I’ve received quite a few inquiries lately on the directions for Shimmer Paint and what to do with it. As many of you recall in our workshops, I demonstrated different ways to incorporate this paint into your projects.
Our shimmer paint adds a vibrant dimension that enhances the look of anything without actually changing its basic appearance. It’s pigment ink, so you can do almost anything with it that you can do with ink—you can stamp with it, cover an entire section of card stock or paper with it, or apply it over a stamped image or Rub-On. Apply it with a sponge dauber directly to a stamp or paper.
Frost White Shimmer Paint-Item #116854
Preferred Price: $5.95
Platinum Shimmer Paint-Item #116807
Preferred Price: $5.95
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint-Item #116806
Preferred Price: $5.95
Sponge Daubers-Item #102892
Preferred Price: $10.95
Sponge daubers and stamping sponges make a great team for sponging any project. Daubers slip right onto your finger, giving you greater application control. And with 12 in a package, you can have one for all the colors you use frequently. Small sponges attached to plastic tubes. The sponge daubers are the perfect size for the shimmer paint containers as they fit right into the lid or into the container.
On the second card, I used my Shimmer Mist Spray on the white layer. It’s hard to see on the picture but the card just shimmers with a glittery look to it. If you click on the pictures to enlarge, you can see more detail:
Directions for Shimmer Mist Spray:
- Add 1 oz. of 70% rubbing alcohol. When this first came out as a recipe, we were told to use 90% alcohol but found out later that as it sits, the shimmer mist spray will clump up. There are no problems with the 70% alcohol.
- Add 10 drops of your favorite Shimmer Paint. When spraying cards my favorite is the Champagne Mist. I used a small eyedropper to add the paint. The one oz. mixture will go a long ways but if you’d like to mix more, just add 10 drops per 1 oz. of alcohol.
- Shake the bottle to mix.
- Spray desired piece of cardstock. Spray in layers, as they dry, until you’ve reached the desired glitter look that you want. Don’t be alarmed, as you spray, the cardstock will roll but will flatten as it dries.
Notes:
*You can also add a drop of re-inker to create colored shimmer mist spray.
As you will notice on all of these pictures, I used Stampin’ Up! Decor Stencils on all of my projects. You can either dip the sponge right into the container or as you shake your bottle, you will notice that some of the paint stays in the lid. You can also dip your sponge right into the lid. The sponges are the perfect size for these bottles.Direct to Paper.
Platinum
Frost White
Champagne Mist
The color sample below shows you the difference in stamped with ink only, on bottom row and top row shows the ink mixed with the shimmer paint and then stamped:
This is a bird I stamped using Tempting Turquoise ink refill and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint:
This is a card we made at one of my workshops. Notice that the cut-out butterfly at the top has been inked in Old Olive ink mixed with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint. The second picture really shows the detail:
This is the detail, WOW:
Use equal amount of drops of your favorite Shimmer Mist Paint and your chosen color of reinker. As I stated, this sample used Old Olive ink refill and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint. I used my toothpick to mix the ink and shimmer paint, and using my sponge dauber, dabbed the paint directly to my stamp and stamped my image. Again, this will dry quite quickly.Debbie Henderson
Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
deb_henderson@hotmail.com
You are so creative and your cards are so very beautiful. Thank you for the tutorials. I am going to have to try them out.
Thanks again,
Martina
Edmonton, Canada