How to Ruin a 3D image!
November 28th, 2008 by Art by Jolis
Grateful Heart
This card was done as a commission for a client of mine. It all looks good, right? So how did I ruin it? Let this be a lesson to you and me: I lacquered it, or attempted to. When I applied the lacquer, it warped the paper and destroyed the shaping I had applied to the image. The above photo, BTW, was taken before I committed my grave sin! In asking other crafters, I’ve found out that if you have a glossy paper, it really isn’t necessary to coat it at all! 
 So, all you other crafty folks, before applying that varnish, think twice! As it turns out, the client loved the card anyway, I just chose not to point out the “error”!! 
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December 1st, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Lovely Decoupage Jolis, and a beautiful stitching border. What a shock to get especially after doing the stitching. Well I guess, Less is More, many a card I destroyed by fiddling after it was done! Thanks for the reminder!
December 5th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Oh you must have cried! it is such a beautiful card. But I am not surprised that the client was thrilled with the card – I think sometimes we get too concerned about errors (that – lets face it – no one else sees.)
January 1st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Looks gorgeous – if your lady was pleased with it then it must still have looked good after your glazing, albeit not what you’d planned.
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