Leave A Little Sparkle - Distress Oxides + Perfect Pearls

Hello everyone!

I am back and ready to share a card I made for a friend. 

I have included a link to the YouTube video for this card as well.

~Here is the finished card~

I love using Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders with the Distress Oxides.

The little bit of shimmer looks lovely against the matte finish of the inks.

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Lucky Is A State Of Mind

Happy St Paddy's Day!

What better way to celebrate the day then with an wee Irish  hipster monkey.

I stamped my image on watercolor paper and colored it with Distress Oxides. The hat and 'shamrock' were made with stamps from the Tim Holtz Crazy Things stamp set.

The background was made with Scattered Straw, Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint & Faded Jeans Distress Oxides and gold Perfect Pearls. I used the smooshing technique to get this lovely background.

More Distress Oxide + Perfect Pearl

Hi there! Welcome to my blog. I'm so glad you are.

I am sharing another card that is similar to another card I shared last week,

You can take a look at that card here.

This card uses the same Carabelle Studio stamp, Wilted Violet & Cracked Pistachio
Distress Oxides and Perfect Pearls.

I used the smoosh & drag technique to apply the ink to my watercolour base.

To get a nice crisp, dark stamped image I used my Misti. I find its the perfect way to get a great image especially on watercolour paper. I added a sentiment from the Occasions Small Talk book from Tim Holtz Idea-ology.

Distress Oxide + Perfect Pearls = Follow Your Heart Card

Hello & welcome to March!

It's time to start thinking about spring - gardening, listening to the birds,

 warm days. I can't wait!

I created this card while thinking warm spring thoughts...

I am really loving the new Distess Oxides from Ranger Ink and thought it would be fabulous to pair them up with Perfect Pearls. A little shimmer is always nice.

I started with a 4.25"x 5.5|" piece of cold-pressed watercolour paper.
I decided to use a small piece of acetate to apply my inks to the paper.
I pressed my stamp pad to the acetate then gave it a couple spritzes of water.

After applying the Spiced Marmalade I added the Fossilized Amber & Perfect Pearls.

The stamped image is from Carabelle Studio and to get a sharp stamped image I used my Misti. I think I stamped it 3 times in total. The words are from the Chit Chat stickers book from Tim Holtz Idea-ology. I added some Hickory Smoke Distress Marker around the words to add a bit of dimension.

Check out that fabulous shimmer. I will definitely be using my Perfect Pearls with the Distress Oxides again.