Painting with Perfect Pearls

Hi all, well I picked up the new Confections Kit and one of the Penny Black stamps and thought that this would be a good time to show you what you can do with the Perfect Pearls. They do work the best on dark cardstock, but I will give you a tip on how to do it on the lighter cardstock at the end of my post. So onto today's tutorial....................

Step 1- Using your Embossing Magic or Perfect Printing Pouch, rub this all over your cardstock, this way the Perfect Pearls will only stick to the Perfect Medium and not your fingerprints!!! Now you can stamp your image with the Perfect Medium onto your cardstock.

Step 2- Apply the Sour Apple Perfect Pearl with the small brush included in the kit. A little goes a long way, so just pick up a little bit on the tip of your brush and then I just paint it on, trying not to get it where I don't want it. Now, before you apply your next colour make sure you wipe off your brush. Since the Perfect Medium stays wet for a long time you don't have to worry, you have lots of time to apply all of your colours.

Step 3- Now, apply the Grape Fizz Perfect Pearl with the small brush. Again make sure to clean your brush off.

Step 4- Next apply the Pink Gumball Perfect Pearl and wipe off your brush. And finally apply the Blue Raspberry Perfect Pearls.

Step 5- Take the big fluffy brush that's included in the kit and use it in a swirling motion to get all of the perfect pearls embedded into the perfect medium. Once this is done, you have a completed image!!! You will notice that the Perfect Pearls only stick to the Perfect Medium, creating a beautiful painted image.

I hope you all enjoyed my tutorial on using the Perfect Pearls Kit.......there's so much you can do with them. You can actually use them as paints if you want. Just add a tiny bit of the pearls and a touch of water on a plastic palette and it will create a paint to paint with.

Here's another one that I did with the Cafe Set......................I just applied the colours all over. Scroll down to see the cards I made and how to use it with light cardstock.

So here's my finished card done with the Perfect Pearl Confections Kit...............................

Products Used

Cardstock: Purple, Black & Prima Sweet Fairy 6"x6" Paper Pad

Stamps: Penny Black Wood Mount- Butterfly Suite & Technique Tuesday-Swanky Sentiments

Dies: Spellbinders Grommet Tags & Spellbinders Flying Beauties

Misc.: Perfect Pearls Confections Kit, Tsukineko Goosebumps Texture Spray, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper Scallop & Cloud, Misc. Black Twine & Misc. Black Rhinetones

I sprayed over top of the Perfect Pearls with the Goosebumps spray to give it some texture and I also did the butterflies and the sentiment in the Perfect Pearls. I added some black rhinestones and the black twine and did some layering, that's pretty much it for this card.

So here's the other card that I did...........

Products Used

Cardstock: Black & Bronze Shimmer

Stamps: Penny Black Cling-Majestic Composition & Technique Tuesday-Swanky Sentiments

Dies: Spellbinders Labels 14

Misc.: Perfect Pearls Cafe Kit, Perfect Pearls Mists- Turquoise & Heirloom Gold & Misc. Prima Flowers & Crystals

I also did the sentiment and border in the Perfect Pearls and cut them out using the die, then I trimmed the Perfect Pearls piece and layered it. I added a strip of black with a piece of the perfect pearls that I had trimmed off.  I sprayed the flowers with the Perfect Pearls Mists and added the crystals to the centers. So that's pretty much it for this card. If you haven't tried the Perfect Pearls Kits yet, you really should........I always have so much fun playing with these!!!

Well I did say I would tell you how to use your light cardstock with them.......since they don't show up well on the light cst, you can stamp with black ink, then using a stamp positioner, stamp over top of the image again using the perfect medium. This will give you a nice dark base for your perfect pearls and they will show up better. Well, I hope you all enjoyed my tutorial and my cards, have a great week...........so until next time..........

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Black & White Mosaic Wedding Card

Hi all, so our theme today is wedding and I decided to do.......a wedding card!!! I had bought some of the new Harmonie Mosaic Tiles and have been wanting to use them, so I thought that I would show you how you can use these cute tiles on a card. I hope that you all will give them a try, as they have so many things you can do with them. I will give you a couple of ideas, after my post. So onto today's card......................

Here's the front of the card.......................................



This is the inside...........................yes I actually did the inside of the card this time..........you will see why shortly :)

And this is how it looks when you stand it up...........



Products Used:

Cardstock: Black & Kaiser Craft 6"x6" Paper Pad-After Five

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms-Wedding Set

Ink: Colorbox Pigment Ink-Black

Dies: Spellbinders Labels 17 & Rose Creations

Misc.: Harmonie Mini Mosaic Tiles- Black & White, Prima Say It In Crystals-Swirls Black, Misc. Rhinestone Brads & Misc. Ribbon & Crochet Velvet Trim



So I did say I would tell you a couple of ways to use the tiles..........of course you can use them like I did :), but you can also use them as a border on your card. Also, if you want to, you can leave a small space between the tiles and use the Harmonie Cement it comes in Chocolate or White. To do this you would attach your tiles using double sided adhesive but leave a space between your tiles, then you would mix up the cement according to the directions on the bottle and apply it with a spatula, making sure to push it into the cracks. Now, remove as much of the cement as you can from the top of your tiles. Then once it's dry, wipe it with a damp cloth to remove the rest of the cement that's on the top of your tiles. Basically the same idea as if you were tiling your kitchen or bathroom. So, you can create many designs using the tiles and they come in two sizes. Don't forget you can also colour these tiles with your copics to create the colour that you want. I hope you will try them.......just think of all the different patterns you could create with them by using different colours and sizes. 

For my card, I just layered some of the after five patterned papers and I also used the after five paper for my flowers, which are all cut out using the Rose Creations die. This is one of the new Spellbinders and I love this die, it has 6 flower sizes and 3 leaves, so you can make lots of layered flowers. Well I hope you enjoyed my card and how to use the tiles...........so until next time............................

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Feature Product Post and a Giveaway!!!

Hi all it's that time again and our Featured Product is.............FLOWER SOFT!!!! So scroll down and see how you can win it..............sorry but today's post is going to be a quick one, I have just been really busy lately....but I will give you a little bit of how I made this card at the end of the post, but it won't be a step by step this time..........so onto today's post........I hope you enjoy my Birday Card...........

Products Used

Cardstock: Brown & 6"x6" Prima Botanical Paper Pad

Dies: Tim Holtz Mini Branch & Leaf Set, Tim Holtz Mini Bird & Cage Set, Tim Holtz Base Tray, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Motifs & Spellbinders Circles Set

Stamps: Stampendous Cling Bird Day

Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa

Misc.: Flower Soft- Nut Brown, Bright Blue, Baby Blue, Black & Ultra Fine Black, Craft & Glitz Bronze Glitter, Scor-Pal 5" Scor Tape, Seam Binding Ribbon & Distress Stain Weathered Wood



So this is how I used the Flower Soft.....I applied the scor-tape to the cardstock and then die cut it. For the branch I used the brown and a little bit of the black Flower Soft on the adhesive side, making sure to pat the flower soft into the adhesive. Now, for the bird....I used my exacto knife and just cut into the top layer of the backing on the scor-tape to expose the feet and beak of the bird, then I applied the Ultra Fine Black to them. Then I did the same to create a belly for the bird then applied the baby blue, finishing off with the bright blue for the rest of the bird. I love how it looks, the bird is just sooo cute! You will find if you use the scor-tape that some areas won't fill in, just make sure that you pat it down and add more Flower Soft. So for the Fleur De Lis Frame I did the same with the Scor-Tape and the cardstock, except after I applied the nut brown, I added glitter over top........it shows up really well in person, but not so much in the picture. Well that's pretty much it for this card......the rest is just putting it together. I hope you all get your flower soft out and start playing!!!! So until next time..................

Now go and check out what Laura did with the Flower Soft!!! I'm sure you will love it!!!

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A Tattered Hello

Hi all......so we having been having some nice weather here lately, but we have had a little bit if snow, the good thing is at least it's melting  :)..........I definitely can't wait till all this snow is gone!!! Anyways, on to today's post.........we have in some really awesome Modeling Film from Stamper's Anonymous(Art Gone Wild), it comes in white, black, transparent and a multi pack. The fun thing about it is you can stamp on it, use alcohol inks or copic and then you can form it, ruffle it and if you don't like what you get, you just re-heat it and start all over again. You really need to try this stuff!!! Anyways on to today's post...............

Here's my card...................... 

Products Used

Cardstock: Brown, Aqua, Clear Modeling Film & My Mind's Eye Stella Rose 6"x6" Paper Pad-Mabel

Stamps: Pink Paislee-Butterfly Garden & Technique Tuesday-Sweet Somethings

Dies: Tim Holtz-Tattered Florals, Sizzix-Decorative Flourishes & Spellbinder's-Parisian Accents

Inks: Ranger Alcohol Inks: Copper(Metalic Mixatives), Stonewashed(Miners Lantern) & Caramel(Cabin Cupboard), Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Spiced Marmalade, Tim Holtz Distress Stain-Walnut Stain & StazOn-Timber Brown

Misc.: Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder-Spiced Marmalade, EK Success Punch-Photo Labels, Misc. Brads & Seam Binding Ribbon

So, did I say that I really really love the new modeling film??? :) So here's a little bit on how I made my card........I used the tattered florals die on the modeling film and the mabel paper. Then I used the alcohol ink on the modeling film flowers. Now turn your flowers over and stamp with the StazOn and the stamp from Butterfly Garden set. If you are stamping with StazOn and using anything that is alcohol based, you want to make sure you don't do both on the same side as they will react with one another. Then I heated and shaped the flowers and put them together with some old brads that I have had for years. After that, I die cut the flourishes and inked them with the distress ink and then applied the embossing powder. I used my cream coloured seam binding ribbon and applied the walnut distress stain to it, crumpled it up and then dried it using my heat tool. Then used the Parisian Accents die on the Mabel paper and adhered it to the Aqua CST and trimed. Stamped and punched out the sentiment, then put it all together, that's basically it!

Here's a close up of my flowers................

it's so hard to see everything in the pic......but I hope you will all try it!!! Have a great week, so until next time...........



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Smiles & Daisies

Hi all, guess what.....it's that time again....for another post.....I will say at least the weather is warming up here and it's supposed to get even warmer this week......woo hoo.....I can't wait for the snow to be gone, it feels like the winter has been so long this year!!! Anyways onto todays post.........

I just love playing with the new Heartfelt Creations Stamps and Dies......so I did a card using them and of course my distress inks!!! It's awesome that the dies match so many of their stamp sets, so you can use them over and over and you aren't limited to just one set of stamps. So here's the card I came up with.............

Products Used

Cardstock: Strathmore Watercolour Paper, Cream & Black

Stamps: Heartfelt Creations- Daisy Patch Background & Daisy Patch Flowers & Technique Tuesday Sweet Somethings

Dies: Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch

Ink: Ranger Archival Ink Black, Distress Reinkers- Spun Sugar, Aged Mahogany, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass & Mustard Seed

Misc.: Ultra Fine Flower Soft- Citrus Crush & Raspberry Fizz, Flower Soft Glue



So a little bit on how I made this card......I stamped the 2 larger flowers on the cream cst and die cut them out. I stamped the daisy background stamp onto the watercolor paper, then using the reinkers, a paintbrush and some water, I coloured all of the stamped images in. Then using the glue and the flower soft I filled in the centers of all the flowers, except the 2 larger flowers on the daisy background stamp. then of course, I had to patiently wait for it to dry. :) Now I mounted the daisy background onto the front of the black card and pop dotted the 2 large flowers over top of the background flowers. Stamped the sentiment and border, cut it out and coloured it in with the tumbled glass distress reinker, mounted this onto black cst, timmed and pop dotted it to the card. The colouring took the longest, but I really love using the watercolor technique with the reinkers. So, that's all for this time, I hope you enjoyed my card and mini tutorial..........till next time..........

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Playing in Paradise Challenge #8

So this is the last time for all of the senior design team members to participate in the challenge.........but we have something else we will be doing instead.......so let's just say it's theme based!!! Any guesses?? So onto today's challenge..............this is the inspiration..............

Isn't this beautiful.........so here's what I created...........................

Products Used:

Cardstock: Ranger 12"x12" Sticky Backed Canvas-Natural, Olive Green & Beige

Stamps: Flourishes Clear Stamps-Taglines

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Brushed Corduroy

Copics: RV93, RV95 & Copic Airbrush System

Misc: In the Making Glitter- Sand & Celadon, Crafter's Workshop 6"x6" Template-Mini Branches, 1/8" Scor Tape, EK Success Punch-Photo Labels, Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die, Distress Stickles-Rock Candy,Prima French White Roses, Prima Lace & Misc. leaf

I just love the inspiration for this.........so I decided to go with a little bit more of the green than what was in the pic.......but I love how the card turned out. I used the mini branches template on the sticky backed canvas and the glitter, then I frayed the edges a little. I made my own rose with the tattered florals die, the sticky backed canvas, my copics and the airbrush system. Then I added some of the rock candy to the rose. I just love these roses.......plus, they are so much fun to make!!! I punched out my sentiment and added the Scor Tape and some glitter to frame the sentiment, then put it all together with the lace, a leaf and the roses. That's pretty much it for this card. I hope you enjoyed my take on the challenge!!!

So let's go and check out what our design team has come up with.....................

Allison Cope

Allison Fillo

Carla Peicheff

Dana Nelson

Julie Dinn

Karen Gerber

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A Giveaway and Our Feature Product Post!!!

Hi all, it's that time again for another Feature Product Post and a Giveaway............this time our Featured Product is.........C.C. Designs Single Stamps.!!! These images are just so adorable...........perfect for colouring in with your Copics!!! Did you know that Scrapbooker's Paradise has lowered their prices on the Copic Markers??? They are now only $6.99 each.......okay onto todays post..............I did a card for this........yes, I know when don't I do a card........lol......maybe one day I will surprise you and do a layout!!!

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So here's my card:

Isn't she adorable..........

Products Used

Cardstock: Purple, Pink and Prima 6"x6" Paper Pad-Sweet Fairy

Stamps: C.C.Designs-Bouquet Birgetta & Stampendous Clear Stamp Set-Vase Set

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: V0000, V000, V01, V12, V15, V17, RV10, RV14, Y15, Y18, Y19, Y28, YG11, YG17, E00. E13, E25, E29, E31, E49, E51, N0, N4, N8 & 0 Colourless Blender

Dies & Embossing Folders: Spellbinders Labels 17, Tim Holtz-Tattered Florals & Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Kassie's Brocade

Other: Copic Spica's-00 Clear & 19 Sand, Prima Fairytale Roses-French White, Distress Stickles-Rock Candy, We R Memory Keeper's Corner Chomper- Scallop & Cloud, Pebbles Candy Dot Flourishes & misc. pearls

So, I embossed the purple card base with Kassie's Brocade. Then I cut out the Prima patterned paper with the Labels 17 die and did the same for the pink cardstock, except I cut that in half diagonally, adhered them to the card. Now, I coloured the Birgetta stamp in with my copics and spicas, then cut her out and pop dotted her over the Labels die cuts. Added the pearl flourishes, then I cut the flowers out with the Tattered Florals die and coloured them and the rose with my copics and added some of the rock candy to them. Stamped the sentiment on the pink cst and pop dotted that. So that's it for this card......I hope you all like it!!!

Head on over to Sara's Blog to see what she's come up with..........you will love it!!!!

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