Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing a card I watercoloured using Arteza Mica Powders. My dear friend Barb won a set of 60 colours and she generously mailed 52 of them to me! She just kept a few out for herself to play with, but thought I would get more use from them.
The colours and the sparkle is gorgeous. Mica Powders do not have a bonding agent, so if you brushed them or smooshed them with water onto a piece of card stock, the colours would dry and then brush off. You need to add something to make them stick. For watercolouring, I added Gum Arabic (also used for many other purposes - most familiar to me is blending pencil colouring). The ratio for mixing is 1 part Gum Arabic to 4 parts Mica Powder.
The card above stamped and heat embossed in Gold (Beautiful Bouquet Dahlia - W Plus 9), then watercoloured with three colours of Mica Powders (Red Raspberry, Iris Purple, Spring Green). So pretty! Thanks again Barb!!
These powders make it a difficult card to photograph. I have done my best to try to capture the shimmer from these amazing powders below ... they really are special!
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Beautiful Bouquet Dahlia (W Plus 9)
Stamps: Beautiful Bouquet Dahlia (W Plus 9)
Paper: Watercolour paper (Arches Hot Press 140 lb.)Ink: Versamark; Mica Powders (Arteza)
Accessories: Gold embossing powder, heat tool, paint brush, Gum Arabic, corner die (AliExpress)
Looking forward to seeing the results of the Arteza Mica powders in real life some day soon, Loll - they look amazing. Love your card and the colours you chose - the pink and purple aare lovely together. The die cut corner makes a perfect background.
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ReplyDeleteFaith x
OMG...what a beautiful and generous gift, Lolly and well deserved. Love how you watercolored and fussy cut your pretty bouquet. The die cut corner adds such a beautiful texture too. BTW, is the shine similar to Magicals? TFS my friend. Love and Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteReally lovely - I can only imagine the shimmer irl!
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WOW stunningly beautiful Loll and thanks for the tip about the gum Arabic x. That was so kind of Barb too x.
ReplyDeleteOh how we love our shimmer. I do have Gum Arabic but never knew what to do with it. You always manage to make CAS look so fantastic, elegant and somehow effortless. I still struggle.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job photographing your card and it is quite stunning!
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This is just beautiful in your bright pastels and gorgeous painting, Loll. I love the interest using your corner die too. This is so well done.
ReplyDeleteHow kind of your friend to give you all those colours Loll and look forward to seeing more of them as the results here are so shimmery and gorgeous and love the pretty dahlias over the die cut corner embellishment, so elegant and the perfect thank you card. x
ReplyDeleteCrafting friends are so generous ♥ love the effect using gum arabica, I bet the sparkle is amazing :)
ReplyDeleteWOW those micas are so sparkly... and what a fab friend Barb is to share...your card is just gorgeous Loll...I think you really like these lovely colours, hugs Robyn
ReplyDeleteSuch a soft, pretty effect. I've only one tiny pot of Mica Powder and rarely use it. I did once use Versamark to capture the pesky powder! Such a generous gift. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is just delightful, love the colouring and bet the sparkle is pretty impressive. The partial die cut in the corner background is a wonderful detail too xx
ReplyDeleteHow sweet of Barb to share these mica powders with you Loll! I wouldn't have a clue how to use them. lol But I know you know a lot about these kinds of products, so Barb sent them to a great person who will get use out of them. Your card is stunning! I love that flower bouquet and I bet the shimmer in real life is stunning. The corner cut out gives so much visual interest as well. Very cool and gorgeous card! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteThose are products I'm not familiar with but they made a stunning card. How very nice of your friend to send those to you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gift and you have used it beautifully, Lolly! Such pretty flowers and the schparkle is awesome!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous card Loll, great design love the partial die cut and all the shimmer too ;) hugs Viv xx
ReplyDeleteHow lucky you are to have a friend like that, Loll. I'm glad you knew how to use them to make such a lovely, shimmery bouquet.
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a gorgeous card, those powders look amazing. Love the die cutting in the background too xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely BEAUTIFUL Loll! And what a fabulous gift!! How do they compare to Lindy's Magicals?? Are they as shimmery as the Magicals, or less, or more so? Lovely, lovely card!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteA fabulous card, Loll and what a lovely gift from your friend. The effect of the powders look beautiful. xx
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I love the corner die, the stamp, your coloring -- everything is completely amazing, Loll! Good friend, indeed!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a beautiful card Loll. The powders are amazing - and thanks for telling us the ration of gum arabic to powder.
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They look gorgeous from here, Loll! Delicate and pretty atop the corner die too
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Dahlia with wonderful shimmer, Loll! The corner die-cut is lovely. Crafty friends are so generous! :-)
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
It's beautiful! That shine the design... So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI fully agree that crafted friends are the best.
ReplyDeleteYour card is so amazing and I'm sure the sparkle is stunning. I love how you designed this card by adding beautiful flowers and an openwork pattern in the top corner
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