Pearl Ex Use??
Angie in St. Pete
products) and think it's just beautiful...
How all can I use it? I'm thinking of getting a set of the Pearl Ex
powders, and wonder what all I can do with it. I love the effect, but
really have very little clue on usage. I've got a TON of rubber
stamps, both pigment and dye pads in lots of colors, Dauber Duos,
embossing powders (just the basic colors: clear, black, gold, silver
and pearl), clear embossing ink (on a pad AND in a bottle), Versamark
(pad and pen), an embossing heat gun, some daubers (for
application)...what all can I do, without breaking the bank (the
powders themselves are a little pricey, but I *want* them, darn it!)
and having to buy a whole bunch of NEW supplies to use them with??
I've also got tons of different types of adhesives/glues, and those
sorts of products, since I'm a scrapbooker, too (and am even further
in debt with THAT hobby...giggle). I've got lots of supplies already,
but I'm ready to try something new.
Any and all suggestions/hints/tips/ideas will be appreciated! Plus,
if anyone knows of some great "how-to" websites for using the mica
powders, I'm up for some online reading.
Thanks for any and all help,
Angie in St. Pete
Deborah D Johnson
What to do with mica powders:
1. use your dove
blender pen to pick up powders to color in your images...
black embossed images
on black cs is very dramatic!!
2. mix with water and
gum arabic for your own water color pallet!
save your
laminate sheet backings or sticker sheet backings for
your pallet... once
dried ... not all is lost! just use a wet paint brush
and you can rehydrate
your paints again!! nothing goes to
waste!
3.
mix a little glycerin and mica powders to create another type
of paint
4. stamp with any kind
of pigmented ink... and then dust powder over it.....
really great with versa
mark or clear embossing ink!
make use of your
stencils for this too! or make your own stencils
and swipe on your inks
over it... creating great backgrounds!
5. mix with PPA
perfect paper adheasive .. for making paste papers!
or just paint :)
6. put powders in your
utee creations!!
7. use powders in your
fimo to create great colored clay ! or on top as a
rub!!
8. mix into clear
embossing powder to create custom colored
EP's!!!
Embossing powders: Mix
1/4 tsp. or less of Faerie Dust with 1 tsp. clear
embossing powder
(EP). You can mix smaller amounts--just keep the ratio
between
1:4 and 1:8). The interference colors especially look great over
black
pigment ink. Scarab Red is a duo color (burgundy and teal).
Scarab
Red/Clear EP embossed over black pigment ink results in a soft black
image
with just a hint of burgundy. Turn the card slightly and the
image turns to
a gorgeous dark teal. Over burgundy pigment ink, the
embossed image is
burgundy. Turn the card slightly and it is a lighter
shade of teal. You
can add 1/2 tsp. of ultra-fine glitter to any FD/EP
mixture for a glittery
image--think of the possibilities!! For this
technique, use an equal amount
of Faerie Dust and clear EP. Using this
results in an unevenly embossed
image, but heat the image long enough for the
EP to melt back into the
cardstock and the resulting image is
beautiful.
9.
add mica powders to your diamond glaze. re inker accetate
pieces
for added glitz!
10. I
added powders to white acrylic paint and got something closer
to
luminere.. but still not the same ;( but very
close!!
a
clear flow medium was even better... black acrylic paint was
great
with the irridecent colors..
11. with
dry powder and a paint brush color images stamped on laminate film ,
color on the
sticky
side.
12. rub some on your
hot glue seals!!
13. with a paint brush and some
acrylic varnish dip into your powders and
paint ... the varnish makes the
colors POP! and
it seals them in as well... and its shiny when
dry
14. mix powder in water spritz bottle with lots of water
to
make a glittery spray!! then spray over your stamped art work
for a great
shimmer!
15. rub onto sanded shrink plastic for a great background… seal with hair spray
before shrinking.
16, dipp stipple brush in laquer of some kind and then powders and stipple a background
17. cover wooden beads with adheasive then dust with powders and seal with hairspray
18 . paint with them over markers , colored pencils etc.
19. with laquer on your brush paint on wooden objects seal with more laquer
20: dip a stipple brush sz 2 into some varnish medium then into the powders and
stipple a great faux radiant pearls background!
21: dip into varnish on a paint brush then into your mica and then paint on shrink plastic before its shrunk!
22. use gel blending medium as your
medium, you can emboss with it the same as you would using embossing
fluid (which, because it has a bit of alcohol in it, is a little
easier
to use for painting.......a la Radiant Pearls......than
straight
glycerine).
23 mix with a glass painting
medium for making
sun catchers or painting on glass.
24 use it on fabric
if you
use a fabric medium or craft ink (from Tsukineko).
25 mix with acrylic paints and radiant pearls to ad luster
26 For a textured background, mix FD
with gesso and paint a
fairly thick layer onto cardstock. Use a
wide-toothed comb or
similar tool to create a pattern in the FD/gesso and
allow to dry. This
background technique can also be used with acrylic
paint. Try swirling FD
into the paint, then comb through it to
create a design.
27 make your gum arabic and powder paints......
then paint black glossy all over with it
and then with a dry uninked stamp.... stamp into the wet paint for a relief image!
or use a tiling tool and comb through it!! great faux paste papers!!!!!!
28. with your mixed paints paint directly on the rubber and stamp!
29. Northern lights technique.. by USArt quest
Materials
- mica powders - Any Color
- Perfect Paper Adhesive - Matte
- Krylon Leafing Pen - Any Color
- Texture Sponge
- Studio Cup
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Glossy black card stock
Directions
- Mix 1 part mica powder, 4 parts rubbing alcohol and a drop of Perfect Paper Adhesive - matte together in a Cup. Mix 2 or 3 seperate colors.
- Apply mixture to glossy card stock using a Sponge. Large puddles of color -or- a delicate sponge texture both work fine.
- Drip or pump a Krylon Leafing Pen onto the wet paint. Let dry.
Variations
Variations of this technique include adding Perfect fx Flakes or leaving the leafing pen out and letting the paint dry to a marbleized look.
30.AS AN ACRYLIC PAINT
• Mix mica Powder with
Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA) or any acrylic medium. Keep in small airtight jars
for reuse as an acrylic paint.
• Allow the mica powders and PPA mixture
to dry in a Cup. This can be peeled from the cup, then stamped, embossed,
torn, collaged, punched and decoratively cut.
• Drizzle the mixture onto art
projects. Use in conjunction with a sprinkle of Perfect fx - mica flakes and
granules, or heat it when embossing powder is applied.
31.Mix mica powders into any alkyd or oil-based paint to achieve a metallic brilliance and sheen
32 Apply mica powders
to the surface of finished waxes, mix into clear or colored rubbing waxes, or
mix it in as wax is being heated.
Mix a touch of Pearl Ex into melted
crayons for a pearlescent encaustic medium.
33 apply mica powder to a previously
embossed image. This is especially effective over Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
‘debossed’ or ‘embossed’ stamped imagery.
Sprinkle mica powder
onto an Perfect fx Embossing Tile. Sprinkle on Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel -
Clear. Heat from the underside using a Handy Clip. While still molten, stamp.
34 Apply a thin coat of Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA)
to a dark surface, then rub several colors of dry mica powders onto the surface.
This is a terrific background for rubber stamping or collage, as well as a
surface effect for picture frames and mirrors.
to further enhance the
background, use Krylon Webbing Spray over the mica powdered surface.
35 use mica powders to add more glitz to radiant pearls!
36.... interference colors with water and gum arabic into a paint and then paint over
any watercolor marker work and it will blend into your colors giving it a great brilliance!
37,,, write with your versa marker pen and then dust with mica powders
38. color sections of an image with a versa marker and then dust with mica powders
then color another section..... doing one color at a time..
39.. with a mop brush... dust over your card stock with mica powders
using one or more colors..... with more colors you can create a DTP look
then seal with hair spray....
40. do direct to paper with cats eye pads then dust over with mica powders!
using either a brush or your finger..... do it all over or just streak it through!
41. using red line tape..... you can trim the edges of cards etc with it then dust over
it with mica powders! try rolling and crinkling that tape and then dust for a lacy effect!
DivaOcean
That was so fantastic!! I had to keep a copy. If anyone wants a cleaned-up
copy without the =20 stuff, email me and I'll send you a copy. The
instructions are much easier to get without the MIME format scratchmarks.
THANKS, Deb!!!!!!!!!!!!
--Susan
Deborah D Johnson
"DivaOcean" <diva...@aol.com> wrote in message news:20010803145623...@ng-cd1.aol.com...
Pat Kight
> by the way..... once I learn what MIME is..... how do I post so its
A MIME type is just a way of defining what kind of formatting your file
is sent out in. Different people use different kinds of software to read
newsgroups, and not all of them can read all MIME types.
> not there?? i believe I am posting in HTML format..... is that wrong?
>
> should I be plain text as I am for reg. emailing?
Yes, please. And if you're using the same software to read news and
mail, then you should be able to set it up the same way.
Even though software manufacturers are equipping their wares with all
kinds of bells and whistles, that doesn't mean it's wise to use them.
Too many people still use plain-text news readers, and instead of nifty
fonts or images, they see ugly old code - if anything at all. Plus plain
text files take up a lot less space, digitally speaking, than formatted
ones.
Regards,
--Pat Kight
geek by vocation, artisan by avocation.
kig...@peak.org
Angie in St. Pete
>15. rub onto sanded shrink plastic for a great background. seal with hair spray
> a.. mica powders - Any Color
> b.. Perfect Paper Adhesive - Matte
> c.. Krylon Leafing Pen - Any Color
> d.. Texture Sponge
> e.. Studio Cup
> f.. Rubbing Alcohol
> g.. Glossy black card stock
>Directions
>
> 1.. Mix 1 part mica powder, 4 parts rubbing alcohol and a drop of Perfect Paper Adhesive - matte together in a Cup. Mix 2 or 3 seperate colors.
> 2.. Apply mixture to glossy card stock using a Sponge. Large puddles of color -or- a delicate sponge texture both work fine.
> 3.. Drip or pump a Krylon Leafing Pen onto the wet paint. Let dry.
>Variations
>
>Variations of this technique include adding Perfect fx Flakes or leaving the leafing pen out and letting the paint dry to a marbleized look.
>
>
>
>
>
>30.AS AN ACRYLIC PAINT
>. Mix mica Powder with Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA) or any acrylic medium. Keep in small airtight jars for reuse as an acrylic paint.
>. Allow the mica powders and PPA mixture to dry in a Cup. This can be peeled from the cup, then stamped, embossed, torn, collaged, punched and decoratively cut.
>. Drizzle the mixture onto art projects. Use in conjunction with a sprinkle of Perfect fx - mica flakes and granules, or heat it when embossing powder is applied.
Angie in St. Pete
asn...@tampabay.rr.com ?
Thanks in advance!
Angie in St. Pete
Sandy
Angie,
If you will go to my website www.powderedpearls.com there is a
comprehensive tip sheet there with at least a couple dozen ways to use
mica products. There is also a large gallery with examples.
Blessings,
Sandy Lemons
developer of POWDERED PEARLS pearlescent powdered mica pigments
Colors you've only imagined before!
Deborah D Johnson
"Pat Kight" <kig...@ucs.orst.edu> wrote in message news:3B6B353...@ucs.orst.edu...
Angie in St. Pete
Thanks for the ideas!