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Faerie Glass
(Magical Faerieland Products http://magicalfaerieland.safeshopper.com/)
I apply it with Crystal Lacquer. I just apply it to where I want it and then pour on the FG and let it dry.
Tiny, holeless glass beads the size of a grain of sand, in 66 beautiful, sparkling colors. Faerie Glass can be used to embellish any card or craft project. It can be applied with double stick tape or any clear-drying glue or gloss medium. Any place you use glitter or beads you can use Faerie Glass. Create beautiful stained-glass images on acetate. Create glistening water droplets, shimmering ocean waves, sparkling jewels, glistening snow, sand or rain. Glue onto flower centers, petals and leaves, let your imagination and Faerie Glass create magic in your art.
TECHNIQUES:
1. Stamp image with pigment ink (embossing ink is not thick enough for this technique). Make sure your stamp pad is well inked and that you ink the stamp well. Vellum-finished cardstock (smooth surface) works best with this technique, but even very textured paper will work as long as the image is well stamped.
2. Work over a tupperware container, and pour FG onto the image. Keep the card level while you pour on the glass (keeping the card level allows more FG to stick to the ink). Pour off excess glass and tap the card lightly to tap off any glass that isn't stuck well to the ink. Return excess glass to container.
3. Pour clear EP over the card. It will stick to the ink that isn't covered by the glass. Pour off excess (do not tap card or you will lose a few beads with the EP). Heat EP.
4. A second coat of EP is necessary to set the glass securely. Pour a second layer of EP (color of your choice) over your image, pour off excess and tap card if necessary. Heat EP either from the underside of the card or carefully from the top (do not hold heat gun too close or it will blow off the EP). It may be necessary to apply a third coat of clear EP, but usually this is not the case. You can apply a second coat of EP of random colors by sprinkling various colors of EP very lightly onto the card, or pour one color onto one section of the card and pour off the excess before proceeding to the next color. If you try the sprinkle method and get too much in one spot, either pour off the excess or shake your card slightly from side to side and this will distribute the EP evenly. Try EPs made with clear EP and interference Faerie Dust or Iridescent Scarab Red (4:1 ratio of EP:FD). Scarab Red is a duo-tone (burgundy/teal) and creates a beautiful look. The interference colors look best on darker papers, but also look good on light papers when used with black pigment ink.
A spectacular look is to use Interference Gold FD/clear EP for the first EP layer. Then sprinkle Scarab Red/clear EP across the top of the image, Interference Red/clear EP below that, more Interference Gold/clear EP below that, then Interference Green/clear EP across the bottom of the image. This creates a sunrise scene, lit up with gold.
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Tips & Techniques: Micro Beads, Faerie Dust, Faerie Myst