Gorgeous techniques. Dry embossing the hearts transformed them

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Maggie ☺️ I agree! I think embossing them takes then up a level. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Lovely cards Laura, really pretty results. I just thought I'd mention though, that vellum isn't a type of plastic. It was traditionally made from calf skin but modern vellum is a type of paper made from cotton & wood pulp or cellulose. Tip to prevent warping, preheat your heat gun before melting the embossing powder then keep it moving so it heats evenly and doesn't get too hot in any one area, (that's why it didn't warp so much she you put something behind it absorbing the heat and dispersing it more evenly. Also; If the adhesive still feels sticky after using the building flakes over it, you can use an anti-static pad or dust a little bit of talc or corn starch over it. 😊

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ so glad you liked the finished cards. Yes most vellum isn't plastic but I believe the one I have is plasticised rather than proper vellum. I don't have any issues with my gilding flakes being sticky once the panel is coverer. I did have a commenter ask about that and I think it would occur if you haven't covered the panel sufficiently and missed areas and depending on the double sided sheets you use. I've had no issue with the Tonic ones though. Thanks for the tips 🙂

Beautiful cards and inspirational! Thank you.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it and I'm so glad you enjoyed the tutorial! Happy crafting ☺️

You are such an inspiration!! And so easy to listen to! Thank you.☺️

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - that's so kind. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Thanks for sharing that technique! I never thought to use the adhesive sheets

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

9 ай бұрын

So glad it's given you a fresh idea ☺️ thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Absolutely gorgeous! Love how there is so much texture and dimension yet keeping it clean and classy ❤😊 I have also never witnessed such clean pour backs of embossing powder, you really are nailing this art form lol. Two very big thumbs up. With the skills to make such gorgeous cards, no longer the need to pay exorbitant costs at the shops for just one card either! #winning 😊😊

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😆 so glad you enjoyed the video and likes the finished card. Thank you for watching and commenting too! It is much appreciated ☺️

FABULOUS CARDS ❤ Thanks so much for posting such a wonderful video- you have given me so much inspiration

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I am so glad you enjoyed the cards! Thank you so much!

Great idea!! Love your cards!!! TFS!! Austin TX USA

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

9 ай бұрын

You're so welcome. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

Thanks for sharing your lovely creations. Happy Crafting x

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ so glad you enjoyed the video.

Glad to be able to join in to these great techniques..thanks

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

4 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Thank you for the great video. I always forget about my guilding flakes . Looking forward to getting them out for the upcoming houldays!🌟

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Yes it's not always easy to remember what we have in our stash 🤩😆

Wonderful tutorial! I learned so many new neat tricks! Thank you!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😃 so glad you found the tutorial helpful! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Beautiful cards! Going to my craft room soon to try this with snowflake folders and dies. Thanks for the tips!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment Marie ☺️ happy crafting ☺️

First time seeing your tutorials. Lovely. Bell and thumbs up pressed and done.😊

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

27 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Wilma.☺️ so glad you enjoyed it enough to subscribe and hit the bell! Thank you for your lovely comment! Happy crafting 🙂

I love those dies after gilded!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Very pretty cards!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ I'm so glad you like them! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment too! ☺️

Love how you made your card and now you’ve motivated me to get my supplies out that are just sitting on my shelves…

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I'm so glad you enjoyed it and that it gave you some inspiration too!

New subbie here. I enjoyed the breezy voice over with the sped up video. Adore both cards. You used embossing folders with gilding flakes and I'm in love. The gold card did steal my heart though.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Aw thank you so much! So glad you liked my video style. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

These cards are gorgeous Laura. Love the embossing folder on the hearts. ❤

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ So glad you like them! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

@Patricia-lf6gm

6 ай бұрын

You’ve made me want to use the gilding powder I’ve had for over 10 years and only used once. I also want to get the square dies with the heart design as I didn’t realise they had that design on them especially for anniversary cards. I live on an island with absolutely no craft stores so everything has to be ordered online which means I never know the quality of anything until it arrives 😮 I have pressed the subscribe button. 😊

Wow those cards are absolutely stunning!! That's a great idea to emboss your die cuts, I'm going to have to try that! I love everything about the cards! 😍

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️ so glad you enjoyed it and so pleased you're going to give it a go! ☺️

These cards are so pretty,,,xxx ❤

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you like them. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Love this technique and your finished cards

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️ so glad you enjoyed it!

You make it look so easy 😂 Gorgeous cards yet again ❤

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Aw thanks Cobi ☺️ thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ so glad you enjoyed the video!

the embossing folders will also help burnish the flakes onto the adhesive. Never thought about doing this. I'm going to get my stuff out now. Thank you for the wonderful ideas using guilding flakes. I need to use this stuff up.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you're going to get your gilding flakes out!!! That's fab! Have fun playing with them! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Great technique and beautiful card!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Lisa! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Great Ideas :) Thanks!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching 🤩 so glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment too ☺️

So so pretty !! Thank you xx

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

Stunning cards.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ and thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it

Your cards turned out so beautiful!!!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Absolutely love it,thank you so much 🎉❤

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😃 so glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

WOW, absolutely stunning cards!!! Enjoyed the techniques you used and the results!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Fantastic techniques! Who knew that using an embossing folder would make that big of a difference on the guilding flakes. 🤔 I tend to use my embossing folders for full backgrounds. Never on the smaller die cuts but that will definitely be changing now. Most vellum is not made from plastic. It is commonly made from oiled sheets of paper. Originally it was made from stretched calf skin but that process is extremely expensive and labor intensive.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Holly! So glad you enjoyed the technique and so glad you're going to have a go. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment too! Yes some vellum is not made from plastic however the vellum I have is plasticised and can warp badly it heated too long. 🙂

It looks so simple and just so different!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️ so glad you enjoyed it!

Wow, how georgeous! 🤩

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I'm so glad you enjoyed it ☺️

Really love these cards

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment Irene ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️ so glad you liked the cards!

So lovely !

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ thank you for watching and commenting too! I really appreciate it ☺️

So beautiful.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

Stunning card

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment too! I really appreciate it ☺️

Beautiful and brilliant!!!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I am so glad you enjoyed the video!

Love your cards!!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

Those hearts look even more amazing in after being run through the embossing folders! WOW! I love that!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I love how embossing folders can really step something up. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

These are so pretty!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ and thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Beautiful!!! ❤❤

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️ So glad you liked them! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Thank you. Well done.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

Gorgeous cards as always. I love gilding flakes but I get in such a mess with them. Maybe practice makes perfect lol x

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment Tracy ☺️ I really appreciate it! I don't find the indigoblu flakes too messy however I recently tried some spectrum noir ones and they were the worst thing I've ever done. Nearly wrecked my desk. They were so static I struggled to get them off and I'm still finding them now! So I do wonder if it depends on the brand of flake as to how messy they are. 🫣

So pretty

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️ so glad you liked it!

Beautiful

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Marilyn! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Lovely

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you like it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️ happy crafting ☺️

That was brilliant

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Brilliant tips😍💜🧚‍♀️😘

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching ☺️ so glad you liked it and thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Love your talent

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

4 ай бұрын

Aw thank you so much Linda ☺️ thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Really beautiful. Xx

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Donna ☺️ so glad you liked them! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment too ☺️

Kraft and gold combine so well. Thank you.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

Great projects. Tfs!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

Beautiful cards ❤❤

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😍 so glad you liked them! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️

I love gilding flakes, always forget I have them. Will get them out tomorrow for a playtime. Love the dry embossed shapes. Brilliant!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Ahhh fab! So glad it's given you some inspiration! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

So beautiful!! Always like different way to use gliding flakes!!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Michele and thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it! So glad you enjoyed it.

Absolutely stunning thank you so much for sharing 🥰❤🤗

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it ☺️

@JackieBarton1

9 ай бұрын

You are most welcome 🥰❤😘🤗

Loved the cards. My favourite was the first one (shiny, shiny). I’ve had a stash of guilted flakes for ages but now I know how I can use them. Thanks for the video.

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and glad it's given you some inspiration to use your gilding flakes ☺️

Laura, this was WONDERFUL!!! Beautiful job! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Now I need to go play with my double sided adhesive and gilding flakes, I’ve got cards to make for a few brothers! 💗💗

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

6 ай бұрын

Ahhh thanks so much Stacy 💕 happy crafting! Thanks for watching and commenting too - I really appreciate it!

Very clever, I have a tub of Tonic flakes that I used on a mirror I was up-cycling a few years ago, now I know how to use them in my cardmaking. I found your channel today by chance, listening to you it sounds like you have a slight west midlands accent. I might be wrong, I'm from Birmingham 😊💕

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Karen for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it! Oh no! I didn't think I had a detectable accent 🤣 I'm not too far away 😉😆☺️ so glad the video has given you some inspiration for your leftover flakes 😃

@karensanders8061

10 ай бұрын

@@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura Haha I knew it, it's very faint but I heard it haha 😊

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

🤣

Wow! These cards are gorgeous 😍 I love this technique for using gilding flakes and embossing them...I can't wait to try this and use up some of my gilding flakes. TFS💜🎨

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad you're going to try this technique! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I really appreciate it!

@cardsbycolie

10 ай бұрын

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura I have already created a couple gilding flakes panels and will be playing with them today. Super excited!!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

@atrue14u that's very exciting 🤩 if you post on Instagram at all be sure to tag me my IG is murky89l

Hi from Adelaide South Australia 🦘🦘🦘 Loved your quick but highly explanatory video & I Subscribed. I have been experimenting with my gilding flakes. Hope there's an alternative to the hard foam to burnish the flakes onto the double sided sheets. I have rolls of it as well & should use some. Looking forward to creating 💖⭐❄️🍁🌼 shapes & embossing patterns onto them & the gilding. Inspired! Thank you so much! 👏👏👏🙏🥰☕🌹

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Linda and taking the time to leave me a comment too! I really appreciate it ☺️ so glad you enjoyed it! Yes you can of course use a paint brush. I have a video coming up in the next week or two that shows that exact process so I hope you find that helpful when it's uploaded too. Thank you so much for subscribing ☺️

Superbe magnifique

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

3 ай бұрын

Merci!!! Thank you so much for watching and leaving me a comment :)

Auto correct changed gilding flakes to building flakes!😕😅

Interesting use of gilding flakes with adhesive sheets. I have a similar looking product called shaved ice by Stampendous. Can it be used in the same way? Can it be tinted?

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Maureen. Yes you can definitely use adhesive sheets with the shaved ice. As for it being tinted I think you could tint a collage medium first and then mix the shaved ice in and that would tint it but I'm not sure you can tint the shaved ice directly...maybe with alcohol inks?

Thank you so much for the video! Do you ever have issues with the gilding flakes rubbing off and the adhesive being exposed again? I've had this issue multiple times and have taken to covering my gilded diecuts with glue to seal them, but if you have a better method, I would love to know what it is. Thank you again for the great video!

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ I personally haven't had that issue but that's a great way to seal it to stop that if you do. I would imagine it depends on the adhesive sheets you are using. Perhaps if the adhesive isn't very strong that can cause the flakes to come off. Also if you've not burnished them well enough into the adhesive too. Perhaps try different adhesive sheets. I do find the tonic studio ones to be very good and sticky. Hope that helps!

@jneidorff1619

9 ай бұрын

@@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura It does help, thank you so much!

I've used this technique quite a few times. The results are lovely, BUT.. after going through the embossing folder, the die cuts are tacky. No amount of drying time gets rid of the tackiness. It's as if the pressure of the embossing folder going through my machine has forced the glue through the gilding flakes. Has anyone had a similar experience? Any suggestions on how to solve this issue?

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ☺️ personally I haven't had that issue with my die cuts. Perhaps it's the adhesive sheets you're using or possibly the gilding flakes not completely covering the adhesive sheet completely? I would suggest trying another brand and seeing if that solves the issue for you. Hope that helps. ☺️

Sans tacky glue ? Le papier adhesif a bien de la colle

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

9 ай бұрын

Oui! Sans Tacky Glue. Le papier adhesif suffit! ☺️ merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé ☺️

Sound but no picture...😭

@meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura

10 ай бұрын

Hi Louise, maybe check your device isn't on mute for audio or that the mute symbol on KZread isn't selected. There is definitely sound in the video and no one else has had any issues. Let me know how you get on.