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.

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Blends Club Round 2 Part 3

Class number 3 in my Blends Club started with shading and moved to a water-washed effect using Stampin Up ® Blends.

This beautiful elephant from the Wildly Happy stamp set, was coloured using the Gray Granite Blends on a Whisper White panel cut with the Stitched Nested label.  We used Gray Granite cardstock base and a layer embossed with the Subtle embossing folder. To break up the gray and add a little interest we added a small piece of vellum in behind the Whisper White layer.

The second card featured an amazing technique by Rochelle Blok, one of the Stampin' up! Artisans. We coloured a piece of acetate with an assortment of brightly coloured Stampin' Blends, and spritzed it with rubbing alcohol.  We then sat a piece of white gloss card face down on the coloured acetate. It picks up the colours and dries quickly.  No two were alike and they created the perfect background for the butterfly silhouette from the Butterfly Beauty dies.

This last card was 'homework' - a project everyone took home to colour.   The beautiful bauble and DSP comes from the Brightly Gleaming Bundle in the Holiday Catalogue.   I've used Night of Navy Blends to colour the bauble.

This was the last of my Blends Club for this round.  The best way to master Blends is to practice, practice, PRACTICE!!

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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.