Do you, by chance, remember the gold leaf Chip Art bird I created for the necklace I shared with you a while ago? If not, It looked a little something like this:
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THf14ucR4tI/AAAAAAAACNo/ODquSIXdbeY/s320/9-10+Tut+bird.jpg)
Today I'm gonna share how I did it.
To start you are going to need your Chip Art tools plus the following items:
1. Paint
2. Modge Podge or another glaze medium
3. Glue, preferable one that dries tacky such as Zig 2 Way
4. Gold Leaf (can be purchased from most craft stores)
5. Various brushes, including one with stiff bristles like a stencil brush
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfz4F1gaFI/AAAAAAAACNY/NNb6hzLxQCg/s400/9-10+tut+1.jpg)
1. Moisten your chipboard.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfz3udyG6I/AAAAAAAACNQ/2ld8r2ow4tw/s400/9-10+tut+2.jpg)
2. Stamp your design.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfz3UPHl0I/AAAAAAAACNI/jCgk8AXU5IY/s400/9-10+tut+3.jpg)
3. Paint your chipboard.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfz29P_g4I/AAAAAAAACNA/ZbKMo9qdfZ8/s400/9-10+tut+4.jpg)
(and here's where we start the gold leafing)
4. Apply glue. I used my finger to lightly rub the glue on so it only got on the surface and not into any of the debossed areas.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfzQS6UbZI/AAAAAAAACM4/euob4cKzRR0/s400/9-10+tut+5.jpg)
5. Lay the chipboard, glue side down onto the gold leaf.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfzPkvDJGI/AAAAAAAACMw/QxtT-gDHDr8/s400/9-10+tut+6.jpg)
6. Tear off extra leaf and rub onto the chipboard surface.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfzOzfXCMI/AAAAAAAACMg/gGV7Kn9Gi38/s400/9-10+tut+7.jpg)
7. Using a stiff, dry brush, go over the surface of the chipboard. The leafing that is not touching glue should come right off.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfzOTFGSDI/AAAAAAAACMY/WtecbZV4Yes/s400/9-10+tut+8.jpg)
8. Apply a generous amount of brown paint and Modge Podge mixture.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfyc60yyOI/AAAAAAAACMQ/CDVJNyI9WVE/s400/9-10+tut+9.jpg)
9. Wipe off excess, leaving some in the debossed areas.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfycCx-HNI/AAAAAAAACMI/i6BZvl3LbCs/s400/9-10+tut+10.jpg)
Finished!!
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfybdJ2tlI/AAAAAAAACMA/q1JipU1OZXI/s400/9-10+tut+11.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfya3ak4AI/AAAAAAAACL4/90-NDYVAVwM/s400/9-10+Tut+Card.jpg)
Or, of course, there is always the jewelry route.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cJYERhPlMAU/THfyaR3NbvI/AAAAAAAACLw/I5YlswvSSMY/s400/9-10+Tut+Neclace.jpg)
Thanks a bunch and have a great day!
Heidi
Oh this is sooooo pretty....thank you for the How To!!! I have to try this out!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTotally gorgeous Heidi!
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