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Today's cards show another way of using the Pigment Sprinkles with the Decorative Masks and Embossing Paste.  I taped a Decorative Mask over a panel of Watercolor Paper and spread some Shimmery Embossing Paste over it. While the EP was still wet, and with the mask in place, I tapped the Pigment Sprinkles all over it. Then I spritzed with water. Where the water pooled you can see the pigment spread under the mask, but for the most part it stayed on the embossing paste. Once the panel with embossing paste was all dry I layered it on Flirty Flamingo and Pretty Peacock card stock and used the same colours with the sentiment and die from the Broadway Birthday stamp set and Broadway Lights Dies. But right after I spritzed the water I carefully removed the mask, and since it was covered in a bit of embossing paste and a lot of activated Pigment Sprinkles I quickly turned it upside-down onto another panel of Watercolor Paper.  I was so fast that it didn't land squarely, but I took care of that with a Stitched Rectangles Die.  I layered this panel onto Basic Black Glimmer Paper and a Melon Mambo card base, and added a sentiment using the Well Written Dies. Can you see the bit of shimmer that carried over from the Shimmery Embossing Paste residue?  Upcoming Classes & Events - RSVP Deadline Tomorrow!Information for All Classes: 1:00 - 4:00 PM Nancy's Stamping Studio 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info. RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared. ************************************************************************* Monthly Card Class Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters! $30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included. September Saturday, 21 September RSVP deadline Thursday, 19 September October Tuesday, 15 October RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 October & Saturday, 19 October RSVP deadline Thursday, 17 October November SUNDAY, 17 November RSVP deadline Friday, 15 September NOTE DAY CHANGE TO SUNDAY & Tuesday, 19 November RSVP deadline Sunday, 17 November  
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Here's yet another technique for using Stampin' Up!'s Pigment Sprinkles...
Black-On-Black: I attended a paper crafting expo in Melbourne a few weeks before my class, and took a mini-class on this technique. We used pearlised watercolour paints to colour images that had been heat-embossed with black embossing powder on black cardstock (we also did a watercolour wash with those shimmery paints for the background): 
I was pretty determined to find a way to re-create this effect with Stampin' Up! products, and I think I got it pretty close:
The image I chose is one of the butterflies from Butterfly Gala. I added a base layer of Frost White Shimmer Paint in each of the sections. Then I put a small sprinkle of each colour I wanted to use onto a paper plate or acrylic block and used my brush to swirl in some of the Shimmer Paint. I painted these onto the base coat and had a nice, colourful butterfly! If I decide to do more of these I will invest in better quality, very fine watercolour brushes to make a better job.
Here's what I used to do this technique: A couple more projects from the Pigment Sprinkles class earlier this month: Flooded Heat-Embossed Images: This is another technique I recycled from my class using Brushos a few years ago. In fact, I liked it so much I even used the same stamp image! I did change up the orientation and eliminated the sentiment on this version.  To make this card I stamped the butterfly from the Beautiful Day stamp set onto Shimmery White card stock with Versamark ink, and then heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Then I pooled plain water onto the segments of the wings with an AquaPainter, trying to keep it all within the embossed lines. Once an entire butterfly was wet, I sprinkled Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay Pigment Sprinkles over it (somehow there was a stray Melon Mambo Sprinkle or two, too), letting the water bloom and blend the colours. Once both butterflies had pigment, I added more water, blended with the AquaPainter, or added more sprinkles as I thought it needed. Then I laid a couple of layers of paper towel over the sheet and blotted up the pooled water. Finally, I used a spritzer to spray the entire page to activate stray Sprinkles. I again was a bit heavy-handed with the spray, so I got a very watercolored piece of cardstock. You can see the variation in the ones made by class attendees:  The blend of Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight came out pretty close in colour to Shaded Spruce, so that's what we used for the card base. Upcoming Classes & EventsInformation for All Classes: 1:00 - 4:00 PM Nancy's Stamping Studio 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info. RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared. ************************************************************************* Monthly Card Class Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters! $30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included. September Saturday, 21 September RSVP deadline Thursday, 19 September October Tuesday, 15 October RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 October & Saturday, 19 October RSVP deadline Thursday, 17 October November SUNDAY, 17 November RSVP deadline Friday, 15 September NOTE DAY CHANGE TO SUNDAY & Tuesday, 19 November RSVP deadline Sunday, 17 November  
Today's projects showcase what happens when card stock that has Embossing Paste added via a mask and allowed to dry is then spritzed with water and sprinkled with pigments.
This is a piece of Watercolor Paper with White Embossing Paste. Once the paste was fully dry I thoroughly saturated the paper with a spray bottle of water, and added Melon Mambo and Gorgeous Grape Pigment Sprinkles. Then I decided to add just a dash of Bermuda Bay, too.
This is Shimmery White Embossing Paste added with a mask onto Whisper White card stock. Again, once dry, I spritzed thoroughly with water and sprinkled Daffodil Delight at the top and Granny Apple Green at the bottom. The Whisper White card handles the water very differently from the Watercolor Paper, so I got a different effect from the Pigment Sprinkles.
I decided to punch a variety of circles and pop them up with Dimensionals on a Basic Black card base for a more contemporary take.
This one is more conventional with its matted layers and a sentiment from an old Paper Pumpkin set that just seemed to fit the bill.
Here's a list of products used in these cards: More projects from my Pigment Sprinkles class: Directed Spray Technique: This is a technique I learned from Jackie Bultje's blog a few years ago when we were playing with Brushos. It's very simple, but very effective!
 Once the Watercolour Paper is dry, remove the tape mask. I mounted mine on Melon Mambo and a Gorgeous Grape card base, and added the sentiment cut with the Well Written Dies in Mango Melody. I love the effect the blasts of water made on the pigment sprinkles, activating individual crystals as they struck the paper...who knew that one of the colours had that bright blue in its makeup? The cards made by my customers using masking tape had a crisper line...the Post-It tape let the moisture bleed up into the masked area. Tinted Embossing Paste: Pigment Sprinkles activate with water...and it doesn't take much! The liquid in our White and Shimmery White Embossing Pastes are enough to make it work.
 I did a little cutting-down, matting on Cajun Craze and then a Garden Green card base. I also added a retired sentiment die-cut in Black Foil that was sitting on my desk.  In this picture you can really see the sparkle of the Shimmery Embossing Paste! I trimmed down the masked layer and mounted it on Daffodil Delight before adding it to a Bermuda Bay card base. I stamped an image and sentiment from Silhouette Scenes onto Vellum card stock in Versamark, and then used Black Shimmer Embossing Powder to heat emboss. I cut it out with an Oval Layering Die and adhered with a little Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue behind the image and words. Come back tomorrow for more techniques and projects with Pigment Sprinkles!
Last weekend I hosted a class where we played with the Pigment Sprinkles (Annual Catalogue p. 179). These are watercolour crystals (similar to the Brushos we used to have) in 6 SU! colours: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Gorgeous Grape, and Melon Mambo.
Embedded Pigment Sprinkles - I showed and explained this card to my class, but we didn't actually make it since there are so many other fun techniques I wanted them to try.
Here's how to make this sprinkled strip:
Spray a bit of water on and watch the colours bloom.
I decided it needed a touch of Bermuda Bay.
Once the strip was dry I sponged Whisper White Craft Ink lightly over the raised embossing, which helps it show up against the bright colours. 
As Spring has begun I'm drawn to some soft colours. Rococo Rose, Mint Macaron are So Saffron are the three used on this card. I CASE'd the idea from a card I saw posted on the Random Act of Kindness FB group that was made by Joanne Whittaker, but changed it up to make it my own.
As I showed on my FB Live video for this card, I stamped the flowers and then used masks on them made from Post-It notes before stamping the leaves. On scrap Whisper White I stamped and punched 2 sets of leaves and stamped and fussy-cut one flower. These were popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.
I wrapped a length of Mint Macaron string from the Nature's Twine set around the panel 3 times, securing both ends on the back with sticky tape. Then I adhered this panel to the Rococo Rose base with Dimensionals. An additional 2 strands were tied around the wrapped twine and a sentiment from Daisy Lane and cut out with a die from Ornate Frames was added. I can see making more of these cards in different colour combos...what do you think would be a good one? 
Here are the cards I made on my Facebook Live video last week. You can see the video on Facebook or YouTube. In addition to these cards I gave some pointers for tuning-up your Stampin' Up! Paper Trimmer.
Since Christmas is a summer holiday here, I thought why not do the daisies from the Daisy Lane stamp set in Christmas colours? I made 3 variations of the same card. 
This one has the daisies stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear powder. It has great shine, and may be my favourite of the flowers. The sentiment, from the Cup of Christmas set, is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. The flower centres are the Gold Faceted Gems.
For this version I stamped the daisies in Cherry Cobbler for a matte, tone-on-tone effect. The sentiment is also in Cherry Cobbler ink, and the flower centres are the Clear Faceted Gems.
On this version both the flowers and the sentiment are stamped in Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink. The flower centres are the gold Designer Elements.
What do you think? Do you have a favourite? Would you do a different combo of inks? Leave a comment and let me know! Classes & Events
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1:00 - 4:00 PM Nancy's Stamping Studio 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info. RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared. ************************************************************************* Monthly Card Class Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters! $30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included. September Tuesday, 17 September RSVP deadline Sunday, 15 September & Saturday, 21 September RSVP deadline Thursday, 19 September October Tuesday, 15 October RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 October & Saturday, 19 October RSVP deadline Thursday, 17 October November SUNDAY, 17 November RSVP deadline Friday, 15 September NOTE DAY CHANGE TO SUNDAY & Tuesday, 19 November RSVP deadline Sunday, 17 November 
Today's card is another made with the Free As A Bird stamp set. It's a very simple layout, enlivened by the fun pattern of the Mosaic Mood Designer Series Paper background.
I'm finding it fun to mix-and-match elements from different suites. In addition to the Bird Ballad and Mosaic Mood Suites, the little tag is from the Ornate Frames Dies, part of the Monster Bash Suite, from pp. 52-54 in the Holiday Catalogue.
Here's another card I made during my recent baby blitz:
I CASE'd it from Natalie Lapakko, totally changing the colour scheme and theme! It's so fun and feels like it's full of sunshine! The popped-up balloons add so much texture and dimension, and the stripes of the DSP are very playful. I just smile whenever I see it!
Here's what I used to make it: RSVP Today for Pigment Sprinkles Class
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1:00 - 4:00 PM Nancy's Stamping Studio 1801/151 Berkeley Street, Melbourne 3000 1 block E of Haymarket tram stop (19/59) and Flemington Rd/Peel St (58). Also 3 blocks W of Lincoln Sq./Swanston St - UniMelb tram stop. Contact for parking info. RSVP at least 2 days before class so I can be sure to have enough materials prepared. ************************************************************************* Specialty Classes Playing with Pigment Sprinkles Saturday, 7 September RSVP deadline Thursday, 5 September Learn how to use these amazing watercolour pigment crystals on your projects. We'll be doing a variety of techniques, some of which will wind up on finished cards, others will be yours to take home to continue working with. Note: I will supply gloves, but please wear clothes that can get accidentally stained without distress. All supplies and afternoon tea included. $30 ************************************************************************* Monthly Card Class Make 5 projects featuring a variety of techniques and great Stampin' Up! products. Perfect for experienced and novice crafters! $30 - all supplies and afternoon tea included. September Tuesday, 17 September RSVP deadline Sunday, 15 September & Saturday, 21 September RSVP deadline Thursday, 19 September October Tuesday, 15 October RSVP deadline Sunday, 13 October & Saturday, 19 October RSVP deadline Thursday, 17 October |
Meet NancyI've been paper-crafting since 2006, and an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator since 2010. I love sharing my craft with others, either through classes or by creating special cards and gifts that meet their needs. Join me in creating fun! 
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