Products Used
- 3D Layered Snow Mandala from Creative Fabrica
- TeckWrap Craft Color Changing Vinyl in Cold Blue
- TeckWrap Craft Starlight Holographic Vinyl in Silver
- A4 USB Powered Light Pad
- Teckwrap Craft Opal Vinyl in Hyacinth Blue
- TeckWrap Craft Glossy Holographic Vinyl in Silver
- Reynolds Kitchens Smart Grid Parchment Paper
- TeckWrap Craft Opal Vinyl In Peacock Blue
- Teckwrap Craft Opal Vinyl in White
- Three Piece Weeding Tool Set
- Frisco Craft Transfer Tape
- TeckWrap Craft Squeegee
A Desire to Layer Pretty Things
Get ready to see a bunch of layered designs from Creative Fabrica, like this beautiful layered snowflake design. Since it’s still very much wintertime and quite chill outside, this layered snowflake seemed like a good design to add to the door of my craft room. It also seemed like a great time to try out a new vinyl from TeckWrap Craft: white to blue cold color changing vinyl.
Since I incorporated the color changing vinyl on the layered snowflake design, the best place was the glass balcony door to have the best chance of changing between colors. Admittedly, it took a bit of time after application to start changing, but once it changed once, it’s easily changed with cold temps. It really is interesting that one layered snowflake design can have two very different looks depending on if it is warm or cold.
New Lights for Filming
Today’s new product introduction is this set of lights I received recently for filming. These little lights are small, compact, and easily readjusted for varied filming situations. For this project, I used the lights on the table for weeding and layering and on the floor during application. I also like that the white panel is diffused to avoid harsh direct light on projects that reflects in the vinyl.
One feature with this light set is that it includes filters (red, blue, and yellow) to change the color. The filters can also be layered to create secondary colors of light. While I am not sure at the moment for what purpose I would use the filters, it is fun to know that it is an option available for future use. The set also comes with a tripod for each light. The tripods telescope up and down very easily and will securely hold the lights up without toppling over. Since the lights swivel all different directions, knowing they won’t topple is a nice peace of mind feature.
I’m certainly a fan of how much better they light projects as I work/film.
Second Time is (kind of) the Charm
Some may notice that the process video is taken over two separate days. Unfortunately for me, that is because the first time did NOT go as planned, resulting in me having to scrap the first attempt almost completely. When filming the first attempt, I didn’t realize that I ordered my layered incorrectly.
To help me keep track of the correct order of layers (especially when there are so many…this one had six total), I will stack them from top to bottom. This way, I can easily grab each one from the stack to layer on the next one. Sadly, on my first attempt I stacked the third layer underneath the fourth layer. Doing so resulted in me missing the third layer. Originally, I attempted to continue on and leave the third layer out of the final design. This however ultimately failed since there was little contrast between the second and fourth layers (both silver).
Another issue I didn’t realize until after I applied it to the glass door was that the colors chosen didn’t work in the planned location nor with each other. Originally, the bottom layer was the color changing vinyl and the second to bottom layer was gray glossy holographic vinyl. I was not aware until I started weeding it that the white to blue vinyl is actually more translucent, so it appears clear when adhered to glass. With the almost black vinyl on top of that, it made the bottom two layers seem invisible. That when coupled with the lack of contrast between to other layers meant the six layer design looked like it only had two.
It had to go. LOL I am glad to have recut the design as it gave me the opportunity to rethink the colors. The current color selection seems to work much better.
Now if only I could align the layers better…
