Mica Powders on Black

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card I made using Sticky powder to adhere mica powders through a stencil onto black card stock.

I'm really happy with how this turned out, but taking a good photo has been hard.  The colours are more subtle than this, and the flowers are a mix of blue and purple ... oh well. :)

Sending the above card to Stencil Fun January Challenge.

And also to Seize the Birthday Challenge #253 ... no topping today. :)

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Stamps:  Cosmos (Technique Tuesday - retired)

Paper:   White card base (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Versamark
Accessories:  Fading Florals Stencil (Simon Says Stamp); Sticky powder (Ranger); heat tool; Pearl-Ex Mica Powders (spring green, interference violet, turquoise), powder brush, white embossing powder, white acrylic paint pen (Posca)
Challenges:

Stencil Fun January Challenge

Seize the Birthday Challenge #253

Shimmery Snowflake

Hi everyone.  Happy Thanksgiving weekend from Canada! :)

Today I'm sharing a card I made for two challenges.  I actually made multiples to build my stash of Christmas cards.  I still need to make about 30 before it's time to get them into the mail. :)

This uses a stencil that I cut with my Silhouette Cameo using a Silhouette America cut file.  I used some of my Pearl-X powders which I mixed with Gum Arabic and a little bit of water and then dabbed the colours over the stencil using a sponge dauber.  I have a lot of the mica powders (both Pearl-X and Arteza powders ... gift from a very generous friend) that don't have a binder, which means I need to add them to something to get them to stick to the paper and not rub off.  Gum Arabic works great.

Once I finished stenciling, I used a Pilot silver fine tip metallic pen to outline the snowflake.  I then splattered diluted white gouache paint over top.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Sentiments set (Penny Black), stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.

Close-up ...

These magical powders add so much shimmer and shine, which you can really see in the photo above. :)

I'm sending this card over to two challenges (both from Diane and Darlene)!:

First, Peace on Earth - Challenge #25, where I was inspired by the amazing mood board ... you can see which image inspired my cards. :)

Second, the brand new Stencil Fun Challenge!  Happy to be playing along for the first challenge!  I didn't use the optional twist this month.

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Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink: Versamark  
Accessories:   Silhouette Cameo, acetate sheet, Silhouette America cut file, sponge dauber, Pearl-X mica powders, Gum Arabic, silver metallic pen (Pilot), white gouache, splatter brush, silver embossing powder, heat tool

Challenges:

Peace on Earth Challenge #25 - Mood Board

Stencil Fun October Challenge - Anything Stenciled Goes

Golden Tulips

Hi everyone.  Time for the reminder for the CAS Stencil June Challenge hosted by Linda.

I started with a watercoloured background from my stash.  It was done with Liquid Watercolour Concentrates, so is very bold and vibrant.  A tulip stencil was placed over top and taped down.  Vermark pad was pressed over the stencil, making sure to get the clear ink through all the stencil openings.  I brushed over some gold Perfect Pearls, and once the Versamark was dry, a paper towel was used to brush off all the excess powder.  The sheen of the Perfect Pearls is gorgeous, although I couldn't capture it in the photo above.  The close-up shows it much better ...

My white frame was cut smaller than the card base and it is popped up for dimension.  A sentiment was stamped in Delicata Gold ink which matches the yellow gold of the Perfect Pearls perfectly.

I hope you'll check out the challenge blog to see the new, inspiring cards from our Designers and our Guest Designer, Chrissie.

Challenge is open for another week ... come play along!

Second entry this month at Craft Stamper Magazine's Take It Make It Challenge.

Stamps:  happy snippets (Penny Black)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card base and frame (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Liquid Watercolour Concentrate in Orange, pink and yellow (Blick Art Supplies); Versamark; Delicata Gold (Tsukineko)
Accessories & Tools:  water mister, tulip stencil (cut with Silhouette Cameo), Gold Perfect Pearls, brush, Rectangle frame (Spellbinders)

Challenges:
CAS Stencil June Challenge - Perfect Pearls / Pearl-Ex
Craft Stamper Magazine June's Take It Make It Challenge

CAS Stencil June Challenge

Hi everyone.  It's the start of the CAS Stencil June Challenge.  This month is hosted by the talented Linda (Life in the Craft Lane), and she has us using ...

I made this card at my recent retreat.  We had some play time withe Pearl-Ex and I ended up with two lovely cards.  This one is stenciled through a sunflower stencil.  My other card is stamped with Pearl-Ex and I'll share at another time.

I love this stencil ... I've used it at least a dozen different ways.  This is a very elegant card with the black background and contrasting shimmer and shine from the yellow gold and copper powders.  Pearl-Ex is similar to Perfect Pearls, except it doesn't have a bonding agent, which means if you just brushed it onto card to, it will brush right off.  There's a few different ways to make it stick, but the best I found was using Versarmark (with this card, through a stencil) and pouring over Heat and Stick Powder ... there are lots of different brands of this powder to try.  Then it is heat set until the powder melts.  The Pearl-Ex powders are then brushed over and heat set again to adhere the powder to the image.  That is an important step to heat a second time.  Once cooled, you can use a cloth or paper towel to brush off any excess powder.

I stamped the sentiment onto a black card stock banner and heat embossed with Princess Gold (Ranger).  It's a yellow gold embossing powder that works so well with the yellow gold of the sunflower.

Here's a close-up ...

We are thrilled to have Chrissie (Simply One of a Kind) as our Guest Designer this month.  Please check out the challenge post to see Chrissie's Pearl-Ex CAS card, along with the amazing cards from our Designers.  Then come play along.

Stamps: special sentiments (Penny Black)
Paper:  Black card stock (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  Mini Joyful Sunflower stencil (TCW), heat & stick powder (SU!); Pearl-Ex powders, brush, heat tool, Princess Gold embossing powder (Ranger)

Challenges:
CAS Stencil June Challenge - Perfect Pearls / Pearl-Ex