When I was growing up my family played a lot of board games. One of my favorites was “Can’t Stop” from Parker Brothers. It’s a game of risk, chance and mostly… self control. I lacked much of the latter which is why I think it best that I don’t go to casinos. Ü
Creating the pendants from altered brads has had the same effect on me as that board game from long ago. I just Can’t Stop! I’ve decided that less is more when it comes to the Glossy Accents. Originally I had envisioned a nice thick bubble of clear dried GA over the top. But the thicker it gets the less I like the way it looks so I am shifting my vision to something different and it’s working better for me. This pendant has a beautiful piece of paper from a Papaya card for the background with a thin layer of GA over the top. Then I laid the gems on top and let it dry overnight.
Walking away and leaving them overnight seems to be what I need to do. Otherwise I find a way to bump it, mess it up, tip it over or drop something on it. What a goober! I didn’t add micro beads to the one above because the background is already pretty busy.
These next two are my new favorites!
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Both also have background paper from punched up Papaya greeting cards. The one on the left has gems and a colorful mixture of micro beads (I made sure that there weren’t any fuchsia ones after the previous problem with color bleeding.) The one on the right has a charm that I got from Michael’s Craft store.
I’m trying to pace myself since I only have a total of 12 brads to play with until my order gets here! My table has a lovely assortment of papers and embellishments just waiting!
Until next time, Suzanne