Flock. (It’s not a naughty word.)

Have you ever played with flocking fibers? Flocking is the process of adding millions of individual cut particle fibers (called flock) onto adhesive to create a soft, fuzzy texture. Flocking is often found inside jewelry boxes. You can also add flocking to your craft projects when you want to achieve that same fuzzy texture. Here are the materials I used:

myStampBOX stamps: He Loves Me, Birthday Numbers

Clear Scraps 4 inch acrylic circle

Helmar Premium Craft Glue

CraftFlocking.com flock: Black

Tsukineko The Essential Glue Pad

QuicKutz embossing folder

Colorbox fluid chalk ink

Zig Writer

Basic Grey Bittersweet 6 x 6 paper pad and Precision Files

American Crafts cardstock

Flocking is a simple process. Stamp your images using an “inkpad” that’s covered with glue. Dump or spoon flocking fibers onto the stamped area and allow to dry fully. Once dry, gently brush excess fibers back into the bag or jar for use on other projects. The hardest thing about flocking is the wait! I stamped the flower petals and flower center and flocked with black.

You can see how much texture and softness the flocking adds to this flower. Change out the flocking and paper colors to match just about any project. Consider flocking spiderwebs, baby booties, Santa’s beard or animal fur. You can also stamp an image and “color” the image by applying glue with a small paintbrush. Add flocking as described above.

Here are a few extra notes about my card. I embossed the Clear Scraps circle with a QuicKutz embossing folder and sanded the back (smooth) side of the circle. This allowed the raised circles to remain perfectly clear.

I stamped the “Happy” sentiment from the Birthday Numbers set by coloring in only the word with a marker.

Flocking is available in the stamping section of many craft and scrapbook stores. Check it out!           - Jolene