Shimmer Paint Techniques.

There are lots of uses for Stampin Up's ® Shimmer Paint, and they create  stunning effect on cards and papers.

 We had great fun during class this week getting inky with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

The cards above use embossing folders to create the raised areas.  We poured a drop of Shimmer Paint onto scrap plastic and used daubers to pick it up and sponge it gently over the pattern.  The results are stunning. 

Frost White Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol were combined for these two designs.

With the feathers above and the peacock below, we used a piece of Shimmer White cardstock, and coloured the piece with aqua painters and a selection of inks to create a blotchy background. Once the sheet was filled with colour we used a spritzer filled with 2-3 drops of Shimmer Paint and topped up with rubbing alcohol. Using quick hard sprays, we covered the small sheet with Shimmer magic!! Make sure the paper is dry!  Then used the Detailed Peacock Dies to  cut out the feathers and peacock.

The card below used the beautiful Very Versailles Stamp set. For this mother of pearl or marble technique we took a small piece of whisper white card, scrunched up some cling film and dabbed Shimmer Paint  across the card.  The wrinkles of the cling film provide an uneven effect that looks like marble and shines beautifully.  Once dry,  we used a sponge to add colour to the base of the card. Images from the Very Versailles stamp set were added.

The last card was a Christmas card created by adding a couple of drops of Pretty Peacock re-inker into the spritzer we had already used for the peacock/feather cards. The doily acted as a mask and the rest of the card was covered with a beautiful shimmery layer.  Very Christmasy!!

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit, the DSP offer or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE. 

Stampin' Blends Club Part 2

Thursday 7th March Class 

Stampin' Blends 

 This was our second class of Blends Club and we explored light sources and giving objects shape through shading.

For the first card we used the Varied Vases Stamp Set, colouring the vases with the Light and Dark Old Olive. The flowers were coloured in with Highland Heather Light and Dark, and Pool Party.

  

It's important to use Memento Ink for stamped images when using the Blends.  We saturated each of the images with the lighter colour blend then applied the darker colour the daker areas then blended with the light colour.

  

For the second card, we used the Tea Together Stamp Set from the 2019 Occasions Catalogue, and coloured the teapot and tea cup in Light and Dark Pool Party. The flowers were coloured in Highland Heather and Old Olive was used for the leaves. The backing used the Sale-a-bration embossing folder  - Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions.

Both the Country Floral Embossing Folder and the Tea Time Framelits Dies are FREE during Sale-a-Bration.

We still have two more Blends classes in my series of 4 to learn about the many techniques for these beautiful Stampin' Blends. They are so versatile and completely change the characteristics of many of the stamp sets.  

I run regular classes on the Gold Coast for these techniques and many more.  Beginner, casual and avid crafters are all welcome!  Contact me for more information. 

If you are interested in any of these products you can head to my online store by clicking HERE. 

If you would like to order or be on my email list for classes (held in Burleigh Waters) give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna



Black is the New Black

Tuesday 5th March Class

Black is the New Black

Black makes a STUNNING background behind coloured images, and this class highlighted the use of Stampin Up ® Embossing Folders and a pop of colour on each black card.  It's something a little different!

Each card consisted of Basic Black card base then an embossed layer, also in black.

Our masculine card utilised the Subtles Embossing Folder, and the Garage Gears Thinlits from the 2019 Occasions Catalogue, cut out in Crushed Curry, Real Red and Tranquil Tide cardstock. The sentiment came from the Geared Up Garage Stamp set.

The second card used the Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder (which is very festive!) with the Sweetest Things Stamp Set for the jar, jelly beans and sentiment.

We cut the jar using one of the three jar shapes in the Jar of Sweets Framelits.

The brightly coloured How Sweet It Is DSP, is the coloured stripey strip, and we used Stampin Blends in Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Lovely Lipstick, Bermuda Bay to colour the jelly beans.  Cute!!

For the next card we used the beautiful Painted Seasons Stamp Set part of the 2nd release of Sale-a-bration.

This stamp set coordinates with a beautiful Painted Seasons DSP, but for this card we used the Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, another 2nd release Sale-a bration item.

We used Lovely Lipstick ink for the flowers and Call Me Clover ink for the leaves. The extra pop of colour came from the Lovely Lipstick cardstock backing the sentiment.

For the last card we used the Tropical Chic Stamp Set and Tropical Thinlits, which sat over the Layered Leaves Textured Embossing Folder.
The  flower is stamped in Melon Mambo ink with Shaded Spruce cardstock for the cut out leaf and , Lemon Lime Twist for the stamped leaves.

I run regular classes on the Gold Coast.  Beginner, casual and avid crafters are all welcome!  Contact me for more information. 

If you are interested in any of these products you can head to my online store by clicking HERE. 

If you would like to order or be on my email list for classes (held in Burleigh Waters) give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna