sure there are tons of possibilities...like Lesley's willow tree. This is so cute. There have actually been a few times when I've wanted to add a fuzzy texture to an image, and now I have a way of doing that.
These tutorials really help. I have found that there are tons of products out there that I don't even know about, so not only does this show me the new stuff (to me) that's available but how to use it! It's fantastic! Thanks to all of you wonderful, creative ladies for sharing what your talent. I know it takes time to type it out, but it's appreciated!

And Lin...our minds must be in sync because as I finished reading the tutorial I wondered how that would look/work with liquid appliqué! So cool!

Thanks ladies,
Melinda

[LinB]

As soon as I can figure out how to download photos from the digital camera I just got for my birthday last week, I WILL post samples!!! This is my first digital camera -so it will take a little work figuring it all out. Although, you really have to SEE this technique in person - and feel it. It is a little hard to actually see how cool the suede look is!
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Mother/grandmother. New Yorker born and bred. Married to high school sweetheart -happily married 34 years. 2 sons, 1 child each (2 grandsons). Sign ARIES- 03/27, love animals

[DawnL]

Lin, that's a great tip! I'll have to try that sometime!!
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Dawn~the llama mama
Thought I'd let you know that I am now in the Snapdragon part of my life...
Part of me has lost it's snap and the other part is draggin'.
http://dawnanewday.blogspot.com/