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Quick Tip for using Perfect Pearls Powder

I love using my Perfect Pearls but I hate that I can never get all the powder off in the areas I don't want it. After getting frustrated using a tiny brush and still not getting it clean I grabbed my canned air that I use to clean my keyboard and used it on my cardstock. It took off the exxcess powder and left a beautiful clean stamped image covered with the perfect pearls (see post below for cards I did this with). Then I just spray with fixative spray and allow to dry!

Hope this helps:)

Lots of new cards to show you!!!!!!!!

In this first card I did something a little different. With my Cricut I cut out 2 images from the Indie Art cart and temporarily adhered them to my card. Then I used my versamark inkpad and went over the entire card front. I carefully peeled up my Cricut images - leaving only those spaces un-versamarked. I sprinkled Ranget Holographic embossing powder over the front of the card and heated. I love the effect I got!

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With this card I enbossed my image with Judi-Kins Weathered Iron embossing powder then I went over the entire front with Ranger Distress Ink blending with a piece of foam. After I got a paint brush wet and flicked water over the image creating water spots.

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Same method as above card using Ranger Moss embossing powder.

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Just a simple birthday card. After I inked up my background stamp I spritzed it with a mix of water and perfect pearls so it has a slight sparkle - very subtle and pretty.

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Love the way this card turned out!!!! I stamped my image with versamark and then used 2 different perfect pearls colors, afterwards setting it with fixative spray and allowing it time to dry. For the background stamp I used 2 different color inks and then spritzed it with the perfect pearls and water before stamping. In real life it's really sparkly!!!

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I got this idea from a tutorial on Ranger Paint Daubbers. I stamped my background with a script stamp. Cut the leaves out from the Serenade cart with the Cricut and temporarily adhered it to my card. I them took a piece of foam and spread out the paint from the Daubber all over the card, peeled up my cut image and allowed lots of time to dry. I used Staz-on to stamp my sentiment on the Tim Holtz acrylic piece.

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For this card I used my script background stamp in brown and went over it quickly with my heat gun to speed up the drying. I then used Tim Holtz Rock Candy Crackle Paint and allowed to dry on it's own. I used only a thin coat so the crackle is very subtle. Stamped my sentiment with Staz-on on the acrylic piece.

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Quick birthday card. Background stamped with versamark and then went over with 3 different colors of perfect pearls and set with fixative spray.

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Another quick birthday card. Background stamp spritzed with the perfect pearls and water for a little shine. Image colored quickly with Copic markers and then brused over Iridescent medium for a sparkle finish. Silver cord added too.

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MS PATP Punches

This is using the CORNER PUNCH.

By starting with a 1.5 x 1.5 in piece of paper you can make this cute little pieces easily. I make my first punch and then hold the paper with tweezers for the rest as it's hard to get the paper lined up by hand due to the small size of the paper and how far into the punch it has to go. I did these rather quickly so they aren't perfect but it gives you the idea.

Raggedy Andy

Here is a SVG file for Raggedy Andy. Ain't he too cute?!?! There are 2 files - one with the yo-yo and one without. I haven't cut these yet but I see no problems with them when loaded into SCAL. All you have to do it open in inkscape and pull the pieces apart to cut by color.

If you'd like this SCAL file please leave a comment with an email address that you'd like the file sent to. - Thank you

Candy Corn Border SVG

I realize that Halloween is over BUT if you are anything like me you're not quite there yet in regards to scrapbooking. I made this candy corn border and thought I'd share it here with you. It is a svg so you'll need scal to cut it.

If you'd like this SCAL file please leave a comment with an email address that you'd like the file sent to. - Thank you

Enjoy!