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Here is another super fun technique I like to use in my classes. "Flocking" is new technique sweeping the scrapbooking world, and once you know how it's done, you'll want to put it on everything!! This little powder will make things look like velvet!! Ooh Ahh!!

Supply list:

Chipboard shape: Today I'm using the Riff Raff crown

Flocking powder: We carry every colour that Doodlebug makes, and there are a bunch! Today I'm using "Bubblegum" pink.

ZIG Two Way Glue pen: I've done some "scientific tests" (i.e. trial and error!!) and found that this stuff works the best for flocking. It is a liquid glue that dispenses from a marker-like tip of the pen quite smoothly. Your adhesive needs to go on thin enough so that it won't show through the flocking, but heavy enough that the flocking powder has something to stick to. Make sense??

Step One: Apply your glue to a small section of your chipboard piece. Unless your shape is really small, if you cover the whole thing in glue it will have dried by the time you start to put your flocking powder down. You still need to work quickly before the glue starts to dry.

Step Two: Dump a bunch of flocking powder on the wet area and PRESS IT DOWN with your fingers. Don't rub it, or just leave it and hope it will stick on its own!

Keep pressing all over the flocked area, adding more powder if it didn't cover fully the first time.

Step Three: Gently tap off the excess powder and start applying glue to the next section. Repeat the above steps until you've covered the entire shape.