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 ...
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
so pretty, Loll - love the colors you used!
ReplyDeleteYour sunflower is absolutely stunning, Loll! I'm impressed with the results you achieved with Pearl-Ex...the colors are so striking and the shimmer is really beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your process with us...sounds like a fun product to work with! Barb xx
ReplyDeleteMy all time favorite sunflower stencil too, Loll. I Love your elegant Pearl-Ex with black cardstock design, my friend. I was so lucky to see this shiny beauty at our retreat:-) TFS again. Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteThis one is a definite WOW! I can't get over how you selectively used the Pearl Ex! Love that the sentiment is an exact match to the sunflower. Thank you for describing how this is done too. This is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteTrust me, folks, this looks gorgeous on your screen, but it's a million times more glorious in real life! Thank you, Lolly, for teaching this technique at your retreat! Love, Dolly
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, and wow again Lolly!!! Love it to bits! x
ReplyDeleteOh WOW! I love this sunflower stencil and it looks so dramatic against the black. Thanks for the tip about the Pearl-Ex powders xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. [Bunny]`
ReplyDeleteCan you come teach me, Loll? OH and bring that gorgeous stencil? Ha! What a beautiful creation!
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Your gorgeous shimmery sunflower makes a huge impact on the black card Loll, a fabulous card and thanks for the hints. Have a wonderful week Robyn
ReplyDeleteWonderful color and shine, my friend! I love how dramatic it looks on the black!
ReplyDeleteFabulous color against the black! Such wonderful shine, too! Great card!!
ReplyDeleteWow! You sure got a beautiful shimmer and shine on the black card stock Loll. I love this stencil and I am loving this card. This sounds like cool stuff to work with and I sure do love the look it gave on your card! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful with all it's glittery lusciousness Loll - you really know how to make that stencil shine on your card designs -SO pretty in the gold and red off the black background! xx
ReplyDeleteThe sunflower looks amazing on black, this was such a fun technique at the retreat :)
ReplyDeleteStunning Loll think I’ve the same stencil, must make more.
ReplyDeleteBTW I simply added a wee bit of powdered gum Arabic into my pearl ex and mixed it around thoroughly that binds it. Had a number of pots and came across that tip, I had some in my stash. But don’t think tis expensive.
Hope that maybe useful. Hugs Shaz.x
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OMGoodness Loll this is exquisite - sheer beauty in every way. Stunning against the black which makes this beautiful sunflower POP!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love this shimmery flower on the black Loll, so eyecatching, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks for sharing the differences between the two products. I had no idea. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. The shine is beautiful and what a great stencil this is. I have Perfect Pearls somewhere so time to get busy.
ReplyDeleteSuch a striking and very elegant card! Gorgeous colours!
ReplyDeleteStriking on screen... even more stunning IRL, Loll. Pops off against the black brilliantly. Love all that sparkle and shine. xx
ReplyDeleteWow, Loll, this is sooooo pretty! I love the shimmer and how it looks against the black. Very cool birthday card. Hugz
ReplyDeleteBold, elegant and deliciously dramatic, Loll ... what a stunner! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteGlorious shine, shimmer, and colors, Loll! Such a striking and elegant card! You made the best of Pearl-Ex. I bought a set a while ago but I haven't had a chance to use it. Thank you so much for the tips (importance of heating a second time)!
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Absolutely stunning and so very classy. Thank you for the tip about heating twice Loll x. Great colour combination and a real stunner x
ReplyDeleteThis is a black tie card. Wow such a velvety appeal to this sunflower. You always have special approaches to innovate the different mixed medias. I love that xx
ReplyDeleteA very elegant card. I love the metallic shine of a sunflower. On a black background it looks like a million dollars.
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