How to Use Gilded Leafing

Thought Gilded Leafing could only be applied with Heat N Stick powder? Think again, because the card above shows two other methods of how to use Gilded Leafing in your paper crafting.

The little gold dots on the coneflower are Gilded. After die cutting my coneflower and applying Polished Pink and Merry Merlot inks with a Blending Brush, I placed tiny dots of Multipurpose Glue over the seed heads. I let it sit for awhile – I didn’t time it, but probably ten minutes or so. When the glue dries, it changes color from white to clear and becomes tacky to the touch! I then put a flake of the Gilded Leafing over the top of the tacky glue and gently rubbed over the surface with a clean Blending Brush to remove the excess gild. And voila! Gold seedheads! And no heat tool needed. I like the brighter gold this method provides versus using gold embossing powder.

The second example on this same card uses TearNTape. I cut a piece of Cork Specialty Paper at an angle and adhered it to my card mat. Following that same angle, I adhered a piece of TearNTape across the card mat. I wrapped the ends around to the back of the mat, because I wanted the gold to wrap around the edge. Peel off the protective backing and scatter flakes of Gilded Leafing along the strip. This time I used my finger to gently rub the Gilded Leafing all along the length of the sticky tape. Any excess leafing can be put back in the jar for another project. And again, no heat tool needed.