I had a little bit of a learning curve on this one....I guess a scientific reaction, lol...one that cost me time, precious time...but I really really wanted to see this card through, so short of almost redoing the whole dang thing...I layered another layer over the part I needed to fix. I did run out of the shade of pink sparkly paper, however...so I took a pink alcohol marker and colored my sparkly white. It's OK...it was better with the actual pink sparkly, not my colored white...but, it is what it is...my issue was subpar, and I didn't want to accept it as it was. I wish I had taken a photo of what happened...I'll explain below the picture of my card.
Well, there might be a couple other "I want to redo's" on this card...but, I had already spent too much time on it...so I decided to move along! :)
Here was my scientific learnings... Let me tell you about my new best friends: Zip Dry Glue and Holographic Sticker Sheets
So, about 2 years ago, I was inspired by another crafter to check out the holographic sticker sheets. I really wasn't a sticker sheet type of person at the time, so I kind of didn't know what to expect. I was more of a grungy, distressed type of person when it came to my design...and the power of plunking a stamp into ink and hitting the card stock to it, was and still is something I love doing. That being said...once I applied this clear, patterned sticker sheet over my already stamped on not already stamped card stock... I.FELL.IN.STICKER LOVE.... That's right...sticker love. I've now purchased 3 times the big ole pack, I've gifted it, I've shared it...I adore it. It's not pricey, and it can be fun...to see those twinkly little stars (or other, there are other patterns too, I have the stars)...is so much fun.
Next... Zip Dry Glue. I was given one SO MANY YEARS AGO...and I never really gave it a huge ole try. I even have a Martha Stewart version of it, and just kind of added to my adhesive pile. Well...I was reintroduced to the notion of trying it while at Paperganza this summer... I decided to order one in when I got home...and I really really love the stuff. It's like the cement glue we used as kiddos... And when the adhesive dry's in the wrong spot, there is a window of time, where you can remove it and see zero residual on your card... That's why I love it. You have wiggle room time for what you are adhering, it really is good stuff. Now... It does not work for everything. I would not attempt an embellishment, like a sequin or a enamel dot or something similar...afterall...it is like that cement glue.
So here you go... DO NOT USE IT ON ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE APPLIED THE HOLOGRAPHIC STICKER PAPER TO... I will REPEAT... it does NOT FARE WELL WITH THAT STICKER PAPER!!! At least, that is what I learned the hard way... I originally had my green background circle nice and pretty with the holographic sticker paper applied to it... I then on the back of that green circle, I adhered it directly to my card. Same with my original background on the inside of my card... I'm not 100% sure if the zip dry glue was the culprit or not...but... within hours, my sticker started puckering! BAD...the more I tried to smooth it down, the more I figured...oh nuts...I'll just make a new one. I didn't learn about the inside of the card until after I had redone my green circle, the next day...so...twice that holographic sticker paper puckered on me...I thought it was a mystery with the circle...and didn't think to not use that zip glue when I finished the inside of the card the next day. I was looking in my stash for extra stamped background paper (using the little "Happy Birthday) stamp...and I didn't have any left that I hadn't already used... so I basically started the thing all over again.
Last blunder...on my second "Happy Birthday" die cut that I colored pink...my eyes were hurting on my first "pink" that I colored...so...you guessed it...I was cutting that Happy Birthday out again...and the cake...and the gold trim with it...YIKES...this card didn't want me to finish it. I see a little smudge on my "h" and decided "THAT'S IT...I'M DONE"...I want no more part of fixing this card. Now, looking at my balloons on the inside...ok...I see ink that didn't fully saturate the card stock. NO MORE NO MORE NO MORE attempts I say. I settle with what I had... Those balloons are a stamp set that was given to me by my UPLINE from Stamping UP! way back in the SU days, when I was my only customer! lol... I think it was like 2003 or so... I have this card in front of me. I really liked the random stamping of it. Once again...it feels powerful to hit the rubber to the ink.
Before I toodle doo... I know my packages are not perfect, nor are the meant to be. The stamp itself in the Advent Calendar is the word Happy Birthday, with the unique bow top. I made the fun little colored "boxes" "packages" by taking part of the unwanted part of the rubber that comes with a stamp kit. I cut 3 little rubber boxes, so I didn't need to fuss with cleaning, fit to size, and used those as my boxes. I am storing them with this cute little stamp for future use. I loved thinking outside of the "box" for this one!!! BLUNDERS AND ALL!!!!
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