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Shiny Florals with Perfect Pearls

April 18, 2015

Today I’m going all shiny on you. I decided I needed some fresh colors and while I was thinking through different possibilities while sitting at my desk, my eyes fell on my little Perfect Pearls stash. ‘Perfect!’, I thought! Here’s what I created for today’s post on the Make The Day Special Stamp Store blog.

Even though I’d love to use the Perfect Pearls on white card stock, they only truly shine on darker card stock. Black is best, but that was a bit too depressing for me, so I went with kraft. The images were stamped in Versafine ink, which remains sticky for a short while, and I gently pounced on the pearls with a soft brush.

Shiny Florals with Perfect Pearls and Wplus9 More Fresh Cuts

I found that it works best for me if I don’t use the brush with strokes, but with a dipping motion. I softly touch it to the Versamark ink and the powder sticks to it. When you brush, you can end up smearing the ink (at least that keeps happening to me). If you only want to use one color, you can use a larger brush to quickly cover all the ink. Since I wanted to use different colors on images stamped close to each other, I used a smaller brush.

Shiny Florals with Perfect Pearls and Wplus9 More Fresh Cuts

The window to the inside of the card was a spontaneous idea – I originally wanted to stamp around a masked sentiment, but I like this more. It’s a bit different and for the finishing touch, I’ve even added a whole bunch of Pretty Pink Posh sequins in the same colors as I used for the Perfect Pearls. Not sure if I overdid it on the sequins, but I was in complete “bling” mode and couldn’t stop 😉

I’m sending this card off to Curtain Call “Bouquet” – my flowers might not be a traditional arrangement, but they are mighty pretty, ain’t they?

I hope I could bring some sparkle and shine to your day, wherever you are! Thanks so much for stopping by, your comments make my day!

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Ranger PPP-17790 Perfect Pearls Pigment Powder, Plum, 1-Ounce
Ranger PPP-17813 Perfect Pearls Pigment Powder, Blue Smoke, 1-Ounce
Ranger PPP-17721 Perfect Pearls Pigment Powder, Gold, 1-Ounce
Ranger Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders, Pearl
4mm Orchid Sequins
4mm Aquamarine Sequins
4mm Cornflower Sequins
4mm Cobalt Sequins
Mini Sparkling Clear Sequins
4mm Marshmallow Sequins
4mm Lemon Meringue Sequins
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Posted by Julia 5 Comments
Filed Under: Crafting Tagged: Lawn Fawn, Perfect Pearls, Pretty Pink Posh, Wplus9

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  1. 1
    Diana W. says:
    April 18, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    Amazing is what you are! Lovely card. Thanks for the tutorial. I have some PPs an need to get them out and try them again.

    Reply
  2. 2
    Celeste Goff says:
    April 18, 2015 at 3:40 PM

    What a colorful and beautiful card! Love this technique!

    Reply
  3. 3
    conil says:
    April 18, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    This really did work out well for you. Love card and clever of you to place the flowers around the speech bubble negative space.

    Reply
  4. 4
    Carolyn S says:
    April 18, 2015 at 11:32 PM

    I am new to your blog and just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your videos! You are so, SO funny. Plus I am learning so bonus!

    Reply
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    Lisa Lara says:
    April 20, 2015 at 8:24 AM

    Awesome Julia.

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