Last week I worked in Michigan at the Great Lakes Mega Meet, holy cow, it
was INSANE!! I did some make and takes for a company called Earth Art
International. US Art Quest kindly donated mica pigments (aka: Pearl Ex). I
didn't realize how many people actually HAVE Pearl Ex, but have no idea how to
use it, or what to do with it. (Do you see where this is going yet?)
I've gathered my materials, Super Bronze Pearl Ex, Versa Mark, FLAT/SMOOTH
black card stock, Coyote stamp from Earth Art International and stamp block
(Unity Stamp Co.).
Not photographed, Handy Clip, AppliQates,
and a paintbrush!
I've applied Versa Mark to my stamp and then stamped the image on the black card
stock.
I carefully dipped the cotton ball into the Pearl Ex then I dropped some of the
Pearl Ex over the stamped image. Making sure to push it down, instead of
swirling it around... I did that to avoid smearing the image.
Using a paint brush, I wiped off the access Pearl Ex and was left with this
beautiful image.
The fun doesn't stop there!! You can also use Pearl Ex to create a
background!!
It was difficult to get step by step photos of this process, but I'll try
my best to walk you through it... I feel a video coming in the near future!
;)
I covered the entire area of the card with Versa Mark.
Then I dropped three different Pearl Ex colors onto the covered
area.
Over the top of those three colors I dropped some "Crystal
Copperstone Effectz".
I used a paint brush to spread the Pearl Ex over the card. Paint in the same
direction with each stroke, in this case, I painted left to right, each time
ending at the top right corner. I covered my stamp with Versa Mark and stamped
the image onto the card again, resulting in the image below.
Here is the exact same technique on a piece of black card stock.
All stamps in this post are
Earth Art
International. They always offer free shipping, and if you buy five stamps,
you receive one free!
Currently
US Art
Quest is having an open stock sale on all of their
Pearl Ex. It's 25%
off, I'm not sure when that sale will end.
And... if you leave a comment on this post, one lucky person will win some
Pearl Ex from US Art Quest and a stamp from Earth Art International! (For an
extra a chance to win, head over to my
blog and post a comment there
too!)
Thanks for reading!!
