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By
Lori
Ronnerud-Guimond
Crafty
Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Design Team
How many ways have you
used Pearl Ex? Well, here is new way to apply it. Warning, have plenty of time
to do this because it is addicting! You will need lots of scrap paper, too.
With this technique,
every piece of cardstock will come out different. So it will vary what
stamps/theme you use with each piece. I didnt really care for the interference
or duo colors, but that is just my personal opinion. This technique is so
awesome in real life because of the texture it creates. Scanning doesnt do it
justice. I dont think cards made with this technique would go through the
postal system well because of this texture. The effect is changed dramatically
when flattened (so be careful how you attach it to the cardstock).
 General
Supplies
Black glossy cardstock, Ό Sheet (5½ x 4 Ό)
trim later if needed
One or two colors of Pearl Ex (Jacquard)
Elmers glue (white liquid)
#8 Stipple Brush
Small container with warm water (to wash the
stipple brush)
Old towel (to dry off the stipple brush)
Lots of scrap paper to work on since glue
gets on each piece
Heat tool (Milwaukee)
 General
Instructions:
The intention is to get
colored bubbles on the cardstock. So you want to use enough glue. If you use
too little you wont get the texture. On the other hand, using too much will
make the bubbles get too big and collapse. So experiment to find just the
right amount of glue for you.Squirt Elmers glue onto the glossy black
cardstock. Take the #8 stipple brush and smoosh (technical term ~ LOL!) the
glue evenly all over. Lightly sprinkle one or two colors of Pearl Ex over the
glue. Take the stipple brush again and smoosh the colors all over the
cardstock. Heat with heat tool to create a bubbled texture. After its cooled,
trim to 4 x 5Ό.
Flowers in Vase
 Supplies:
Best of Buds
stamp set (TAC)
Glossy Black
cardstock; Ό Sheet (5½ x 4 Ό)
Chartreuse
colored cardstock; ½ Sheet (5½ x 8½) fold in half, trim off 3/16 on one
landscape and one portrait side
Scrap of
purple cardstock
Scrap of
chartreuse cardstock
Turquoise &
Sparkle Copper Pearl Ex (Jacquard)
VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Black Detail
Embossing Powder (Ranger)
Glue Dots (Therm-O-Web)
Mono
Adhesive (Tombow)
Paper
Crimper (Fiskars)
Instructions:
1.
Attach the trimmed, folded half sheet of cardstock to the Ό sheet of
glossy black cardstock with Mono Adhesive. Mount the heated pearls background
to the folded cardstock by applying Mono Adhesive to the folded piece of
cardstock and not the heated pearls piece.
2.
Stamp vase of flowers with VersaMark on scrap of purple cardstock. Cover
with Black Detail embossing powder. Heat to melt the embossing powder. Trim to
1½ x 3.
3.
Use crimper on scrap of chartreuse cardstock (2½ x 4½). Trim length to
3½ and attach stamped purple scrap using Mono Adhesive. Mount this onto your
Heated Pearls piece using glue dots.
Sassy
Supplies:
A Little Bit Sassy stamp set (TAC)
Pink cardstock; ½ Sheet (6½ x 9) fold in
half (Bazzill)
Coordinating pink background paper (DCWV)
Scrap of white cardstock
Scrap of blue metallic paper (2½ x 4)
Scrap of black glossy cardstock (2½ x 4)
Duo Red-Blue Pearl Ex (Jacquard)
Noir Black Palette Hybrid Ink (Stewart
Superior)
Prismacolor Pencils (Stanford)
3-D Puffy Glue
White fun flock (Ranger)
Glue Dots (Therm-O-Web)
Mono Adhesive (Tombow)
Deckle Scissors (Fiskars)
Instructions:
1.
Attach untrimmed heated pearls background to folded pink cardstock by
applying Mono Adhesive to the folded piece of cardstock and not the heated
pearls piece.
2.
Using the deckle scissors, trim the blue metallic paper to 2Ό x 3Ύ .
Attach this to the scrap of Black Glossy cardstock with Mono Adhesive. Mount
this onto the untrimmed heated pearls background with glue dots.
3.
Stamp lady with Noir Black ink on scrap of white cardstock. Trim to 1⅞
x 3 Ό. Color skin area of lady with flesh colored pencil. Color hair, shoes &
lips desired shade. I colored the plume on the hat with a medium pink color.
Mount onto blue metallic paper with Mono Adhesive.
4.
Apply puffy glue to plume and then cover with white fun flock. Let dry
naturally.
5.
Stamp lady with Noir Black Palette ink onto coordinating pink background
paper. Cut out dress and hat. Attach to image on white scrap with Mono
Adhesive.
6.
Stamp saying with Noir Black ink onto bottom of pink cardstock. Because
these are unmounted stamps, I cut the blocked saying apart to stamp it all as
one straight line.
Kokopelli
Supplies:
Kokopelli stamp set (TAC)
Glossy Black cardstock; (6½ x 10) fold in
half
Copper metallic paper, (4½ x 5Ύ)
VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Turquoise Pearl Ex (Jacquard)
Sparkle Copper Pearl Ex
Mono Adhesive (Tombow)
Glue Dots (Therm-O-Web)
Southwest Corner Punch (Marvy)
Instructions:
1.
Attach copper paper to folded glossy black cardstock with Mono Adhesive.
Attach the heated pearls background to this applying Mono Adhesive to the copper
piece and not the heated pearls piece.
2.
Stamp Kokopelli with VersaMark on the scrap of glossy black cardstock.
Cover with Sparkle Copper pearl ex. Wipe excess off with a sheet of Swiffer (the
dry kind of course!).
3.
Punch all 4 corners with the Southwest corner punch. Attach Kokopelli
piece to the heated pearls background with glue dots.
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