Upsy Daisy Shimmer

I know people say it all the time, but this card really does look better in real life.  It shimmers!   Simply mix shimmer paint with a couple drops of reinker, and you have shimmery Melon Mambo.   Apply it directly to your stamp with a sponge dauber - so easy but such a dramatic look. 

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Glittery Trees

This one is another quick card we did at my last stamp-a-stack. I added the layer of red, but it is pretty striking with just the white too. And though you can't really see it in the photo, we added Shimmer Paint by mixing it with alcohol in a spray bottle and spritzing the whole card. The beauty of stamping with this set is that everything you see here, is on one single stamp. Just lift the Wild Wasabi color off of the bird with a blender pen and then color it with a Real Red marker. And for some added sparkle, a little 2 way glue and Dazzling Diamonds for the snow.

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Christmas Moonlighting Technique

This is a technique I have been wanting to try for awhile. We talked about some good stamp sets for the moonlighting technique in stamp club a few months ago. I couldn't resist this oldie but goodie from Lovely As a Tree. I started by embossing with black on glossy white cardstock. Simply punch a circle with a Post-it note and place it where you would like your moon. Use a brayer to brayer ink over the image. The great thing about using a brayer on glossy is there is no way to mess it up. Just keep rolling and move the brayer around - perfect every time. For an added touch, I misted the Ballet Blue cardstock with a mixture of shimmer paint and rubbing alcohol.

This same card could be a man's birthday, sympathy or thinking of you.

More Christmas Tags

I just love the shimmer paint. I used the silver for the snowflakes on white and used the shimmer white on the kraft. It is so easy to use a sponge dauber in the lid of the bottle and then I store the daubler and paint together for the next time.

Holiday Shimmer

My photography doesn't do this card justice. The Very Vanilla cardstock has been misted with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and shimmer paint. Add that to one of my favorite color combinations of Night of Navy and Silver for an elegant holiday card.

Christmas comes on Halloween?

Though it's Halloween, I am getting ready for my Christmas stamp-a-stack next week. Here is one of the cards we will be doing. I used the shimmer paint from the mini catalog to stamp the background snowflakes. It's a subtle shimmer, but looks great in person.