Faux Pearl Tutorial.m4v

I want to show you how to do the Faux Pearl Technique that I used on this triptych card that I made with the Elements of Style Stamp Set. So I've prepared another image piece and colored it in. And then I'm going to take a wadded up piece of plastic wrap and I've got a little bit of White Shimmer Paint in here, and I'm just going to kind of splotch it. And you really don't want to cover the whole thing; you want some places showing. And then I'm going to just set it aside to dry for a while. So this is dried now. I waited until it was no longer tacky. Next thing I'm going to do is some sponging. So first I'm going to do some sponging with Sahara Sand. And this is just going to help show up the Faux Pearl finish that we've put on here. And the Sahara Sand is quite light, so you're not going to get a lot of definition just with it. So then I'm going to start sponging with a little bit of Crumb Cake. And that's quite a bit darker, and you see what's happening is the Card Stock is absorbing the color, but the Shimmer Paint resists it. So you get kind of a nice patina to your piece. And I'm going to stop for a second and just wipe off the excess ink from the Shimmer Paint splotches, and take a look and see if I want just a little more color? I think I'll add some, especially around the edges to make it look old. And there you go. I hope you've enjoyed learning about this Faux Pearl Technique, and that now you'll go try it yourself. If you need any supplies, you can use the Shop Online button at the top right hand corner of my Blog. That's at www.StampingMadly.com. Happy stamping!