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POWDERED PEARLS TIPS - From the Creator
Of Powdered Pearls - Sandy Lemons
Powdered Pearls are pearlescent powered mica. The only difference
between Powdered Pearls and the other brands are Powdered Pearls
are completely skin safe, less expensive and come in more colors.
HOW TO MIX WITH GUM ARABIC
Use FOUR parts Powdered Pearls to ONE
part gum arabic.. Mix the two powders together, then add drops
of water, stirring after each one. It may take a minute or two
for the gum arabic to become saturated with water, so be patient.
Paint is the right consistency when YOU are satisfied with it.
Thin for a shimmer wash, thicker for complete coverage. and medium
for sponging.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH POWDERED PEARLS?
Mix them with the gum Arabic for a pure
wash of pearlesence.
Mix them with transparent water colors
to add a glow to the watercolor color.
Don't throw away any leftover color,
it can be re wet like watercolors and will work just as it was
just mixed. I keep several of those inexpensive water color mixing
wells with a complete set of Powdered Pearls and gum arabic.
They are dried like pans of watercolor and are always ready for
a drop of water to be set to go.
Brush or rub them on dry Lightly spray
the area with the Powdered Pearls with a good brand of fixative.
Krylon is a very good choice.
Use them with stamps on sealing wax.
Mix with the sealing wax for a whole new color. Swirled marble
patterns are beautiful. Use the Powdered Pearls as a release
agent in place of embossing fluid or ink.
Use Miracle tape for a border of pure
shine. Subtle and classy.
Mix them with embossing powders for
extra punch. Gold or Silver with the dark colors of EP are especially
dynamic.
Mix with polymer clay while pliable
or brush on after it's baked. I often use poly clay (Fimo, Sculpy)
as imitation sealing wax or as beads for use on books and boxes.
You can also stamp in polymer clay, bake and use the Powdered
Pearls. Be sure to seal. The sun face stamps with gold Powdered
Pearls make very nice pendants or package add ons for special
gifts, to your secret pal, perhaps?
Sprinkle some powder on an old stamp
pad and then re-ink. Beautiful!!
Mix with Perfect Paper Adhesive or Mod
Podge for a glimmer finish. I have tried other thin bodied white
or clear craft glues with good success. You may also use acrylic
gel or medium.
Mix gold Powdered Pearls with just enough
clear embossing powder to make it stick and sprinkle over black
and brown mottled background for a great faux tortoise shell.
Powdered Pearls don't need fixative when mixed with embossing
powder or glues. Sponging works very well to make the mottled
black and browns background.
Use dye re-inkers and make matching
pearl colors for your inkpads.
Thin the paint you make with the gum
arabic and Powdered Pearls down to a ink consistency and use
it in a dip pen for calligraphy. The 'old fashioned' dip type
pens like Hunt work the best. Stop working and clean out your
pin nib frequently. Any dried or caked on Powdered Pearls will
soap right off with warm water, and a short wait. A soft brush
like a child's toothbrush will get any stubborn spots.
Powdered Pearls powders also mix well
in your paste mixture for making paste papers.
Use Powdered Pearls with your markers.
Color a bit of your favorite marker on to a non porous surface,
pick up some Pearls on the tip if your marker and mix back in
the puddle to mix, then use. The tip cleans up easily with a
damp tissue.
Use thin mixes of Powdered Pearls and
gum arabic to mix and wet your watercolor pencils and water colorcrayons
instead of plain water.
Stamp with clear embossing ink, then
dust Powdered Pearls over the image, shake off just like you
were using embossing powder. Use a soft brush to remove excess
Pearls. . No heat needed. Use a light sealer if desired. Create
a rainbow effect by dusting the desired colors of pearls in random
places. Save the excess and use it on another project for a more
subtle background effect. You also might try spray a light coating
of SPRAY WEBBING on top. A really striking effect is to use ultra
thick embossing power on top of the Pearls and/or spray webbing.
There are several brands of ultra thick embossing enamels on
the market. You can also use regular clear embossing powder,
just apply several coats.
Sponging is one of the most dramatic
uses of pearlescent pigments. Coarse sponges on black paper is
just breathtaking! Mix colors on the page. Turquoise,. silver,
jade and copper are particular favorites.
Use them with foil glue. Put your dimensional
foil glue where you want it, let it dry for the suggested time
on the label With your finger or a q-tip, rub the powder over
the glue. Be generous, you can tap off the extra and save just
like your embossing powder. A light mist of fixative is needed.
Either dust your skeletonized leaves
with the Pearls or mix it to watercolor consistency and 'dry'
brush it over the surface, letting it catch on the raised veins.
You don't need a fixative if you used gum arabic in mixing your
fluid color. Mist with fixative if you have dusted the dry powder.
Use a Dove or other blender with the
Pearls. Sprinkle out a tiny bit of Pearls on a non absorbent
palette, then lightly touch the end of the blender to the powder.
Transfer this to your project and ‘paint’ with it as
you would any marker. To be on the safe side, seal lightly.
Powdered Pearls work wonderfully with
heat sensitive adhesive embossing powder.
No sealer needed.
Another fun way to use Powdered Pearls
is on the sticky side of a Wonder Sheet, Xyron Sheet or other
similar products. Use them sprinkled in and among gold leaf flakes
or by themselves. You can also use sticker paper by the sheet
and apply the Pearls here and there, then dust off. A really
brilliant background.
If you should have a problem with any
of the colors not mixing well with water and gum arabic, add
a tiny drop of regular liquid dish washing detergent, Windex
or other surfactant. Then mix again. You can also place the Pearl
powder, gum arabic, dish washing liquid and a few drops of water
in a small, clean empty jar (like an EP jar) cap tightly, then
shake very vigorously. Add more water by drops if needed. Go
slowly, you can always add more water. If you get it too wet,
leave the lid off for several hours for the excess water to evaporate.
Using distilled water sometimes helps, too.
Have fun and enjoy!
Sandy Lemons - Powder
Pearls
Powdered Pearls - Zana Clark
Pearlescent Pizazz-Techniques for Mat or Paper Decoration using
Pearlescent Inks
1) Resists:
* w/crayons heated heat gun-
spray w/PI, dry, repeat
*white ink and powder- paint wet on wet w/PI
*miskit- splatter and throw, dry-then pour and tilt PI, can repeat
*salt- wet mat w/sponge, place salt, spray w/PI
2) Masking:
*Cut out paper shapes and place on top of mat- spray or spatter
w/PI, dry, repeat but move shapes, repeat
*miskit mask- stamp on mat with ink and emboss, paint
over image shape w/miskit, sponge or spray PI, dry, remove miskit-paint
or color intensely the stamped shapes.
3) Stamping:
*glass palette-place PI on glass surface and stamp into pigment
w/large stamp image, stamp onto mat, dry, repeat w/new color.
*sponge stamp- use various sponges to apply PI to mat, dry between
color changes
*brayer w/string- tie string around brayer and roll in PI on
glass palette, repeat w/new colors
*PI x’s2- apply PI to mat surface, dry, stamp PI on top
of mat surface
Draw w/metallic markers, pens, or pencils
around PI shapes.
Scribble w/metallic markers, pens or pencils.
Paint w/ watercolors or dye based inks in areas to enhance positive
or negative shapes.
Have fun! Zana Clark: Stamp
Zia
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