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Ohhhh, you HAVE to get it. There are so many cool techniques!
My favorite technique right now is making shimmer spray. It makes beautiful sparkly holiday cards! In a travel-sized hair spray bottle, mix an inch of hairspray, an inch of alcohol, and 1/4 tsp of pearlex (gold or pearl are my favorites). Shake it up well. Spray it above your cardstock and let the mist fall down on the paper. Voila! From plain to pizzazz.
My other favorite technique is to paint with it. Fill an aquapainter with Future floor wax. Dip into pearlex and paint your image.
OK, I have one more favorite. Use pearlex like you use chalk for poppin pastels with the Versamark pad.
I think I need to give a class on Pearlex! I have so many favorite techniques I just need to show!
My favorite backgrounds are done with a Versamark and interference pearl ex... I can try to download a picture, but I doubt it will show the shimmer...
__________________ RT - In-house Bunny Chaser "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap."- Dolly Parton
I love pearl ex. I would have to say that about half of the cards I make involve pearl ex in some way. The gold is my favorite. It looks great when outlinign the veins on leaves and definately try it on the gold paper using versamark. French script makes on awesome background on the gold paper with pearl ex. Pictures don't do pearl ex justice. It has to be seen in person.
Hey Emily and Joy - I also just bought a Pearl-ex asst. and haven't used it yet!!! I printed a tip sheet from somewhere here on SCS. We need to get togther and play with it.
I also have a Xyron I've almost never used. need to watch the video to figure out all the stuff you can do. Anybody want to come over and teach me instead? :?
I have used PE with the xyron...very cool, but the cards scanned very dark and do them absolutely no justice!
Stamp image on window sheet/transparency paper with staz on. send it through the xyron machine. Peel off back and stipple PE on the sticky part. Then adhere to CS, I like the black.
Hey Emily and Joy - I also just bought a Pearl-ex asst. and haven't used it yet!!! I printed a tip sheet from somewhere here on SCS. We need to get togther and play with it.
Hey Emily and Joy - I also just bought a Pearl-ex asst. and haven't used it yet!!! I printed a tip sheet from somewhere here on SCS. We need to get togther and play with it.
Thanks for starting this thead! I was thinking about them too!
__________________ Kealie
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If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then go find someone whose life gives them vodka and have a party!
When you use pearl ex with versa mark, do you need to seal it?
__________________ Kealie
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If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then go find someone whose life gives them vodka and have a party!
jreks, I just love the idea about the travel size hairspray bottle!!! I can't wait to try it. Might even use it on my Christmas cards!! I love this place :lol:
__________________ *Proud mom of 2 Stampers in Training*
--GO SMOKE!--
"I've learned that when you have pains, you don't have to be one!"
-Maya Angelou
Okay ladies, sell me on Pearl Ex!!
Maybe we can play a little bit on Saturday.... depending on time, of course! 
