Here with a card for Make it Monday #113 - Perfect Pearls over at Nichole Heady's blog "Capture the Moment" for Papertrey Ink. Nichole made an incredible video for this technique and her cards are just stunning! I couldn't wait to dive in and try it myself!
I really liked the ease and beauty of this technique!!! I used what I had on hand which was Pearlex powders in skyblue and micropearl. The only problem I had was that the Pearlex powders did rub off if you handle the card too much. I opted to die cut my panel as I was working on finishing the card design and I did lose some of the pearlex powder from my design....see below on the left side margin of the outer frame and around some of the polka dots:
I went in with a versamark pen and touched it up slightly and added more pearlex powder but you can still see the smudgy area. Overall I love how this card turned out and it is so pretty in person....I just need to re-do it and possibly set the powder with a light spritz of water or something else. Any suggestions? I will also invest in some perfect pearls to see if it makes a difference as I don't know very much about pearlex powders and if they are meant to be used in this way.
By the way the card is for a friend who is getting married this summer. I have the design now....I just need to make it one more time after I figure out how to set the powders! This is such a fun technique! I hope to make a few more cards! Thanks so much for taking a look! There are already so many beautiful cards in the gallery!
:) Jill
Supplies:
Stamps: Love and Marriage, Fabulous Frames - PTI
Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy and 80# silver pearl - an entire ream I scored at the thrift store!
Dies: Creative Time for Me - 3x4 Journal Frame; Lil Inker Designs - Stitched Mats: Rectangle
Other: Polka Dot embossing folder; Heart bling - Amuse; Pearlex Powders - sky blue and micropearl; adhesive, and dimensional tape.
I really liked the ease and beauty of this technique!!! I used what I had on hand which was Pearlex powders in skyblue and micropearl. The only problem I had was that the Pearlex powders did rub off if you handle the card too much. I opted to die cut my panel as I was working on finishing the card design and I did lose some of the pearlex powder from my design....see below on the left side margin of the outer frame and around some of the polka dots:
By the way the card is for a friend who is getting married this summer. I have the design now....I just need to make it one more time after I figure out how to set the powders! This is such a fun technique! I hope to make a few more cards! Thanks so much for taking a look! There are already so many beautiful cards in the gallery!
:) Jill
Supplies:
Stamps: Love and Marriage, Fabulous Frames - PTI
Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy and 80# silver pearl - an entire ream I scored at the thrift store!
Dies: Creative Time for Me - 3x4 Journal Frame; Lil Inker Designs - Stitched Mats: Rectangle
Other: Polka Dot embossing folder; Heart bling - Amuse; Pearlex Powders - sky blue and micropearl; adhesive, and dimensional tape.
